Showing papers in "Innovation of Vocational Technology Education in 2019"

The Implementation of Work-Based Learning for the Development of Employability Skills of Vocational Secondary School Students Through Teamwork Activity

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the contribution of teamwork activity through work-based learning to the development of employability skills of SMK (Vocational Secondary School) students. A survey method was employed in this study. The subject of this research are SMK students majoring in farm produce processing agribusiness with bakery competency in Garut. The findings of the study revealed that teamwork activity gives a positive contribution to employability skills of SMK students through the implementation of work-based learning. The contribution of work-based learning to employability skills in the aspect of teamwork is quite significant at the value of 63.5%. The study lead to the conclusion that the implementation of teamwork activity through work-based learning can develop employability skills of SMK graduates.

Assessment of The Capacity Building Needs of Agricultural Science Teachers for Innovative Instructional Delivery in Secondary Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract: The study was conducted to assess the capacity building needs of Agricultural Science teachers for innovative instructional delivery in secondary schools in Rivers State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design with a sample of 28 Agricultural Science teachers drawn through purposive sampling from a population of 244 teachers in secondary schools drawn from both Andoni and Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Areas of Rivers State was used. Three research questions guided the study. A 20-item research instrument entitled “Capacity Building Needs of Agricultural Science Teachers Questionnaire (CBNASTQ)” was developed and used for the study. Likert 5-point mean rating scale was adopted. Cronbach’s Alpha reliability method was used to determine the internal consistency of the CBNASTQ and a reliability coefficient of 0.81 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The study revealed amongst others that Agricultural Science teachers need to improve on the skills acquired through continuous professional development. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others that Government should ensure the continuous capacity building of teachers through the organization of workshops, seminars, symposia, and conferences to enable them to interact with one another and acquire new skills.

The Instrumental Framework to Measuring Environmental Awareness

Abstract: Environmental awareness needs to be increased because it plays an important role for the survival of life. To find out the level of public awareness of the environment it is necessary to conduct a workshop or environmental awareness training. The purpose of this study is to identify and generate an instrument indicator to measure the environmental awareness. This article looks at a variety of relevant literature in order to explore the aspects that must be present In the instrument to measuring the environmental awareness level. The literature study results are obtained the aspects that must have to consist of two aspects namely pro-environment and not pro-environment, in which indicators are made from the start of knowledge, attitudes and behavior. The implication of this literature review is to provide information and recommend a set of a framework to academics in making instruments measuring the level of public awareness of the environment.

Engineering Cadres and Synergy Challenges in Nigeria: A Perspective

Abstract: Engineering family is such a scientific field that has to work as a unit without progress and development suffers in any society. Each engineering family cadre rests on the other to form a synergy upon which transformational strength is dependent as experienced in developed countries. However, in Nigeria there are myriads of challenges facing engineering profession, especially technical and vocational training institutions and their public acceptability, ranging from governmental to societal challenges thereby limiting its growth and development. In this work, the root challenges that confront engineering profession in terms of cadre structure imbalance are analyzed. The trend in terms of educational training mostly desired by individuals and the relative causes and effects are also reviewed. Overall, impact of these challenges on the society are x-rayed in terms of infrastructural and technological development, indigenous engineering professionals’ availability, and cadre structure imbalance. Solutions as to ways of correcting these identified anomalies, in order to bring about healthy and functional relationship among engineering cadres in Nigeria for the general development of the country are suggested in this work.

Enhancing Effectiveness in Teaching and Learning Technical Drawing for Sustainable Development in Nigerian Technical Colleges

Abstract: This study determined enhancing effectiveness in teaching and learning technical drawing for sustainable development in Nigerian technical colleges. Two research questions focusing on status of Technical Drawing in Nigerian Technical Colleges and mechanisms for enhancing teaching and learning of Technical Drawing guided the study. The population of the study was all the 152 technical college administrators in state government owned technical colleges in South- Western States of Nigeria. A 30-item self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data from all the 152 respondents. The questionnaire was validated by three experts and its reliability coefficient was established at 0.92 using Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient method. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study found that traditional mode of classroom instruction dominated the teaching and learning of technical drawing and that procurement of ICT facilities and retraining of technical drawing teachers would enhance teaching and learning of the subject. The study recommended, among others that relevant stakeholders responsible for the administration of technical colleges should procure ICT facilities for teaching and learning of technical drawing.

Design and Development of A Single Page and Web-based Responsive E-learning System for Higher Education Institutions

Abstract: Students now use not only computers or laptops, but also small devices such as mobile phones. The students at higher education institutions spent a lot of time on the internet to find the course materials. Sometimes the teacher sends the materials, but the students who are willing to take a specific course of a semester cannot get a brief concept of the course on before starting the semester. There is now a lot of online education systems on the Internet, but few are a single page and responsive. The purpose of this research is to develop a single page, responsive and web-based e-learning system. The method used in this research is the Rapid Application Development approach which has six stages of the development process, namely Planning, Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, and Maintenance. This research was conducted in the Faculty of Technology and Vocational Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. The students and teachers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering Education participated in this research. The results of this research indicate that with fully functional live chat, the OpenCourseWare system has a high usability test score, highly responsive and awesome features. The OpenCourseWare system is responsive and ajax-based mobile-friendly system that can be used by higher education institutions as an e-learning system based on the results obtained.

Tutorial Video Multimedia Development Learning of White Garden

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to conduct a preliminary study of the learning media used, design and create multimedia video tutorials, perform validations from multimedia experts, material experts and users, revise, process data and analyze the results of multimedia validation of white embroidery tutorial videos. The research method used is the research and development method, this research phase starts from the design stage, the production and development stages, the validation stage and the revision stage. The findings were validated by a team of media experts, a team of material experts and users, that the embroidery tutorial multimedia videos were white and there were several revisions, namely the addition of information in the form of text in the video to the process of making white embroidery to avoid saturation. After revision, the media expert team validation results were 90.28%, the material expert team was 97.26% and 94.17% users. The conclusion is that the making of needy white embroidery tutorial multimedia is used in the learning process because it has a clear knowledge content, has an attractive and easily understood content and can be used in the white embroidery learning process.

Effect of Competency, Work Motivation, Industrial Work Experience and Facilities on the Readiness of Work for Senior High School Graduates in Electro Expertise Programs

Abstract: This study aims to determine the effect of competency on vocational readiness readiness, the effect of work motivation on vocational graduates' readiness, the influence of the internship experience on the work readiness, the influence of learning facilities on the work readiness, and the effect of competency, work motivation, internship experience and learning tools together on job readiness. The research method used in this study is by using descriptive research methods with quantitative approaches. The population of this study were all students of the Vocational Electrical Skills Program in West Java Province with sample of 604 students. Data collection uses the questionnaire method or questionnaire. The trial of the research instrument was carried out on students of SMK 1 Katapang as many as 60 students of class XII Industrial Electronics Expertise Program. The results of this study are competence, work motivation, the internship experience, and work practice experience has a positive and significant effect on the work readiness, and competency, work motivation, experience of internship and learning facilities together have a positive and significant effect on work readiness of vocational graduates these four variables together affect work readiness.

Development of Response Measurement Instruments Students on Learning

Abstract: The research aims has measured student responses to learning process on what a significant impact on the lectures desire to implement various learning innovation. This article is intended to find out developing instruments for measuring student responses to learning based-on Hinkin’s model about instrument developing process. This research used quantitative approach in which data has collected 170 people as a sample, they are students of culinary study program at Indonesia University of Education. The instrument of this research used questionnaires contains three variables that are; the types of learning, the learning strategies, and the students responses of learning. This research found that the results of factor analysis on the indicators of the research variable are obtained; the factors from the learning type variable are constructive-interactive-passive-and active. The factors formed from the variable learning strategies are explanation and facilitation; and the factors formed by student responses to learning are value-positivity-distraction-and participation. The instrument that had been developed would be relevant for broader scope and context for learning other fields.

