Relevance of Physical Education Study Program Curriculum towards the Graduates^ Competence: Graducates^ Perspectives Hedi Ardiyanto Hermawan (a*), Ahmad Rithaudin (b)
a) Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
b) Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
Abstract
This research aims to examine the relevance of the Physical Education Study Program curriculum towards the graduates^ competences based on the graduates^ perspectives. This research was a descriptive study with survey method. The research subjects were the graduates of Physical Education Study Program who had graduated in the range of 2013-2018. The research instruments were a questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed to the research samples via online, as it was considered in having advantages such as more cost-effective (no need to print and send by post), did not require a lot of staff in its distribution (data was entered by the respondents themselves into the system), the output results would be better, faster processing (data was collected in the system so that processing was conducted faster), and it was likely that more respondents were reached. The analysis of the data used the descriptive analysis techniques as it could describe how long the graduates got a job and the relevance of the study program to the field of work. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that several things related to this research. Physical Education Study Program graduates have been identified from 2013-2018 with a total data consists of 222 graduates. In addition, there is a relevance between the curriculum and the graduates^ competences in the components of knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
Keywords: Relevance, Physical Education Study Program Curriculum, graduates^ perspectives