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Mapping Engineering, Plumbing and Sanitation Engineering. Each department has skills and 16
skills in total. An example of learning at SMKN 2 Payakumbuh is the SMAW (Shield Metal Arc
Welding) welding technique. Welding is the process of joining two metals through the use of heat
energy (Prasetya et al., 2023). Steel surrounding the weld or joint will occur a rapid thermal cycle
which results in complex metallurgical changes, freezing and thermal stress (Eliaz, 2019). The
technique for welding is generally used, namely the SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding) welding
technique, which is used with electrons (electric arcs) as a source of melting heat. The arc
temperature can be 3300⁰C, much higher than the melting temperature of steel, so it can melt
steel instantly (Lai et al., 2020).
Theoretical learning is a learning activity that includes teaching activities, student activities,
models and interactive processes between teaching staff and students, as well as teaching
resources in the classroom. learning environment in efforts to implement educational programmes
(Mustabsyiroh et al., 2021). The theoretical learning process is a psychological or mental activity
that takes place in active interaction with the environment, resulting in shifts in knowledge,
understanding, skills, and attitude values (Mustabsyiroh et al., 2021). Learning theory is basically
about how the teaching process can be carried out in children (Miller & Krajcik, 2019). This means
that understanding teaching theory will help teachers learn well and effectively, which in turn can
also help children / students learn optimally and help children change their behaviour. Not only
in the field of theory, students also need to increase their practical capacity.
Practice is a component of the learning programme that all students must undertake, and is a
true manifestation of the education system in vocational schools. So, through practice, we can
develop our skills continuously and apply them to real life situations, we can become proficient
and achieve better learning outcomes. The practice of welding techniques in vocational high
schools (SMK) is an activity carried out by students in learning and mastering metal welding skills
(Miller & Krajcik, 2019). Welding is the stage of joining two or more metal objects through the
use of heat and pressure to unite them into one part (Mueller et al., 2019). When practising
welding techniques in vocational schools, students will learn various aspects related to welding,
including understanding metal types, welding forces, material preparation, tools and equipment
use and safe welding procedures that must be applied during the welding process. The results of
student practice become a measure of students' ability to apply knowledge and skills in a real-
life environment (Olaniyi, 2020). Practice grades are often used in education, especially in school
programmes that emphasise the development of practical skills. These practical grades reflect the
extent to which students can apply their theoretical knowledge to practical situations, including
in the context of welding, not just in the field of practice but also in the field of theory (Levrini &
Dos Santos, 2021).
Based on the results of observations, researchers found that students' capacity to understand
welding learning theory was less than optimal, this was due to a very monotonous theory learning
system that made students less enthusiastic. The teaching and learning process only focuses on
reading books. However, the use of technology-based learning materials such as Microsoft Power
Point, Canva, Powtoon, Google Classroom and Quipper that have not been applied by teachers
will slow down students' understanding of the learning process, causing their learning to be more
difficult. Practical learning motivation is higher than theoretical learning. This greatly influences
students' learning outcomes when practising, causing their scores not to be optimal. Based on
the general description above, researchers are interested in conducting research concerning the
achievement of student knowledge. This research focuses on learning outcomes, knowledge, and
understanding between theoretical abilities and SMAW welding skills.
Methods
Type of Research
The method of research used in this study is a quantitative research method through the use
of descriptive correlation methods (Bloomfield & Fisher, 2019), including the search for
information about existing symptoms, clearly defining the objectives to be achieved, and
formulating a plan of approach, the process of collecting data for report writing.
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In the study, the subjects to be surveyed were Welding Engineering students in class XI of
SMK Negeri 2 Payakumbuh. The sample for this study was determined as many as 50 students
who were grouped into 2 classes, namely Class XI Welding Engineering 1 which numbered 26
students and Class XI Welding Engineering 2 which numbered 24 students, the sample was taken
from the entire existing population, this is called demographic study research. Based on the above
statement, so the sample of this study was taken referring to the entire Welding Engineering Class
XI 1 and Welding Engineering Class XI 2 at SMK N Payakumbuh as shown in table 1.
Number of
No Class
Students
1 XI Welding Engineering 1 26
2 XI Welding Engineering 2 24
Total 50
In research, there must be a process for reaching data to get data that is as clear as possible. The
main way of collecting data is to collect good data. Data was collected based on the class theory
ability test. Techniques for analysing data used are normality testing, uniformity, and T test.
Research Procedure
In this study the author wants to know, measure or describe the relationship between
theoretical ability (X) and the results of practical skills (Y). This research was conducted at SMK
Negeri 2 Payakumbuh, the object of research was Class XI Welding Engineering which was divided
into two groups and in general the research process can be divided into three stages, including:
preparation, implementation and completion, 1) The observation preparation stage is carried out
at SMK Negeri 2 Payakumbuh, 2) Make a research schedule to collect needs analysis data on
aspects of theoretical ability.