Effectiveness of Technical Training Interns in Skills Application in Nyeri County, Kenya

Abstract: Technical, industrial, vocational and entrepreneurship training Institutions (TIVET) are a key component to provide the required human resource to achieve Kenya’s Vision 2030. This study sought to find out the effectiveness of technical training interns in skills application in Nyeri County, Kenya. The study sought to establish the industrial supervisors’ attitude towards competence of technical training interns in the work-place. The study was guided by Context, Input, Process and Product (CIPP) Theory. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design with a target population was 10 Heads of Applied Sciences Department, 45 supervisors from the companies within Aberdare’s Region that offers a technical and practical based internship to interns from technical training institutions. The sample used in the study comprised of 73 respondents comprising of 10 HODs and eight supervisors’. Purposive sampling was used to select the HODs and Supervisors’ for the study. The questionnaire and the interview guide were piloted to test for reliability and validity. The reliability coefficient for the TIVET Heads of Department Questionnaire was 0.767. Inferential and descriptive statistics was applied to analyse data with aid of SPSS computer program. The study established a mean of 1.62 and standard deviation of 0.774 to the statement. The findings show that the supervisors’ thought the TIVET curriculum was theoretical to some extent. 25% and 37.5% indicated that they strongly disagreed and disagreed respectively to the statement that TIVET curriculum was in line with the current technology in the country. The study concludes that technical and vocational education is the core driver for countries the world over to achieve envisaged steps in economic and technological development. Ensuring that curriculum of TIVET education be more practical based will make this education effective. The authors recommend that the attachment period should be extended to enhance the interns’ effectiveness and application of knowledge through hands-on experience in real production work.

The Effects of The Ability of Food Processing and Self-efficacy Towards The Interests of The Entrepreneurship

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the ability to process food and self-efficacy towards the interests of entrepreneurship. The research used a quantitative method with 204 Vocational High School students in culinary study programs taken from three State Vocational Schools in the city of Bekasi, Indonesia. The data were collected using such instruments as interview, documents and questionnaire. The results of the study showed that there was no significant influence the ability to process food towards the interest in entrepreneurship as there was also no significant influence of self-efficacy towards the interest in entrepreneurship. It was also found that state vocational high school students in Bekasi, Indonesia, had very low self-confidence and self-efficacy indicating that they had low motivation for entrepreneurship.

Gender Relations in The Technical Education Field

Abstract: Harmonious gender relations between men and women is needed to achieve gender equality and gender equity. The purpose of this article is to find out gender relations in engineering, especially mechanical engineering in metal casting. Relationships between male and female students and relations between male and female students and lecturers. The qualitative research is the Phenomenology technique. The informants in this study were 10 students with 4 men and 6 women and a lecturer in a Polytechnic Bandung. The results showed that the relation between male and female students did not make any difference in the process of theory and practice learning. The relationship between lecturers, male, and female students also established without any difference in the men and women gender in carrying out the task of theory and practice learning. A patriarchal culture that hinders interaction between men and women genders and lecturers who used to be attached to the engineering field has begun to disappear. The research development on gender relations in engineering must still be the focus of scientists research.

Factor Analysis of Student Social Skills of Co-curricular Participants at Polytechnic

Abstract: The objective of this research is to know how big the impact of co-curricular program to social skill. Samples are 59 the students of Politeknik Manufaktur Bandung who follow the activities of co-curricular field of Arts, Special Skills and Sports. Attributes of Social Skills include: Co-operation, Assertiveness, Empathy, and Self-Control. The questionnaire technique using the scale of assessment of Linkert model. The data were analyzed by using factor analysis to find out which factors were dominant and how the ranking variables. The results showed that students of co-curricular participants could form social skills by 66%, while the social skill formation by the co-curricular in the respective fields: art-62.44%, special skills-59.22%, and sports-81, 78%, the rest in the stimulus by other factors that have not been revealed. The co-curricular field of sports contributes the most dominant in the formation of students' social skills compared to other fields. There is a variation in the sequence of dominant factors of social skills variables for each field of co-curricular activity. The dominant of the social skills of each co-curricular programs differs. In terms of art skill, the dominant factor is self-control. In relation to specific technical skill, empathy dominates the factor. Meanwhile in sport skill, the factor is dominated by assertiveness.