Vocational High School Research Articles

Asistensi Mengajar (AM) Program in Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) as A Pedagogical Mastery Accelerator for Vocational High School Teacher Candidates

Asistensi Mengajar (AM) Program in Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) as A Pedagogical Mastery Accelerator for Vocational High School Teacher Candidates

Vocational didactics based on industrial teachers’ stories

Based on industrial teachers’ narrated experiences of teaching and meeting students at Swedish vocational high schools, this study will provide a definition of the concept of vocational didactics. The study is based on two central pillars: 1) the concept of vocational didactics and 2) narrative research. The concept of vocational didactics is elaborated on the basis of previous research, and stories are further described as the theoretical and methodological starting points. The results show that ten themes about vocational didactics (vocational teaching and vocational learning) emerge from the industrial teachers’ stories. The common denominator in the themes is the concept of occupation, which is related to employability as an industrial worker. The vocational didactics and its constituent themes, which are context-bound and change as a result of technological development and societal changes, are processed and discussed in relation to the workshop environment (master-apprentice tradition) and school environment. The conclusion is that vocational didactics comprises teaching and learning professional skills and enabling students to become professional practitioners in a profession and a labour market that change continuously in step with technological development and social change.

Pengaruh Pendidikan Kewirausahaan, Kompetensi Guru dan Motivasi Berwirausaha Terhadap Minat Siswa dalam Berwirausaha

Students' interest in entrepreneurship reflects more than just a desire to earn a living. The aim of this study is to comprehensively analyze the impact of entrepreneurship education and teacher competence on students' entrepreneurial interest through entrepreneurial motivation at SMKN 1 Gunungguruh, Sukabumi Regency. The evaluation was conducted using descriptive and inferential methods, involving 83 students as the research sample. Data processing was performed using Smart PLS 4 software. The study's results showed that entrepreneurship education and teacher competence did not affect students' entrepreneurial interest, while entrepreneurial motivation had a significant impact on students' entrepreneurial interest. Furthermore, entrepreneurship education, teacher competence, and entrepreneurial motivation collectively influenced entrepreneurial interest. This research provides important insights into the factors that influence the formation of entrepreneurial interest among students at the vocational high school level. The findings' implications can be used as guidelines for developing more effective strategies and policies in education management and student empowerment within the educational environment.

Developing learning and training within industry model to improve work readiness of vocational high school students

<span lang="EN-US">Unemployment is still a national priority that needs to be addressed. In 2022, vocational high schools in Indonesia had the highest open unemployment rate. The highest open unemployment rate is a result of vocational high school students’ insufficient work readiness. Therefore, this research aims to develop a learning and training within industry (LTWI) model, and to evaluate the model’s efficacy in increasing vocational high school students’ work readiness. The research employed a research and development (R&D) design by Richey and Klein with the phases of needs analysis, internal validation, and external validation. There were 12 teachers and 89 students from the automotive engineering department at Muhammadiyah 1 Pakem Vocational High School and 1 Puring Vocational High School, as well as six instructors from the automotive industry: GAS Auto Service, Automotive Jogjakarta Center (OJC), Bengkel Barokah, and RND Auto Service, participated in the research. Data collection strategies adopted were interviews, questionnaires, and performance tests. The data were descriptively evaluated, and the conclusions were drawn using a categorization formula. With an average score of 3.43, the LTWI model can be used to learn very well. With an average final score of 3.32, the efficacy of the LTWI learning model falls into the category of “very good”. The LTWI model can be applied effectively to learning in vocational high schools since it has a positive influence on students’ work readiness.</span>

Perancangan Sistem Informasi Pengumuman dan Komunikasi Berbasis Web di SMK Skyhigh

The effective and efficient use of information systems is a major challenge for Skyhigh Vocational High School (SMK Skyhigh) in delivering timely and structured information to students and parents. This study aims to design and develop a web-based announcement and communication information system that can improve the accessibility and speed of information distribution within the school environment. The research employs the waterfall software development method, which includes the stages of planning, design, development, and testing. The results show that the system, built using PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, successfully meets client needs by providing an intuitive and responsive interface. Testing with both black box and white box methods indicates that all system components function well and comply with the specified requirements. In conclusion, this system offers a relevant and practical solution to communication needs at SMK Skyhigh and has the potential to be adapted by other educational institutions.

The flipped-classroom effect on vocational high school students’ learning outcomes

<span lang="EN-US">The flipped-classroom instructional model is considered suitable for teaching procedural knowledge. Apart from flipped-classroom, it turns out that another instructional model, namely direct instruction, is also designed to teach procedural knowledge. Therefore, this study aimed to examine differences in procedural knowledge learning outcomes between flipped-classroom and direct instruction learning models in the cognitive and psychomotor domains and to determine the effect of flipped-classroom on students’ procedural knowledge learning outcomes. This type of research is a true-experimental design with a randomized pre-test post-test control group design for the cognitive domain and a randomized post-test only control group design for the psychomotor domain. The research instrument used a written test (pre-test and post-test) for the cognitive domain and a performance assessment for the psychomotor domain. The flipped-classroom is better than direct instruction regarding procedural knowledge learning outcomes. Furthermore, flipped-classroom significantly affects the students’ procedural knowledge learning outcomes, both cognitive and psychomotor domains. The effect of flipped-classroom implementation on the psychomotor domain (t(50)=23.62; p<0.01; d=6.56) is greater than the impact of performance on the cognitive domain (t(50)=2.35; p<0.05; d=0.65).</span>

Assessing the Work Performance of Vocational High School Teachers in Gunung Kidul: A Survey

This study aims to evaluate the work performance of vocational high school (SMK) teachers in Gunung Kidul District, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and factors influencing their performance. It also aims to provide recommendations for improving vocational education quality in the region. Using a survey method with a qualitative descriptive approach, the study focuses on assessing chemistry teachers’ performance in SMKs in Gunung Kidul. Data were collected via a validated questionnaire covering 4 aspects and 11 indicators. Analysis involved descriptive qualitative methods and literature review. The survey included 32 chemistry teachers, predominantly female (65.62%), aged 21-30 years (46.88%), with teaching experience under 5 years (62.50%). Evaluation of teachers’ performance focused on quality of work, quantity of results, knowledge of job tasks, and collaboration. Results showed overall high compliance with standards and efforts to achieve optimal results, but disparities in meeting workload expectations. Effective communication between teachers and school leaders is crucial for improvement. This research contributes significantly to understanding teacher performance in SMKs in Gunung Kidul, filling knowledge gaps and providing insights into vocational education quality at the local level.

Research on Innovative Operations, Marketing Strategies, Brand Images of Universities of Science and Technology and Students’ University Selection Intentions: A Study of Vocational High School Students in Kaohsiung and Pingtung

Research on Innovative Operations, Marketing Strategies, Brand Images of Universities of Science and Technology and Students’ University Selection Intentions: A Study of Vocational High School Students in Kaohsiung and Pingtung

Expert Analysis on the User Interface of an Academic E-Supervision Application Based on Vocational Education Character

Designing information systems to accommodate the unique needs of various users receives a lot of attention in contemporary software engineering. One such distinctive requirement in the educational context is academic supervision. Academic supervision encompasses activities to assist educators in enhancing their skills for managing the learning process and achieving educational objectives. In vocational high schools, the primary educational goals are to prepare students for the job market and empower them to initiate their businesses. These goals can only be realized if teachers incorporate technical and entrepreneurial skills into learning. The main goal of this study is to assist school supervisors and principals in assessing and directing teachers as they incorporate ideas of vocational education into the teaching and learning process. The research methodology used in this study is research and development, which includes several stages: initial needs analysis and assessment of the current state of academic supervision; development, which involves the creation of a conceptual system model; system interface design; model validation and revision; and evaluation, which requires system testing, implementation, and deployment. Based on the initial investigation and analysis of academic supervision, particularly in the context of vocational education, this research presents a conceptual model and system interface design. The outcomes of this research encompass the interface, system architecture, and user guide for the academic e-supervision system. An expert analysis of the user interface design indicates that the interface received positive evaluations from experts, with an overall average rating of 88%.

ARE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS READY TO FACE WORKFORCE DISRUPTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD?

The purpose of this research is to 1) Describe the digital literacy understanding of vocational high school students in the Construction and Property Engineering program. 2) Analyze students' understanding of technological disruption in the field of construction. 3) Analyze students' readiness to face technological disruptions in the construction field. The research was conducted at a vocational high school that offers the Construction and Property Engineering program in South Sulawesi province. The study took place from March to June 2023. The population of the research consisted of all students in grade X, totaling 1125 students. The sample size was determined using the Slovin formula with a 0.05 level of error, resulting in a sample of 318 respondents. All items are valid and reliable based on the validity and reliability test with a value greater than 0.361. The research findings indicate that the digital literacy understanding of vocational high school students in the Construction and Property Engineering program regarding their readiness to face the labor workforce disruption in the construction field is mostly categorized as very good with a percentage of 80%. Furthermore, students' understanding of technological disruption in the construction field and their readiness to face the labor workforce disruption in the construction field is dominantly categorized as very good with a percentage of 63%. Student readiness is dominantly in the Able category, but there are still 18% who are in the Need to optimize category in facing technological disruption in the construction sector.

