The Effect of Participation in Scientific Research and Conference on Vocational Teachers’ Competence

Abstract

Teacher competencies can be influenced by several factors, but not all factors that affect teacher competencies can be well described. This research attempts to answer some of the problems through differences analysis, which is the effect of participation in scientific research and conference on vocational teachers’ competencies. A total of 77 vocational school teachers in Indonesia’s East Java province were used as samples, and research data were obtained from participants of vocational teacher competency tests. This research uses a survey method through expose facto research with a quantitative approach. The data obtained are then analyzed by analysis of variance techniques. The results of the study conclude 1) teacher’s participation in scientific forums and participation status in scientific meetings have a nonsignificant effect on vocational teacher competency, 2) the frequency of writing articles has a non-significant impact on the competencies of vocational teachers, 3) vocational high school teachers’ research experience gives a non-significant effect on the competencies of vocational teachers. The results of this study are expected to be input for improving the competence of vocational teachers in Indonesia.