Usability testing and the social analysis on online counselling system for recommendations in technical vocational schools

Abstract

Abstract With the great numbers of vocational schools in Indonesia, there should be plenty of jobs available and to decrease the number of unemployment. The purpose of this research was to help schools to assist students in choosing major courses that suit their skills and interests so the students could feel motivated to participate in the learning process and in the end, they could understand the lesson well. Placement test was carried out to determine the prior knowledge of new students so that they could easily be directed to the appropriate courses. The results of the test were analyzed as a basis to conduct counselling to students. This research was developed by using the R&D method and the final product was in the form of a computer application. This application was tested at SMKN Bali Mandara. The results showed that the application can help students to choose major courses that fit their interests, and have counselling based on the results of the test. It needs to be tested again regarding its usability by using the System Usability Scale (SUS) to measure the level of user satisfaction. The test results in the range of 66,125, this means it is good.