Vocational School Teachers Research Articles

Vocational teachers in school settings: career pathways and motivations

ABSTRACT Vocational programmes offered to school students form an essential segment of senior secondary education, providing opportunities for students to develop employability skills, complete their senior secondary certificate and gain credit towards a vocational qualification. While school systems are experiencing teacher shortages across the board, these are both acute and ongoing in vocational programmes in many countries and attracting and retaining vocational schoolteachers is a critical policy challenge. While career pathways, motivations and intentions, and job satisfaction for mainstream schoolteachers have been extensively studied there has been less research on vocational teachers, and very little on those teaching in a school setting. We sought to understand motivations for teaching, satisfaction and career pathways of teachers who teach Vocational Education and Training in schools (VET in schools) in Australia. This study employed structured interviews with nine VET teachers working within a secondary school setting. Self Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000b) was the analytical framework used to understand factors influencing their entry into teaching and engagement. We found commonalities with the research on attraction and retention into teaching more broadly, but identified additional specific factors shaping vocational teachers’ career journeys and motivation. We identify implications for policy and practice to support the attraction, retention and career satisfaction of VET in schools teachers.

The Influence of Supervision and Motivation on Teacher Performance at AR RAHMA Cidahu Vocational School, Sukabumi District

This research was conducted at AR RAHMA Cidahu Vocational School, Sukabumi Regency. This research was carried out in order to determine the effect of supervision and motivation on teacher performance at AR RAHMA Vocational School. The research method used is the Survey Method. The population in the study was 31 AR RAHMA Vocational School teachers, while the sampling technique used the Saturated Sampling method. Classical assumption tests, in addition to reliability and validity tests, are used to evaluate the instrument. Research data was tested using descriptive and associative frequency tests with coefficient of determination and multiple linear regression analysis. Supervision and motivation influence teacher performance, according to the research coefficient of determination of 45.5%. If the supervision (X1) and motivation (X2) variables have no value, then the Teacher Performance (Y) value is 0.316. The regression equation for supervision and motivation is 0.315 + (0.723) X1 + (0.483)X2, and the constant coefficient is 0.315. Coefficient β1 = 0.723, Coefficient β2 = 0.483

IMPLEMENTASI PENGGUNAAN PENILAIAN PORTOFOLIO DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MENULIS PADA TINGKAT SMK DI KABUPATEN BOGOR

The aim of this research is to analyze the implementation of the use of portfolio assessment in learning to write at the vocational school level in Bogor district.The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative method, as the research subject for teachers and students. The instruments and data collection techniques used consisted of interviews, observation and documentation. The data analysis technique uses the Milles and Huberman model theory which consists of data collection, data reduction, data display and conclusions. The research results show that Bogor district vocational school teachers have used portfolio assessment in writing learning activities. This was obtained from the results of interviews, observations and documents of teachers who had carried out the portfolio assessment stage in learning to write quite well but not yet optimally. There are still several steps that have not been implemented by teachers in the form of obstacles in providing reviews and reflections on students' assignment results due to time constraints.

E-Learning Platform for Enhancing 21st Century Skills for Vocational School Students: A Systematic Literature Review

The importance of skills for vocational high school graduates in entering the workforce, facing competition, and increasing productivity, in accordance with the current industry needs, cannot be overstated. E-learning has become one of the platforms that vocational high schools can utilize to assist students in acquiring the necessary skills such as literacy, communication, collaboration and critical thinking as needed in the 21st century. However, the issue lies in determining the type of e-learning that can enhance students' learning outcomes and skills. This paper aims to present an analysis and description of the implementation of different types of e-learning in vocational high school education. The research adopts a systematic literature review approach, incorporating research questions: i) what types of e-learning are being used? ii) what are the impacts of implementing e-learning in vocational high schools? and iii) what competencies can be enhanced through the implementation of e-learning. The subject of this research is articles that have been published in Scopus and Google Scholar-indexed journals. The article selection technique employed the PRISMA method, which successfully obtained 35 articles out of the 2,093 articles. The review results indicate that there are many variations in the utilization of e-learning formats in schools. Digital learning media is one type of e-learning that is often used by teachers, although there are many other types such as e-modules, Learning Management System, multimedia, and others. In addition, the research findings showed that through e-learning, many 21st-century skills, such as literacy and critical thinking abilities can be improved. The findings further showed that e-learning contributes to the improvement of learning outcomes in psychomotor and cognitive aspects. These research findings are expected to serve as a basis for vocational school teachers to confidently utilize e-learning in their teaching activities.

