Mimbar Ilmu
Vol. 27 No. 3 (2022): Desember

Virtual Laboratory as A New Educational Trend Post Covid-19: An Effectiveness Study

Doni Tri Putra Yanto (Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia)
Maryatun Kabatiah (Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan, Indonesia)
Hermi Zaswita (STKIP Muhammadiyah Sungai Penuh, Jambi, Indonesia)
Nizwardi Jalinus (Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia)
Refdinal Refdinal (Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Dec 2022

Abstract

The virtual laboratory is one of the popular trends for implementing remote learning in vocational education during the COVID-19 to Post-COVID-19 pandemic, either as a substitute or as a complement to learning in a Real Laboratory. This study discusses the effectiveness analysis of the virtual laboratory as a practicum learning media to support remote or online learning implementation. The purpose of this study was to analyses the virtual laboratory's effectiveness as a learning media in the learning process of the Power Electronics Practicum in Post-COVID-19. The type of research applied is a Pre-experimental Design with a One-Group Pretest-Posttest design. The Performance Appraisal Rubric is used as an instrument to collect research data. The virtual laboratory's effectiveness is known from the difference analysis of pretest and post-test scores using the Paired Sample T-test. Meanwhile, Cohen's d effect size analysis was used to determine the effect size. The results showed that the virtual laboratory was effectively used as a practicum learning media with a large effect category. Thus, it can be concluded that the virtual laboratory can be an effective choice for implementing practical learning in supporting the implementation of remote learning.  

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Journal Info

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MI

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Subject

Education

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Mimbar Ilmu is published by Research and Community Service Institution Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha. Mimbar Ilmu aims at becoming the publication center of education researches in instruction, learning and teaching, curriculum development, learning environment, teacher education, educational ...