Challenges, Opportunities, Solutions to Creativity Competencies of Students of Building Engineering Vocational Schools

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10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_7How to use a DOI?

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Building Engineering; Creativity Competencies; Vocational Schools

Abstract

A key component of education in the twenty-first century is creativity, which may help pupils solve challenges and change with the times. The 2015 Global Creativity Index (GCI) shows that Indonesian pupils generally have poor levels of creativity. By identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). in the industry as well as gaining an understanding of the components - crucial factors in developing strategies for increasing creativity skills - this study seeks to evaluate the phenomena of creative abilities of vocational students. A closed questionnaire was used in this mixed-method study, which included 165 vocational students from Surakarta, Central Java, as participants. Data were gathered through surveys and interviews. Processing survey data involved descriptive statistical analysis. The SWOT theory, which is frequently used in strategic thinking as a beneficial tool for extrapolating internal (strengths/weaknesses) and external (opportunities/ threats), was also used in the data analysis process. According to the study's findings, students’ creative abilities can be gauged by their quickness in questioning, ability to brainstorm, ability to map problems from different domains, and ability to integrate ideas that were deemed sufficient. A very good rating was given to the skill of asking for group opinions when working on student assignments. The following are some of the opportunities, obstacles, and solutions: project completion, identifying learning resources, generating ideas, comprehending learning, developing new ideas, understanding the project as a whole, inspiration sources, and how to handle challenges. It is anticipated that the study's findings will improve instruction and student satisfaction with it. Implications With the help of the innovation of highly skilled vocational students majoring in building engineering, the outcomes of these findings are anticipated to help improve the quality of learning.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sri Sumarni
AU  - Fahrudin Ali Fikri
AU  - Agus Efendi
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/06
TI  - Challenges, Opportunities, Solutions to Creativity Competencies of Students of Building Engineering Vocational Schools
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th Vocational Education International Conference (VEIC-5 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 45
EP  - 51
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_7
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-198-2_7
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