Sudiyatno, Mingchang Wu, Agus Budiman, Didik Purwantoro, Tuatul Mahfud, Ibnu Siswanto
Indonesian governments give greater attention to vocational education in the secondary and tertiary levels because of their crucial role in economic and infrastructure sustainability development. Therefore, this study purported to identify the correlation and causal effects of instructional quality for the vocational school student's self-efficacy, academic achievement, and career optimism. Data were collected using three validated instruments and student's academic achievement report from 253 students of a public vocational school in Indonesia. A Pearson' correlation and structural equation modelling were conducted to analyse the four variables relationships and causal effects. The findings revealed that students' perceptions on the teaching quality positively and significantly related to their self-efficacy, academic achievement, and career optimism. Furthermore, the better vocational teachers deliver their material in the classroom activities, the higher students' belief to perform a specific task which simultaneously facilitates them to reach higher academic achievement and career optimism. Based on the findings of this study, several practical implications and suggestions were proposed. © 2019 Primrose Hall Publishing Group.
Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia; National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Taiwan; Politeknik Negeri Balikpapan, Indonesia; National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Taiwan; Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia
