Zulfahmi Burhan Amali, S. Arianto Leman
This research was aimed at investigating the improvement of students' learning achievements by applying the module on aluminium casting practices. This was an experiment study with a Pre-test Post-test Control Group design. The population was the tenth grade students (96) of Machining Engineering at a state vocational high school SMKN 2 Wonosari and the sample consisted of students in X MA and X MC. The data were collected using observations and tests which were then analyzed descriptively. The result shows that 14 students in the control group met the minimum criteria for completeness (score 75) while in the experiment group, there were 23 students reaching the score. The mean score of the experiment group was better than that of the control group (75>69). The average of the students' learning achievement in the experiment group increased 31%, while the gain of the control group was only 18%. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Mechanical Engineering Education, Faculty of Engineering, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia
