ABSTRACT
This research aims to study the impact of a work-based learning model of students’ work attitudes and learning achievements in machining practice in vocational education. This experimental study was conducted in two manufacturing industries in Yogyakarta Special Region and in a machine workshop in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. The research population included all students undertaking the course of Complex Machining Process, with a total number of 85 students. The research sample consisted of 32 students, determined by a purposive sampling technique. The experiment was conducted using post-test-only control design. The data collection techniques were questionnaires, observation sheets, documentation, and learning output assessment. Data was analyzed with descriptive analysis and different-test with significance level of 0.05. Before the analysis of test-different, first the normality and homogeneity of the research data were tested. The research results revealed that there are significant differences in students’ work attitudes and learning achievements in the class using the work-based learning model (experimental class) and the class that did not use the work-based learning model (control class). The students’ work attitudes and learning achievements in the experimental class were better than those in the control class.