Research Instruments
The instrument used in this research is a questionnaire. According to (Vodă et al., 2022)
Questionnaires are tools for obtaining data in the form of a list of questions distributed to
respondents in order to obtain answers in writing. In this study, the authors used a closed
questionnaire. Regarding closed questionnaires. According to (Sishchuk et al., 2020), questions
that require short answers or answers are given by rounding off certain notes. The list of things
asked is designed through answer options, respondents are directed to select one or more
answers through the options created. According to (Sinclair et al., 2023), research instruments
are equipment for making observations of natural and social phenomena. Research instruments
are measuring equipment used to obtain data. The questionnaire used in this study is through
the use of a Likert scale which measures the attitudes, opinions, and perceptions of individuals
or groups about social phenomena. ‘On this Likert scale, five options are offered as questions
ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
This questionnaire is structured based on a network of instrumental variables. The variables used
in this study include: Theoretical capacity (X), practical outcome (Y). The following is the instrument
grids of motivation and learning-based variables:
Number
Question
No Variables Indicators of Scale
Number
Questions
1 Theoretical Ability a. Rapid and Regular 1, 2, 3 3 Likert
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b. Teacher's ability to 4, 5, 6 3
teach
c. Student condition 7, 8, 9 3
d. Students' 10, 11, 3
environmental 12
conditions
e. Remember what is 13, 3
seen rather than what 14,15
is heard
f. Teachers' efforts to 16, 17 2
teach students
2 Practicum Score Results a. Shaping Attitudes
b. Increase knowledge
c. Experience when
doing the practical
d. The role of the teacher
during the practicum
The final stages of this research instrument are: Collecting data on learning outcomes in
measuring students' theoretical abilities and SMAW welding practical skills test results. Processing
value data from two object classes. And Drawing conclusions from the results obtained according
to the techniques for analysing the data used.
The description of this research data has the aim of providing a description of the relationship
between theoretical competence in the field of welding and the actual SMAW welding results of
class XI students of SMK Negeri 2 Payakumbuh. This research was conducted at SMK N 2
Payakumbuh from September to August, where researchers wanted to see the relationship
between theoretical ability and student academic achievement. The relationship between
theoretical capacity in the field of welding is shown through questions in the form of a theoretical
capacity questionnaire totalling 17 questions with 5 options including Strongly Agree (SS), Agree
(S), Disagree (KS), Disagree (TS). Strongly Disagree (STS) which was given face-to-face and
distributed to respondents. The statements in the questionnaire include statements that are in
accordance with the response evaluation criteria. While the data on the results of SMAW welding
training is based on the points obtained by students during the training process. Data were taken
from 50 respondents including 26 students of class XI TPL 1 and 24 students of class XI TPL 1.
Data analysis was conducted in this study to describe the relationship between theoretical
competence in welding and the results of SMAW welding practice. Based on the responses of
respondents from a total of 50 students of SMK N 2 Payakumbuh, it can be described as follows:
Test
To confirm theoretical ability Validity is a measure of the effectiveness or correctness of an
instrument. How to calculate the value through the use of the Product Moment correlation formula
through the use of SPSS version 25. The rxy value achieved will be used as a reference for the
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current product price at a significant level of 0.05, if Rxy> rtable then the item is achieved valid
results. Summary of validity checks where r is calculated to match the r product moment table
with a significance level of 0.05 df = (N-2). If r count is higher than r table then the question is
said to be valid. Based on the results of the validity check carried out by the researcher, all data
are valid and need to be further tested for reliability.
Check Reliability
The theoretical ability to check the reliability of an instrument is that it is reliable enough to
be used as a tool in obtaining data because the instrument is good. Item reliability analysis is
carried out only on items reported as valid and not on all untested items.
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's Alpha N of Items
0,783 17
Validity is a measure that shows the levels of validity or validity of an instrument ‘. how to
calculate the validity process through the use of the Product Moment correlation formula using
SPSS version 25. The rxy value achieved will be discussed through the product moment price at
a significant level of 0.05, if Rxy> rtable then the item is said to be valid.
Summary of the validity test where r count is matched through the r product moment table at the
0.05 singnificant rate df = (N-2). If r counts above r table then the item is said to be valid. Based
on the results of the validity test carried out by researchers, each valild data is followed by a
reliability test.
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's Alpha N of Items
0,792 20
Judging from the reliability test table with a reliability coefficient of 0.792 with a very reliable
interpretation. After the validity and reliability tests are carried out, the researcher proceeds to
the next stage, namely the requirement test in the form of Normality, Homogeneity and T-Test
tests.
Normality Test
The results of testing the normality requirements of the research data, carried out through the
use of the Kolmogrov Smirnov test technique (K-S Test), are a reference for rejecting and accepting
the decision whether the data distribution is normal or not from the research sample, a good
regression model that has a residual number that has a normal distribution. Normality test data
is set at alpha significance (α = 0.05).
