The Impact of Interactive Features on Broadcasting Virtual Laboratory on Vocational Students’ Learning Motivation; Study at SMKN 1 Bangil and SMKN 1 Sragen, East Java, Indonesia

¹ Mass Communication, Department of Communiaction, Faculty of Digital Communication and Hotel & Tourism, Bina NusantaraUniversity, Jakarta, Indonesia, 11480
² Marketing Communication Program, Communication Department, Faculty of Digital Communication and Hotel & Tourism, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia, 11480

^* Corresponding author: iprawira@binus.edu

Abstract

Media learning is a vital component in achieving student learning goals. The development of technology, especially digital media, has made the learning process more diverse. However, media learning is contextual according to the readiness of students, teachers, and technology. Learning institutions are in search for appropriate media learning following the Covid19 pandemic and post-pandemic. Research has found that media learning affects motivation. However, research on virtual media learning laboratories concerning vocational broadcasting study in Indonesia is rare. Binus University developed a virtual laboratory for broadcasting study in response to the media learning gap that follows technological developments in Indonesia but requires further research. This study adopted the Anderson and Garrison model with a quantitative correlation method to find the relationship between interactive features of broadcasting virtual laboratories with student motivation. The research data was obtained through 88 questionnaires with purposive sampling from two vocational schools: SMKN 1 Bangil and SMKN 1 Sragen. The results showed that the interactive feature of the virtual broadcasting laboratory positively affects students’ motivations at both schools, with the image feature of the virtual laboratory as the most influential in students’ motivation. Students feel that pictures help them complete assignments related to the broadcasting course.