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Volume 4, Issue 12, December – 2019 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology

ISSN No:-2456-2165

Interactive Learning Model in Vocational


Education with Smart Board Technology at
Universitas Negeri Padang
Dr. Kasman Rukun
M.Pd Professor and Head of the vocational technology education in the Faculty of Engineering
Padang State University

Yasdinul Huda Muhamad Ihsan T Sriwahyuni


Student Student Student
Doktoral of Technology and Vocational Doktoral of Technology and Vocational Doktoral of Technology and Vocational
Education Faculty of Engineering Education Faculty of Engineering Education Faculty of Engineering
Padang State University Padang State University Padang State University

Abstract:- Increasing the competence of graduates to (ICT) into learning has become a serious study lately.
work according to the demands of the development of Various efforts have been made, but there is no effective
the Industrial Revolution 4.0 is determined by the role model / strategy in integrating the use of ICT equipment /
of educators. The role of educators in terms of choosing literacy, specifically the integration of the IWB Smartboard
to apply technological innovations into their learning in teaching and learning. Teaching and learning support by
with appropriate models / strategies, is considered to be integrating ICT equipment and the internet is growing and
a solution to increasing competence. The long-term goal is proven to be able to improve the competencies of
of this research is to develop an innovative and flexible students [2], then the integration of the use of Smartboard
learning model based on Smart Classroom through the IWB in learning with certain models / strategies needs to be
study of the development of an interactive learning examined.
model on technology education and vocational-based
Smart Board Technology at Padang State University. Greater ICT literacy in the form of synchronous and
This type of research is Research and Development, asynchronous learning using IWB Technology enables
with development procedures using the 4D increased collaboration and collaboration, cost
Development Model consisting of: Define, Design, effectiveness and pedagogical improvements [3]. Vast ICT
Develop and Disseminate. The model design was literacy in an intelligent learning environment is usually
validated by 3 media experts with very high validity known as a smart classroom, and this environment is seen
values; 87,35, through practicality testing on 36 students as a smart solution. The integration of the IWB Smartboard
in the Department of Electronics Engineering, the and e-learning software as an information system has
Faculty of Engineering shows that learning through the become part of the intelligent learning environment. Smart
use of IWB is more fun and interesting, and they Classroom as a modern method of education in education
claiming that it makes learning more fun and helps scenarios that provide quality education to students by
them understand difficult subjects. The developed helping them in the formation of better concepts, concept
model can be a solution to increase the competency of elaboration, increased reading skills and academic
vocational education graduates through the application achievement. E-learning software as an information system
of technology innovation strategies into the offered has been widely used by higher education institutions,
learning. including Padang State University as a platform that
supports both Synchronous and Asynchronous learning
Keywords:- Component; Industrial Revolution 4.0; TVET; types.
Interactive Learning Model; Smart Board Technology;
Smart Classroom. The teaching strategies covered in e-learning include
the use of application software, projectors and whiteboards,
I. INTRODUCTION and this has evolved into an IWB Smartboard which
combines whiteboard, computer, projector operations and
Efforts to harmonize the performance of vocational has applications to manage learning content. Synchronous
and vocational education in preparing graduates to work are learning requires lecturers and students to interact at the
increasingly in line with the demands of the development of same time can be spread geographically. On the other hand,
the Industrial Revolution 4.0 or the fourth world industrial asynchronous learning allows lecturers and lecturer-
revolution [1]. The role of educators in applying technology students to interact and participate in the educational
into their learning with appropriate models / strategies, is process at different times different [3], [4].Pedagogic
considered to be a solution to increasing competence. The changes and improving student achievement as an effect of
discovery of new models, methods, strategies in learning by the use of the IWB Smartboard are stated by [15]. The use
integrating Information and Communication Technology of the IWB Smartboard includes the possibilities offered by

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ordinary whiteboards, along with other ways that enable research is to develop an innovative and flexible learning
interactive teaching and learning [9], as well as connecting model based on Smart Classroom through the study of the
to students' computers from home [16], [15]. development of interactive learning models in technology
education and vocational-based use of Smart Board
The "Smart Project" study that integrates IWB in Technology at Padang State University.
teaching and learning examines six schools with the aim of
exploring the effects of incorporating technology in In the Define phase, the activities of defining the IWB
pedagogy on teachers and students. Research findings show media as a product are carried out through field studies and
that IWB contributes significantly to parents and students, literature studies. Field studies conducted by direct
and therefore it is necessary to add Smart Classroom observation in the Department of Electronics Engineering as
throughout the school system [9]. [17] claim that the the object of research. Observations were made by
benefits of IWB are that teachers can save comments and interview. The purpose of observation is to determine the
explanations at IWB, and thus record lessons for future use media requirements that are appropriate and supportive as
by students who skip class because of absenteeism or interactive media. Analysis through literature study
illness.The application of digital technology in the activities by conducting theoretical studies through books,
classroom is one way to facilitate the learning process journals, and other sources of information related to
(Ifenthaler, &Schweinbenz, 2013).Smart Board offers planning (Design) interactive learning models using the
versatile technology with several applications (Holland, Smart Board in the Department of Electronics Engineering.
2014). Ifenthaler and Schweinbenz (2013) state that Development Phase (Development); Requirement analysis,
students can use several modalities to build knowledge. product development, is carried out after analyzing needs
Leaders need to consider all forms of technology as a and collecting work components and equipment. Analysis of
method to help students in the classroom (Sorensen et al., the needs of components and work tools adapted to product
2013). Holland (2014) suggests that the power of learning design. Product validation tests through trials are conducted
must shift from teacher to student. The benefits of the to obtain a statement of eligibility from media experts and
Smart Board range from the availability of many tools for material experts. This trial involves senior lecturers and
adding multi-media to lessons (Ifenthaler, &Schweinbenz, lecturers to evaluate the product before it is applied in
2013). Smart Board also offers interactivity in lessons and learning to test the practicality and effectiveness of the
can provide instant feedback.From the benefits noted product model. The trial results are used as input to improve
above, it can be summarized that Adopting Smart Board the product before it is disseminated.
technology into classroom lessons provides a multi-task
process for teachers and students for all students. III. RESULT

