Industrial work practice, discipline, and vocational interest on motorcycle engineering students’ work readiness
Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia March 30, 2026 Volume 12, Number 1 4 authors
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This study aimed to examine the influence of Industrial Work Practice, Discipline, and Vocational Interest on students’ work readiness in the Motorcycle Engineering Department at SMK Negeri 2 Palembang. This research employed a quantitative correlational design involving 72 twelfth-grade students selected using saturated sampling. Data were collected through Likert-scale questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, simple regression, and multiple linear regression with IBM SPSS 25. The results showed that Industrial Work Practice had a positive and significant effect on work readiness (R² = 0.171; p < 0.05), Discipline demonstrated the strongest influence (R² = 0.390; p < 0.05), and Vocational Interest also significantly affected work readiness (R² = 0.122; p < 0.05). Simultaneously, the three variables contributed 59.2% to students’ work readiness. These findings indicate that practical industrial experience, strong discipline, and vocational interest are important factors in improving vocational students’ readiness to enter the workforce.
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Rian Mahesa
universitas negeri padang
Hasan Maksum
Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
Wagino Wagino
Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
Heri Prabowo
Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
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Rian Mahesa; Hasan Maksum; Wagino Wagino; Heri Prabowo (2026). Industrial work practice, discipline, and vocational interest on motorcycle engineering students’ work readiness. Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia, 12(1), 256-265. https://doi.org/10.29210/020266965
Rian Mahesa; Hasan Maksum; Wagino Wagino; Heri Prabowo. "Industrial work practice, discipline, and vocational interest on motorcycle engineering students’ work readiness." Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia 12, no. 1 (2026): 256-265. https://doi.org/10.29210/020266965
Rian Mahesa; Hasan Maksum; Wagino Wagino; Heri Prabowo (2026) 'Industrial work practice, discipline, and vocational interest on motorcycle engineering students’ work readiness', Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia, 12(1), pp. 256-265. https://doi.org/10.29210/020266965
Rian Mahesa; Hasan Maksum; Wagino Wagino; Heri Prabowo. "Industrial work practice, discipline, and vocational interest on motorcycle engineering students’ work readiness." Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia, vol. 12, no. 1, 2026, pp. 256-265. https://doi.org/10.29210/020266965