Validation of “PLANS” Online Training Module

Abstract

High school students sometimes experience confusion in determining career choices for themselves. Therefore, there is a need for career guidance for students both in normal and pandemic conditions. Individuals need career planning to decide on the right career choice. During a pandemic and current technologicaldevelopments, several psychological interventions have been carried out online. However, for online career planning guidance interventions for students during the pandemic, so far, the number is still limited. This study aims to validate the online training module of PLANS career planning, both content validity and functional validity. The content validity test was carried out through professional judgment. The results showed that Aiken's V scores for all subsections ranged from 0.75 to 0.917, meaning that the PLANS online training module has good content validity. The functional test of the module was carried out through a quasi-experiment involving 6 students of class XI. The results of the analysis showed that the average post-test score for career planning was higher than the average pretest score (96.67 > 67.33) with a significance value of 0.028 (sig < 0.05). That is, there is a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of career planning. The participants' career planning scores increased after participating in the PLANS online training. These results indicate that the PLANS online training module has good functional validity. Judging from the content validity and functional validity, it can be concluded that the PLANS online training module has been validated as a career planning intervention that can improve students' career planning skills.