The development of a pocket book as a learning resource at vocational high school

Abstract

The change of education curriculum in Indonesia affects school subjects, including those taught in vocational high school’s culinary department. The addition of the fusion food material in the learning syllabus demands teachers to seek various learning resources. This study aimed to develop a pocket book on fusion food as a learning resource for vocational high school students. This was a R&D (research and development) which specifically used the 4D development model (define, design, develop, and disseminate). The research participants involved experts on learning material and media, as well as Grade 12 culinary students from state vocational high school SMKN 1 Kalasan. The data collection technique included observation, interviews, document studies, and a survey, while the data analysis technique was descriptive qualitative. The findings show that the feasibility of the fusion food pocket book is deemed very feasible as a learning resource with the average score of 88.9% from the material experts, 99.1% from the media experts, and 82.3% from the students.