Development of Training Courses to Enhance Competence in Learning Management, Design, and Control of Automatic Robots using Computer Language for Secondary School Teachers

Abstract

Background and Aims: Robots are machines with internal mechanisms. They can work with humans or work instead of humans, and can prioritize work plans before or after. Therefore, robot design and control are very important. This research aims to 1) study basic information, problems, and needs in developing training courses, 2) develop training courses, 3) apply training courses, and 4) evaluate training courses to enhance the competence of learning management, design, and control of automatic robots with computer language for secondary school teachers.

Methodology: It is a research and curriculum development (Research and Development) by proceeding with the following 4 stages: Stage 1: Study basic information; Stage 2: Develop the curriculum; Stage 3: Implement the curriculum; and Stage 4: Evaluate the training curriculum to enhance the competence in learning management, design and control of automatic robots with computer language for secondary school teachers. The population and sample for the study of basic information were science and technology teachers who were assigned to teach design and automatic robots at the secondary school level, 55 secondary schools in the Office of the Secondary Education Service Area, Kalasin, totaling 110 people. The sample group was determined using the Krejcie & Morgan table (Krejcie & Morgan, 1970, 607-610), resulting in 86 samples. The sample was selected by purposive sampling. The target group for the curriculum implementation was science and technology teachers who were assigned to teach design and automatic robots at the secondary school level, in 9 secondary schools in the Office of the Secondary Education Service Area. The instruments used were the current status and development needs questionnaire, the training curriculum, and the consistency assessment form. Course suitability, test, satisfaction questionnaire, and course evaluation form. Statistics used for data analysis include percentage, mean and standard deviation.

Results: 1. The current problems in the development of training courses, overall and in every aspect, are at a high level. The need for development, overall, is at a high level. 2. The training course, it was found that the developed training course has 7 components: 1) Background and importance of the problem, 2) Principles of the course, 3) Objectives of the course, 4) Content, Consisting of 4.1) Basic knowledge and skills in electronics, 4.2) Robot design with computer programs, 4.3) Programming automatic robot control with computer language, 4.4) Writing automatic robot learning management plans, and 4.5) Measuring and evaluating automatic robot learning management results. 5) Training activities, 6) Media and learning resources, and 7) Measurement and evaluation. The course is at a high level of overall consistency and is also at a high level of overall appropriateness. 3. The results of the implementation of the training course found that the teachers who received training had post-training test scores higher than 80 percent, with statistical significance at a level of .01, and were highly satisfied with the organization of the training activities. 4. The results of the evaluation of the training course, it was found that overall and in every aspect, were at a high level.

Conclusion: The development of a training course to enhance competence in learning management, design and control of automatic robots using computer language has 7 components: 1) background and importance of the problem, 2) principles of the course, 3) objectives of the course, 4) content, 5) training activities, 6) media and learning resources, and 7) measurement and evaluation. The results of the course evaluation found that overall, and in every aspect, was at a high level. Therefore, it can be used and further developed.