Teacher Experience to Employ Technological Pedagogical Knowledge in Teaching English: An Autobiographical Narrative

Previous studies have discussed TPACK's constructions in the last decade, which focus on teacher professional development, survey TPACK’s (Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge) enactment, experimental, and teacher TPACK’s profile. A few studies are focused on the subdomains of TPACK, TPK (Technological Pedagogical Knowledge), which discusses how teachers' experiences practice TPK. It has become a new scope of exploration in Indonesia. The present study aims to narrate my meaningful story by employing technological and pedagogical in teaching English to Vocational High Schools. It will focus on how I practice TPK as a novice teacher in Indonesia's private Vocational High School. The data was collected through my teaching diary and supported with students' artifacts. This research is grounded in an autobiographical narrative, which explores the meaningful story of the narrator. The finding of this study reveals that the researcher, as a novice teacher, can employ TPK in teaching English by joining professional teacher development and self-awareness to make innovations in using technology and provide different learning activities using technologies. The present study might bring future research contributions for preparing TPK, reflecting TPK, and evaluating TPK in teaching English for Foreign Language (EFL).

The Effect of Human Resource Management on Learning Effectiveness in Vocational Schools

This study aims to analyze the effect of human resource management (HRM) on the effectiveness of learning in vocational schools. This research uses quantitative methods with a meta-analysis approach. The data source came from an analysis of 10 national and international journals. The data collection process is through searching the google database, ProQuest and ScienceDirect. Data analysis techniques in quantitative analysis research by calculating the value of effect size with the help of the JSAP application. The results of this study concluded that human resource management has a significant influence on the effectiveness of learning in vocational schools with an effect size value of 0.814; P< 0.001. The findings have a positive impact on vocational school teachers to provide professional and competent teacher candidates in work. Vocational schools need to implement good HR practices to improve the quality of education and produce job-ready graduates.

Pengaruh Kompetensi Guru dan Motivasi Kerja terhadap Kinerja Guru SMK Swasta Wira Jaya Tanjung Morawa

The purpose of this study is to know and analyze the effect of teacher competence and work motivation on teacher performance at Wira Jaya Tanjung Morawa Private Vocational School. The population and sample in this study were 30 people. Data collection techniques used interviews, questionnaires, documentation studies, and literature studies. The data analysis techniques used are data quality tests, classical assumption tests, multiple linear analysis and hypothesis tests. The results of this study show that partially (t-test) Teacher Competence has a positive and significant effect on the Performance of Wira Jaya Tanjung Morawa Private Vocational Teachers, and Work Motivation has a positive and significant effect on the Performance of Wira Jaya Tanjung Morawa Private Vocational Teachers. The results of simultaneous significant testing (F-test) of Teacher Competence and Work Motivation have a positive and significant effect on the Performance of Teachers of Private Vocational Schools Wira Jaya Tanjung Morawa. The suggestion of this research is as a reference material to improve competence and pay attention to providing work motivation for the performance of teachers of Wirajaya Tanjung Morawa Private Vocational SchoolTeacher Competence;Work Motivation;Teacher Performance

Implementation of e-learning by vocational-school teachers of mechanical engineering

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia ruled that all instructional activities be conducted online. Online instructional programs have been done by the teachers of vocational schools using e-learning. All learning activities that were formerly conducted on-site become online, including practicum classes.The present study is aimed at (1) evaluating teachers' readiness for online learning, (2) identifying handicaps encountered by teachers, (3) identifying e-learning platforms that are used, and (4) analyzing the instructional methods. A total of 118 mechanical engineering teachers at vocational schools from all over Indonesia who attended a webinar on developing learning resources in online learning participated as respondents of the study. The research instrument was a questionnaire dispersed online using the Google Form format, and descriptive statistics analyzed data. Findings show that: (1) a large number (55.6%) of the teachers state that they are not quite ready to implement e-learning, and the readiness of productive teachers is lower than that of adaptive teachers; (2) the primary handicaps encountered by teachers in the e-learning lie in the aspects of learning resources and implementation of the instructional processes; (3) in the running of the e-learning, a total of 87.29% teachers use the WhatsApp platform, 73.73% use Zoom, and GMeet video conference applications, and 36.44% use LMS; and (4) a total of 88.98% teachers have applied the student-centered learning mode combined with teacher-centered learning.

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.

PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN BAGI GURU PRODUKTIF DI SMK YPS PRABUMULIH

Vocational secondary education in Indonesia is developing continuously, the hope of vocational secondary education is to make graduates able to work, continue, or become entrepreneurs. However, it is still faced with many obstacles. YPS PRABUMULIH Vocational School as one of the private vocational schools in Prabumulih City continues to strive to improve the quality of education by developing learning facilities and infrastructure to achieve vocational education goals. One of them is by doing community service, this aims to provide training and guidance to productive teachers at YPS Prabumulih Vocational School as an effort to increase the ability of teachers to prepare for learning. The method used in this activity is to use the lecture, percentage and discussion methods boldly and continue with technical guidance in making media. The results obtained from this activity are (1) Participants can make learning media according to the needs of the activity. (2) participants can use the application used in making video tutorials and apply it in the mentioned learning media products. (3) The learning video products produced by all participants have met the criteria for learning media according to the mentors and presenters in this activity. Based on the results of the evaluation of teachers who took part in the training, they gained the knowledge and abilities of teachers in making learning videos. for each assessment indicator, the average evaluation is 2.5 and the percentage increase in knowledge and ability to make learning videos is 47%. This proves that training in making video learning media is very helpful for vocational school teachers.

Audit of Professional Competence of Automotive Productive Teachers Based on Teacher Competency Standards

Professional competence is a technical skill that must be mastered by productive Vocational School teachers. Unfortunately, to date no audit has been carried out. The aim of the research is to audit the level of professional competence of productive teachers in motorbike engineering and business based on teacher competency standards. The audit is focused on the knowledge aspect. The research method is quantitative. The population is productive teachers of motorbike engineering and business with a sample of five vocational schools using probability sampling. Data collection uses instruments. Data analysis uses statistics with the discrepancy evaluation model. Research procedure; problem identification, literature study, field observation, instrument creation, data collection, processing and conclusions. Research result; (1) 96.29% of teachers met the academic qualification requirements and 3.71% did not. Suitability of educational background with teaching obligations; 92.59% were appropriate and 7.41% were not appropriate. 33.33% of teachers are certified educators and 66.67% are not yet certified. (2) the results of teacher competency audits in the form of knowledge passports and training recommendations; 18.52% of less competent teachers are recommended to take basic training, 37.04% of moderately competent teachers are recommended to take intermediate training, 37.04% of competent teachers are recommended to take advanced training, and 7.40% of highly competent teachers are not recommended to take advanced training or professional development. The lowest mean sub-competency score was 2.4 in color maching, while the highest mean score was 3.7 in the battery sub-competency.

THE INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP, WORK MOTIVATION, AND WORK DISCIPLINE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TEACHERS IN CLUSTER 3 OF SOUTH TANGERANG CITY

This research aims to examine and analyze the influence of school principal leadership, motivation and work discipline on the performance of vocational school teachers in cluster 3 of South Tangerang City. Data collection was carried out through distributing questionnaires and carried out on 154 teachers. Data analysis in this research used SPSS version 21. The sampling technique used was the census method and the data testing techniques used in this research included validity testing with factor analysis, reliability testing with Cronbach's Alpha. Test classical assumptions and multiple linear regression analysis, to test and prove research hypotheses. The results of the analysis show that the principal's leadership has a positive effect on employee performance. Motivation has a positive effect on teacher performance and work discipline has a positive effect on teacher performance.

Pelatihan Desain E-Modul Berbasis Aplikasi Heyzine Flipbook bagi Guru SMK YAPIM Pekanbaru

This community service aims to increase the creativity of YAPIM Pekanbaru Vocational School teachers in compiling interesting and innovative E-modules based on the Heyzine Flipbook application to create quality learning. The method for implementing this service was training with stages including planning, presentation of material, practice, mentoring and evaluation. This training used a questionnaire instrument given to participants as an evaluation instrument and analyzed descriptively. The result of this service activity showed that teachers had Heyzine Flipbook accounts so they could design teaching materials for all subjects freely. Apart from that, teachers could use e-modules that had been designed for use in the classroom learning process. Moreover, teachers felt more challenged to create more varied teaching materials by using the Heyzine Flipbook feature. Apart from developing technological knowledge in learning, the design of e-module teaching materials could also support maximum learning implementation.

Mérnöktanár-képzés – Modellalkotás, szakmai szókincsfejlesztés, tantárgyi kapcsolatok

Vocational Teacher Training Programmes provide teachers of Vocational Education and Training schools. University of Debrecen Faculty of Engineering offers Vocational Teacher Training in five specializations, in form of cooperative training. The company specialists participating in the training teach prospective vocational teachers with modern professional knowledge. The aim of this article is to summarize the pedagogical experiences of the prospective vocational teachers, based on the content analysis of their lesson plans. The investigation focuses on prospective vocational teachers’ examples of modeling, professional vocabulary development and connections between subjects from their practical pedagogical training in Vocational Education and Training schools.

