The Evaluation of Industrial Internship for Vocational School of Mechanical Engineering in Tegal

Ardani Ahsanul Fakhri^1, and Sudji Munadi¹

¹Graduate School Yogyakarta State University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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Ardani Ahsanul Fakhri and Sudji Munadi. The Evaluation of Industrial Internship for Vocational School of Mechanical Engineering in Tegal. American Journal of Educational Research. 2019; 7(11):806-809. doi: 10.12691/education-7-11-8

Abstract

This research aims to evaluate the implementation of industrial internship program on the aspects of: 1) planning, 2) process, and 3) results. In this study, the industrial internship is for the students of Vocational High School in Mechanical Engineering program. This research is a quantitative research with the respondents of teachers, students, and the industries in Tegal regency. The location of this research is in three Vocational High School (VHS) with an engineering program and the industries for students’ internship. The data in this research was collected using questionnaire and analysis of descriptive statistics. The result shows that: (1) the planning of the internship is in the suitability level of 55% for students, 100% for teachers, and 65% for the industries; (2) the process of the internship is in the suitability level of 54% for students, 72% for teachers, and 60% for the industries; and (3) the result of the internship is in the suitability level of 55% for students, 100% for teacher, and 55% for the industries. In conclusion, the execution of the internship program of the VHS in Tegal is suitable for the stakeholders.

Keywords:
Industrial internship evaluation mechanical engineering

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