VALIDATING CREATIVE THINKING IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: A SECOND-ORDER CFA APPROACH IN TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION
Riyan Arthur (a*), Sugeng Priyanto (b), Arris Maulana (c), Happy Karlina Marjo (d), Amelia Vinayastri (e), Ahmad (f), Fathimah Hajar Al Adawiyyah (g), Puput Delia Indriani (c), Alifah Ayra Fauziah (c)

a) Educational Research and Evaluation, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, East Jakarta, Indonesia
*arthur[at]unj.ac.id
b) Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, East Jakarta, Indonesia
c) Building Engineering Education, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, East Jakarta, Indonesia
d) Guidance and Counseling, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, East Jakarta, Indonesia
e) Early Childhood Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Indonesia
f) Non-Formal Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia
g) Educational Research and Evaluation, Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Indonesia

Abstract

This research aims to develop vocational literacy-based instruments that provide information about the creative thinking skills of Vocational High School (SMK) students in Construction and Building Technology enabling them to solve problems and design innovative solutions in interior design learning. This will prepare students to enter the industrial world. Using the Four-D (Define, Design, Develop, Disseminate) model research and development (R&D) approach. The analysis of creative thinking constructs based on vocational literacy was carried out using a reflective measurement model with the Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) method in JASP, using 18 items. The analysis showed that the goodness-of-fit index and several factor loadings did not meet expectations. Therefore, the nine best question items with the highest loading factor value in each indicator were selected. Further testing showed that the selected items exhibited strong correlation with their dimensions. Therefore, the final instrument consists of 9 questions based on vocational literacy to measure the creative thinking abilities of Construction and Building Technology Vocational School students in interior design learning elements.

Keywords: Instrument Development, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Creative Thinking, Vocational High Schools

Topic: STEM Education