The Influence of Financial Literacy on Family Financial Management: Case Study of Vocational School Teachers of Ermera Municipality

This research aims to analyze the influence of financial attitude on financial management, (2) to analyze the influence of financial behavior on financial management, and (3) to analyze the influence of financial knowledge on financial management. The sample in this study used 62 respondents. The sampling technique in this research used the Proportional Random Sampling technique by lottery. The results are based on the hypothesis test results that (1) Financial attitudes have a positive and significant effect on financial management among vocational school teachers in Ermera Municipality which cannot be accepted or rejected, (2) Financial behavior has a positive and significant effect on financial management for Vocational School Teachers in Ermera Municipality can be accepted, and (3) Financial knowledge has a positive and significant effect on financial management for Vocational School Teachers in Ermera Municipality cannot be accepted or rejected.

Pelatihan Penggunaan Trainer Solar Panel Untuk Guru Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Teknik Ketenagalistrikan Sumatera Barat Menuju Era Energi Baru Terbarukan

Background: Teachers in vocational schools play an essential role in integrating renewable energy education into the curriculum, but limited tools and knowledge in assembling solar panels hinder practical learning. The program aims to provide teachers with practical knowledge and skills in assembling solar panels. Method: This activity was attended by productive teachers of SMK in the field of expertise in Electrical Power Installation Engineering throughout the province of West Sumatra. Activities are carried out in 4 stages, Preparation, Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Follow-up. Written tests and practical tests are conducted to find out the extent of the teacher's ability to use solar panel trainers. Result: The result of this program is an increase in knowledge and skills, teachers in solar panel assembly. This program contributes to trained teachers, to provide an interactive and interesting learning approach for students in the use of renewable energy. Conclusion: This training program not only meets the needs of education in facing the development of renewable energy technology, but also makes a real contribution in creating human resources who are ready to work in the renewable energy sector.

Do Motivation and Competence Influence the Performance of Teachers in Vocational Schools?

Do Motivation and Competence Influence the Performance of Teachers in Vocational Schools?

Writing Assessment Literacy: Investigating EFL Teachers' Writing Assessment Practices in A Vocational School

The study examines English Teachers’ knowledge and attitudes concerning different assessment methods in SMK Ky Ageng Giri. Understanding assessment concepts helps teachers choose and create the best methods to assess students. How much SMK instructors Ky Ageng Giri knew about writing assessment and if they had formal training before instructing are two major research topics. Three SMK Ky Ageng Giri English teachers complete open-ended surveys and classroom observations. The poll found that most individuals had some formal training, but 33.3% had none. All teachers claimed they had no formal assessment writing training. More than half complained about creating evaluation projects to evaluate their students. The open-ended questionnaire answers match class practice and evaluation background. The study aims to evaluate the implementation of current educational programs in classrooms and identify assessment writing concerns among English teachers to inspire Vocational School teachers to review their assessment processes.

Implementation of Project Based Learning in Teaching Speaking to Students of Vocational School

Scientific approach has several methods that lead the students to be active in learning English applicative skills such as speaking. One of methods that can be considered for enhancing students’ speaking skill is project-based learning (PjBL). Vocational School teachers might often apply PjBL to speaking activities in learning process. Regarding to this fact, the researcher conducted a descriptive study to explore Inservice teachers’ definitions of project-based learning (PjBL) and their accounts on the meaning of their PjBL implementations. A purposive sample of six teachers from grades ten until twelve and several students in public schools participated. Observation, interviews, and document collection are used for gathering the data. The result of this research shows that through PjBL, teachers could cover speaking activities that support students’ development in speaking through PjBL.

Study of Enhancement of Student Entrepreneurship Competence through Digital Learning Models

This research aims to conduct a study of increasing entrepreneurial students at the Center for Excellence Vocational High School in the Special Region of Yogyakarta through digital learning models. The role of a vocational school teacher is required to give birth to graduates with an entrepreneurial mentality, for this reason it is necessary to familiarize students with the application of entrepreneurship. The habit of implementing entrepreneurship in schools can be achieved through learning activities, applying entrepreneurial characteristic values in schools and entrepreneurship practices. The research approach uses qualitative research and data collection through focus group discussions. The informants for the research were teachers from Center for Excellence Vocational High School in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Data collection was carried out in a focused and directed manner to respond to questions related to student entrepreneurship, financial literacy and learning models. The results of the study show that the quality of education is inseparable from the role of digital technology, so it is only natural that there are differences in the quality of education in various regions. Therefore, the learning process in Vocational High School needs to be planned, implemented and controlled to achieve the goal of producing graduates with an entrepreneurial mentality