Innovation and Practice of Students' Evaluation of Teaching

Students' evaluation of teaching is to establish a platform between students and teachers, which can make them fully trust, so as to convey the real feelings of students and teachers, and improve the quality of teaching. However, in the actual implementation process, we pay too much attention to the evaluation of teaching results, which leads to the failure of the evaluation mechanism, which also leads to the failure of students' evaluation system. However, this does not mean that the student evaluation system itself is not good, this paper will analyze the existing shortcomings of the domestic university rating mechanism, and then give the solution strategy. At present, the innovation and ideological and political teachers in higher vocational schools still lack an effective training and performance evaluation system, and also ignore the era of "post class competition and certification", as well as the demand for knowledge and innovation ability of university teachers. Teachers are ordinary people and have great laziness. Teachers are not omnipotent. The quality of education cannot meet the requirements only by consciously lacking the restriction of system and evaluation mechanism.

The Effectiveness Of Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, And Review (PQ4R) Method With Seesaw Application In Teaching Reading For Vocational High School

The Effectiveness Of Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, And Review (PQ4R) Method With Seesaw Application In Teaching Reading For Vocational High School

Application of Exploratory Factor Analysis to Identify Factors Affecting Parents' Interest in Choosing SMK 45 Lembang

Vocational High School (SMK) is a form of formal education organized by the government or private sector which is equivalent to Senior High School / Madrasah Aliyah, where Vocational High School has specialization in certain fields or sciences. the purpose of this study is to identify all components that influence parents' interest in choosing SMK 45 Lembang, West Bandung Regency to send their children to school, by applying exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The approach method used in this research is quantitative method. This research focuses on the factors that influence parents' interest in choosing SMK 45 Lembang, West Bandung Regency, as a place of education for their children. This type of research is included in the type of exploratory research. The population in this study amounted to 1607 with a sample of 150. Based on data obtained from the official website of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), it appears that the number of SMK students has increased every year. National data shows that in West Java Provinc e, with a total of 1,765 schools in the 2011/2011 academic year, it became 2,515 schools in the 2015/2016 academic year. Meanwhile, the number of students in the same academic year increased from 717,362 students to 903,343 students. There are many factors that drive parents' interest in choosing a particular vocational school for their children, including: school facilities, human resources, individual influence (family, friends), products, school performance, cost, learning process, employment opportunities, place/ location, availability of majors of interest, promotion, extracurricular activities, quality of graduates, opportunities to continue higher education.

Improvement of Performance E-Learning Moodle Service in Vocational High School with Optimization of Web Server and Database Server

Since COVID-19, online learning has taken on an increasingly prominent role. Moodle is a popular online learning platform. Its implementation necessitates various support components, including a web server and an e-learning database server. The purpose of this study is to examine the optimization of web servers and database servers when there are multiple large connections at SMK N 2 Depok's E-learning. A pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design was used to conduct experimental research before and after optimization. Response time and throughput performance variables are used to assess performance on the Web Server, whereas response time and transaction per second performance are measured on the Database Server. The tools utilized in this study were Apache Benchmark and Sysbench. The population in this study was 2180 active users, with a total sample of 338 connections to access e-learning. The results of this research indicate that the performance of the Moodle e-learning web server can be optimized by tuning the web server configuration. There was a significant increase in performance on the web server after optimization. The performance of the moodle e-learning database server performance can be optimized by optimizing the database server configuration tuning. There is a significant increase in the performance of the database server after optimization. To use e-learning efficiently when using several connections at the same time, the web server and database server must be optimized through server tuning. This can boost the effectiveness of e-learning in the classroom. As a result, e-learning developers should consider optimizing e-learning server settings.

Computational Thinking Skills Theorization in The Vocational High School Computer Programming Subject Context

The purpose of the study is to compile concepts related to computational thinking skills in the context of computer programming subject. The research design used is data theorization (grounded theory) with open coding and axial coding data analysis techniques. Three types of data collection protocols are used: interview protocols, observation protocols, and recording protocols. The characteristics informants used are students who have experience learning computer programming in the vocational high school. The research produced several concepts, namely the problem concept, which then gave rise to the computational thinking skills concept. The problem concept consists of three sub-concepts: the common problem sub-concept, the medium problem sub-concept, and the high problem sub-concept. The concept of computational thinking skills is a set of skills required in the problem-solving process in computer programming. Computational thinking is not just a thought process but an expression of skills that others can observe. In the computer programming subject context, two concepts influence the process of mastering computational thinking skills: the guidance strategies concept and the information sources concept. The concept of success becomes a mediator in developing computational thinking skills. The theory produced in this study can be used as a basis for conducting research with quantitative designs related to deductive proof of the theory.

