The Development of Hybrid E-Learning Media for the Learning of Vocational Competency Basics in Vocational High Schools

Abstract

The objectives of the research are: (1) to produce hybrid-learning media for the Vocational Competency Basics in vocational high schools; (2) to investigate the feasibility of the developed hybrid-learning media for the Vocational Competency Basics in vocational high schools; and (3) to reveal the effectiveness of hybrid-learning media for the Vocational Competency Basics in vocational high schools.

This research used the Research and Development (R&D) method. Based on the model of development of the hybrid-learning (HEL) media for the Vocational Competency Basics, the following development procedures were arranged: planning, design, and development phases. In the development phase, on-going evaluation was carried out until a preliminary product was materialized. The result of HEL development underwent three experimentation phases. In the first experimentation, Alpha test, a media and material experts' validation, were executed. In the second experimentation, Beta tests, through individual experimentation and small group experimentation involving teacher and students (clients), were carried out up to the final phase revision. In the third experimentation, the product validation, also known as summative test, was obtained from extensive field experimentation to discover the effectiveness of the HEL media in a real teaching process using hybrid e-learning model.

The results of the research are as follows: 1) HEL is an online teaching media portal based on the Learning Management System (LMS) e-front learning, which is redesigned by integrating the online system and the face-to-face meeting in the classroom, in order to create an autonomous, active, effective, and efficient learning activities; 2) The HEL implementation as Vocational Competency Basics media using a Hybrid E-learning model has internal and external effectiveness that are able to improve the comprehension ability or the learning cognitive result of the students of vocational high schools.  The implementation of the HEL media on the hybrid e-learning teaching model shows that:(1) students-teacher interaction happens synchronously and asynchronously, (2) mass-collaboration occurs, (3) students’ active participation in the learning process is encouraged, (4) teacher -student feedback as well as fast and correct task completion happens, 5) students’ exploration happens when sharing their opinion online, (6) the students' autonomy, self-development, talent-development, and skill-development are developed.

Thus, it can be concluded that HEL is feasible as a media for the hybrid e-learning teaching media based on the media and material experts' validation, and also based on the teacher and students' assessment. The client acceptance is mainly based on the learning cognitive result of the students. HEL media for the Vocational Competency Basics in a teaching process using hybrid e-learning model has internal and external effectiveness which is capable of increasing the learning cognitive result of the students. The application of the HEL media in the hybrid e-learning teaching model is relatively easy to be comprehended by both the teacher and the students, since it uses simple and familiar language suited to the characteristics of the students of vocational high schools. Vocational high school students can use HEL media comfortably, in a highly appealing fun way.

Keywords: Development of Hybrid E-learning media and the learning of Vocational Competency Basics.