Currently, Indonesia and the rest of the world are facing the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The spread of the COVID-19 virus has forced school students in Indonesia and other parts of the world to study from home by smart learning. One of smart learning solution for students is learning based on ICT (Information and Communication Technology). This study aims to determine: (1) the readiness of vocational high school (VHS) students in West Java in ICT-based smart learning in terms of 3 aspects, namely cognitive, affective and psychomotor, and (2) the external supports for the implementation of smart learning. The data collection method used in the study was a survey method, while the data analysis used was quantitative descriptive analysis. The type of data in this study is primary data source from respondents or individuals from groups representing the VHS’s population throughout West Java. The results showed that ICT-based smart learning has been widely implemented in many VHS’s in West Java. In term of gender, female students showed average result for the three aspect (77.31%) better than male students (73.84%). Meanwhile, based on their grade, grade X showed average result (77.59%) better than grade XI (76.54%) and XII (73.78%). Moreover, based on the school location (city or suburb area), it showed that in average, VHS’s students in the city of Bandung (namely SMKN 4 Bandung) obtained very good criteria (82.20%), while VHS’s students in suburb area (namely SMKN 1 Maja) only obtained good criteria (70.54%). It can be concluded, that in general vacation high school students were ready for the implementation of ICT-based smart learning.
Keywords: Smart learning, cognitive, affective and psychomotor aspects, Information and Communication Technology, Vocational High SchoolU
Topic: The Response of Covid-19 Pandemic on TVET Provision