Implementation of Online Registration Applications in Vocational High Schools Using the QRCode Method

Implementation of Online Registration Applications in Vocational High Schools Using the QRCode Method

The Role of Teacher in Industry 5.0, Technology, and Social Capital in for Vocational High School Graduates in School-to-Work Transitions

The large number of graduates who lack the skills needed for the workplace makes it difficult for them to find employment. This study aims to analyze the influence of teachers, technology, and social capital in preparing vocational school graduates for their first jobs. Participants came from five districts in Yogyakarta, including state and private VHS with engineering expertise, including 25 teachers and 99 students. The research steps involve conducting literature reviews, focus group discussions, and data collection via questionnaires. The results show that: (1) the stability of choosing a career that is in line with their education for graduates who study further is better than graduates who work or are entrepreneurs; (2) the measurement model showed valid and reliable results: outer loading (0.702 -0.967), AVE ³ 0.5, Cronbach's alpha ³ 0.7, Fornell-Larcker criterion, and HTMT ratio. The structural model using the SRMR is 0.078 (good fit); (3) With p-value 0.000 (sig 0.05), there is direct significant influence between TCR - TGR (f2 0.897), TCR - SCR (f2 0.638) with large effect, and TCR - STWT (f2 0.310), TGR - STWT (f2 0.189), SCR - STWT (f2 0.267) with medium effect and the indirect influence (TCR - STWT), which is mediated by TGR and SCR. The role of the teacher (TCR) has a significant impact on optimizing the role of technology (TGR) and social capital (SCR) in the STWT effectivity. The role of teachers, technology, and social capital all have significant and medium effects on the STWT smoothness. This is in line with the concept of Industry 5.0, specifically integration. Education in the Industry 5.0 era is dependent not just on the contributors' roles but also on integration.

Impact of Variable Speed Drive Jobsheet Integrated with Project-Based Learning Model on Electric Motor Control Skills of Vocational Students

The problem in this study is that many students in the electrical power installation engineering (EPIE) class have not mastered the skills of electric motor control (EMC). This is because the teacher still uses traditional methods in the learning process. Namely, the teacher actively explains the material according to practical experience rather than referring to EMC learning objectives. This study aims to apply a variable speed drive (VSD) jobsheet based on project-based learning (PjBL) in the EMC learning process and measure the effectiveness of the jobsheet applied. The research method used was a pre-experiment with an intact group comparison research design. The research subjects were taken from 11th-grade students of vocational schools majoring in electrical power installation engineering and were assessed using a questionnaire instrument to evaluate students' EMC performance. Data analysis techniques used were independent t-test and effect size test. Based on the independent t-test analysis results, the t-value is larger than the t-table (t = 4.936 > 1.99962), and the significance value is 0.000, which shows a significant difference in skills between the experimental and control classes. Based on the effect size analysis, the value is 1.243, which means the jobsheet can improve students' EMC skills in the large category. Based on these two results, it is known that the PjBL-based VSD jobsheet is effective in the EMC learning process. Thus, it is expected that EPIE vocational high schools can use the PjBL-based VSD Jobsheet in the EMC learning process.

Development of Interactive Media for Hybrid Motor System in Strengthening Industrial Skills in Vocational High School

Development of Interactive Media for Hybrid Motor System in Strengthening Industrial Skills in Vocational High School

Applied English Listening Strategy on Vocational High School Students of Accounting Department

This research came with the problem of the type and level of the metacognitive, cognitive, and socio-affective listening strategy used by the eleventh-grade students at SMK Negeri 1 Baubau during the listening comprehension session of the English subject. These strategies were important for developing language skills and understanding in various contexts. They could be consciously taught and practiced to improve listening comprehension and communication skills. This research aimed to determine the type and level of metacognitive, cognitive, and socio-affective listening strategy used by the eleventh-grade students at SMK Negeri 1 Baubau during the listening comprehension session of English subject. This research applied a descriptive method to reveal the findings related to the listening strategies. Sixty-seven eleventh-grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Baubau were involved as the research sample. The result found that the students applied three types of listening strategies: metacognitive, cognitive, and socio-affective strategy, in which the metacognitive and the socio-affective were more highly used than the cognitive strategy. Furthermore, those three types of listening strategies obtained high levels of utilization. Accordingly, it was concluded that the students frequently used all strategies in learning English listening comprehension. Summarily, it was expected that by the high use of listening strategy, they were able to be contained in the instruction activity of listening comprehension to promote the students’ learning comprehension achievement.