The Analysis of SMK Students’ Interest to Pursue Higher Education

(Case Study in The Construction and Property Engineering Program at SMK Negeri 2 Salatiga)

DOI

10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_137How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Students’ Interest; Intrinsic Factors; Extrinsic Factors; Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

Abstract

For SMK students, continuing their studies to higher education after graduation must begin with a sense of interest and passion, as well as a desire to improve the quality of knowledge within themselves or to pursue their dreams. This is also the case for students of SMK N 2 Salatiga in the Construction and Property Engineering Program. However, the choice of study program and university is a difficult issue, as there are various factors that can influence it. The aims of this study are to identify both intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect the interest of students in the Construction and Property Engineering program at SMK Negeri 2 Salatiga in pursuing higher education, as well as to determine the intrinsic factors that have an impact on their interest in this program. The research employs the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis method, specifically Partial Least Square (PLS) based on variance, and was conducted at SMK Negeri 2 Salatiga from February 1–8, 2023. 210 students enrolled in the Construction and Property Engineering program from three different classes, namely XIII KGSP, XII BKP, and XII DPIB, were included in the study population. The findings revealed that intrinsic factors significantly impact students’ interest in pursuing higher education, with the most influential sub-variable being aspirations, as evidenced by a T-statistic value of 11.711. Extrinsic factors also significantly affect students’ interest in continuing their education, with the school environment being the most dominant sub-variable, as evidenced by a T-statistic value of 5.408. Moreover, extrinsic factors can impact interest factors via intrinsic factors, indicating that the substantial impact of extrinsic factors on intrinsic factors can enhance students’ desire to pursue higher education.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bambang Sugiyarto
AU  - Aji Widodo
AU  - Listiyono Budi
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/06
TI  - The Analysis of SMK Students’ Interest to Pursue Higher Education
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Vocational Education International Conference (VEIC-5 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 989
EP  - 994
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_137
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_137
ID  - Sugiyarto2024
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