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Effectiveness of 6C Skills Activities on Industrial Design Course (RBI)

Journal of Curriculum and Teaching
Journal · Vol. 14 · Issue 4 · pp. 274-288
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess how well the 6C Skills activities are implemented in the Industrial Design (RBI) course at the Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education (FPTV), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), regarding the soft skills mastery and project results of the students. Participants included 92 Bachelor of Vocational Education (SMPV) students, 50 of whom were in the treatment group (TG) and 42 of whom were in the control group (CG). 49 TG lecturers and 44 CG lecturers made up the total of 93 lecturers that participated. Project assessments and questionnaires were utilised to gather data for the study, which had a quasi-experimental design. Since the normality test revealed an anomalous distribution of the data, non-parametric statistical tests such the Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed-Rank were used to analyse the data. The findings indicated that TG and CG significantly differed in their attainment of student project outcomes (U = 566.500, p < .001), with TG performing better. A significant increase in TG for all subcomponents was also seen in the post score of 6C Skills competence (Z varied from -5.533 to -5.996, p < .001), but the increase in CG was less pronounced. These results demonstrate how well the 6C Skills-based teaching strategy works to enhance 21st-century abilities. This research has significant ramifications for the advancement of TVET pedagogy that is more dynamic, comprehensive, and pertinent to the demands of the future industry. © Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Vocational education 21st century teaching 6C skills industrial design SMPV students

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Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Faculty of Technical and Vocational, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
Funding & Acknowledgements
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, UTHM
Grant: vot Q839
Funding text 1: This research was supported by Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) through University Contract Grant (vot Q839).; Funding text 2: This research was supported by Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) through University Contract Grant (vot Q839). The authors would also like to thank Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Negeri Padang for funding this work with a contract number: 1822/UN35.15/LT/2024.
Universitas Negeri Padang, UNP
Grant: 1822/UN35.15/LT/2024
Funding text 1: This research was supported by Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) through University Contract Grant (vot Q839).; Funding text 2: This research was supported by Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) through University Contract Grant (vot Q839). The authors would also like to thank Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Negeri Padang for funding this work with a contract number: 1822/UN35.15/LT/2024.
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