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ANOVA
Sum of Df Mean Squares F .Sig
Squares
Between Groups 3492.810 1 3492.810 91.550 .000
Within Groups 3738.900 98 38.152
Total 7231.710 99
Based on the results of the homogeneity test process above, it can be seen from the anova table
that the significance value is 0.000 <0.005, so a conclusion can be reached that the variants of
the two data or data population groups are not the same. then it will continue to the Independent
sample T-Test test.
T-Test
T-Test is one of the types of parametric statistical tests used to test the significance and
relevance of one or two groups. Independent Sample T-Test is used to test two groups of samples
that have no relationship. This T-Test was carried out through the use of the SPSS 25 application,
through a significance level at the 0.05 level (α = 5%).
Table 7: T-Test
Group Statistics
N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error Mean
Teknik Pengelasan Teorikal 50 68.32 5.971 0.844
Hasil Belajar 50 80.14 6.376 0.902
Based on the results of the data above, it can be seen from the significance value that there is
0.000, which is smaller than 0.05, so a conclusion can be reached where the data achieved means
that the research data between theoretical abilities and student welding practical skills have a
real interrelated relationship.
Discussion
This study found a relationship between the ability of welding theory through the results of
SMAW welding practice of students from class XI SMK Negeri 2 Payakumbuh. Theory is an
abstraction of reality, theory includes a group of principles and definitions that conceptually
organize aspects of the world, experiments, systems, theory includes hypotheses, basic
propositions and axioms that are interdependent on capacity, especially capacity, capacity, power.
do something learned during the study of theory During the teaching and learning process,
educators convey the theory to be discussed. After providing the theory of professional education,
educators provide practical exercises to acquire skills that students can accept. Understanding is
a person's skill to understand or comprehend something after it is known and remembered. In
other words, understanding is knowing a thing and being able to review it through different
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perspectives. According to (Jabarullah & Iqbal Hussain, 2019), direct learning is a method of
delivering teaching materials through the use of tools or objects, as demonstrated, through the
hope that students become clear, easy to understand, and accompanied by being able to
understand. convey. the intended material. and a day in society. This method allows students to
apply, test and adapt the theory to real life conditions through practice or work. This is where
students practice, practice and will receive excellent teaching in carrying out the development
and refinement of the skills needed. Research data on theoretical ability variables obtained a
mean value of 4.016, standard deviation of 0.782. While the Actual Result variable obtained a
mean value of 4.007 and a standard deviation of 0.822. Before distributing data to test
hypotheses, normality and homogeneity tests were previously carried out. After it was known that
the data had a normal distribution and the two research variables, namely theoretical possibility
(X) and actual results (Y) had a linear relationship, hypothesis testing was carried out. The results
of the data analysis showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between
theoretical ability and internship results, where the correlation coefficient is 0.701 and the
significance figure (two-sided) is 0.000, meaning that theoretical ability means that there is a
significant difference between theoretical ability and internship results.
Based on the direct research experience during this study, there are a number of things that
have been learned and may be a number of factors that can be noted for future researchers to
further add to the perfection of this study. because this researcher himself certainly has
shortcomings that should continue to be improved in the future study. The limitations of this
study include the above: The results of the study are based on the honesty of the respondents to
answer the research questionnaire. This research is cross-sectional, meaning that it is only
examined in a limited period of time and only to show that the conditions that occur take place
when research and changes that may have occurred or will occur, cannot be observed.
Conclusion
Based on the results of the research and discussion described in the chapter above,
conclusions can be reached where the results of this study are in line and provide mutual support
through theoretical studies which generally show a positive relationship between the ability of
Welding Engineering Students with SMAW Welding. Internship results at SMK Negeri 2
Payakumbuh. This means that the higher the student's theoretical ability, the higher the results
of the practice of SMAW welding techniques and vice versa. Based on the research, discussion
and conclusions described above, recommendations can be given including the following:
During the learning process, students should follow good teaching, try to develop good learning
methods, so that the ability to understand the theory well increases so as to improve the results
of SMAW welding practice; Teachers pay more attention to students during the learning process
to improve their theoretical abilities later, which will also have an impact on improving student
practice results in the field of SMAW welding; In schools, it is hoped that schools will encourage
more efforts to improve students' reasoning abilities, such as considering what efforts can be
made to create good learning methods and activities for students to increase the effectiveness
and efficiency of learning in schools.
Acknowledgement
The researcher would like to thank all the elements that have contributed to this research for
the 11th grade students of SMK Negeri 2 Payakumbuh, thanks to the mechanical engineering
department of Universitas Negeri Padang, SMK Negeri 2 Payakumbuh, lecturers, teachers, and
staff.
Declaration
Funding statement
This research did not receive any specific grants from any funding agency in the public,
commercial, or non-profit sectors.
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Conflict interest
The author states that there was no conflict when conducting the research.
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