THE EFFECT OF SITUATIONAL FACTORS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF STUDENTS IN THE CHOICE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXPERTISE PROGRAM IN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE YOGYAKARTA SPECIAL TERRITORY

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This study aims to describe situational and psychological factors, the choice of the mechanical engineering
expertise program, and find out determinations of situational and psychological factors on the choice of the
mechanical engineering expertise program in Vocational High Schools (VHSs) in the Yogyakarta Special
Territory. This was a correlational study which was ex post facto in nature. It was conducted in state and
private VHSs belonging to the technology and engineering group in the mechanical engineering expertise
program in the Yogyakarta Special Territory. The data were collected through inventories, observation
sheets, and documents. The data were analyzed using the descriptive analysis, regression analysis, and path
analysis. The results of the descriptive analysis show that the scores of situational factors are in the high
category, those of psychological factors are in the high category, and that of the choice of the mechanical
engineering expertise program in VHSs is in the high category. The research hypothesis testing shows that:
(a) there are significant effects of situational factors (family, previous school, and social environments),
and psychological factors (students’ information mastery, self-understanding, and attitudes) on the choice
of the mechanical engineering expertise in VHSs with a contribution of 53.8%; and (b) based on the results
of path analysis showed that the choice of the mechanical engineering expertise program in VHSs by junior
high school (JHS) graduates is dominantly affected by a situational factor in the form of social environment
and the most influential psychological factors are students’ self-understanding and attitudes.

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