The Faculty of Engineering of Padang State University The development of learning that is modeled is by
(FT UNP) as a Technology and Vocational Education using Smart Board Tools (Interactive White Board) as the
Institute, in order to become a competitive institution in main media in classroom learning. IWB as a medium in this
responding to the Industrial Revolution 4.0 by making the research development uses the type of IWB as shown in
lecture classes at FT UNP integrated ICT programmed and Figure 1.
structured so that it is implemented into a Smart Classroom.
Some classes / laboratories at FT UNP already have
facilities to support the integration of technology to support
the creation of Smart Classroom. In order to obtain optimal
results in developing cognitive and learning skills during the
Industrial Revolution 4.0 era, the availability of several IWB
SmartBoards in the Electronic Engineering Department, is
deemed necessary to have a learning model / strategy using
an effective and integrated SmartBoard IWB with
www.elearning.unp.ac.id is being tested in this year's
research.
Fig 1:- Two Types of Interactive White Board (IWB) as the
II. METHODOLOGY Media of the Model used in the Electronic Engineering
Department
This type of research is R & D (Research and
Development), focused on the product design phase of After the interactive learning model product based on
model development conducted in the Electronic IWB is completed, then there are several stages of product
Engineering Department. The development procedure in development testing carried out through several test stages.
this study uses the 4D Model development method [4] In general there are 3 (three) test stages of this study,
consisting of: Define, Design, Develop and Disseminate. namely the level of validity, practicality, and effectiveness
The design model that was developed can be a solution to of the IWB media. as follows:
increase the competency of vocational education graduates
through the application of technological innovation
strategies in the learning offered. The long-term goal of this

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A. IWB as Media Validity instrument for evaluating media validity consists of four
The learning model product was validated by experts components, namely content quality, learning quality,
consisting of 3 experts (lecturers) at FT UNP. IWB media interaction quality, and display quality. Each assessment
validation assessment instruments take the form of a indicator is given a score of one to five. The results of the
validity assessment questionnaire. The validity results are validity tests of the four components of the IWB media are
used as a guideline in revising the product to be used. The presented in Table 1.

No Assessment Components Score Criterion


IWB media Validity
1 Content Quality 86,50 Very high
2 Quality of learning 86,80 Very high
3 Quality of Interaction 88,60 Very high
4 Display Quality 87,50 Very high
Average 87,35 Very high
Table 1:- Media Expert Validation Results

The average value of the validity of using IWB Media B. IWB Media Practicality Test Results
with is 87.35, based on the Riduan (2012) validity criteria, After the validity test is done, then the next step can
it shows that the validity value is very high (in the range be done practicality test. The practicality test on the use of
81-100). During the validation process, the three validators the IWB media model is conducted on the students
provide comments and suggestions as a basis for revising participating in the course. Practicality analysis is seen
the resulting product model, so that it can be used in the based on the results of a questionnaire analysis containing
learning process. 36 students' responses. The practicality assessment
component for using the IWB model consists of 18 items of
statement instruments. The results of the practicality test
can be seen in Table 2.

No Statement Mean Std. Deviation


1 Learning with IWB is more fun 4.18 .945
2 Learning with IWB is more interesting 4.13 .972
3 I participate more actively in lessons using IWB 3.75 .978
4 I understand better in lessons using IWB 3.76 .923
5 I am more creative in learning to use IWB 3.70 .953
6 My grades are better in lessons using IWB 3.60 .947
7 I complete more work in a shorter amount of time during lessons using IWB 3.75 .988
8 I remember more from lessons using IWB 3.69 1.028
9 I prefer lessons using IWB because I learn better when I do things 3.69 1.018
10 I feel more independent in learning to use IWB 3.66 1.049
11 I work in groups in lessons using IWB 3.45 1.104
12 I don't like lessons using IWB because I don't like technology 1.87 1.230
13 Learning using IWB is useful for difficult / abstract subjects (eg, Engineering) 3.85 1.188
14 Lessons using IWB are useful for easy subjects (e.g., Language learning) 3.42 1.193
15 My lecturer is skilled in using IWB 3.34 1.129
16 My learning style fits in with lessons using IWB 3.77 .950
17 I hope we can use IWB in all lessons 3.95 1.017
18 IWB will replace conventional boards in the future 4.04 1.193
Table 2:- Practicality Test Results for IWB Media Use

Based on the data presented in Table 2, it can be express their opinions about the ability of Lecturers to use
understood that, most students think that the lessons taught IWB effectively.
using IWB are more fun and interesting. Also a large
number of students believe that the Interactive White Board This neutral response can be related to the fact that the
(IWB) will and must replace conventional class boards use of IWB in these Universities is relatively new and until
today in the future. In addition, they report that IWB plays now Students have not fully understood the dynamics of
an important role in their understanding and success in their effective dissemination and therefore may not know
difficult courses. Perhaps a strong indicator of the need to when to use them properly or not like traditional teaching
improve IWB learning at universities is a negative student methods where students usually have an opinion about the
response or strong disagreement with item 12, which effectiveness or ineffectiveness of their lecturers.
highlights students' exposure to sophisticated technology.
Students generally maintain neutrality when asked to

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