The Guided Inquiry Framework of the Virtual Programming Lab (VPL) Micro learning-based for Improving Programming Algorithm

Abstract

The implementation of learning at vocational colleges in the Covid-19 era, which is required to be carried out online, raises many obstacles, especially in practical learning, effective learning methods, and technical implementation problems. However, these obstacles can be overcome by implementing a virtual programming lab (VPL) based on micro-learning so that students can carry out online programming practices using mobile devices or smartphones. The Virtual Programming Lab (VPL) module in e-learning provides a programming environment consisting of an editor, compiler, assessment, and plagiarism checker. The micro learning-based VPL framework is conceptually designed with the guided inquiry method to increase students' self-study motivation, can be done anytime and anywhere, and can create collaborative learning because it is adapted to the interests and learning habits of Z-generation learners. The framework model is validated by e-learning experts, instructional experts, and programming algorithm experts. The results show that the developed framework model is valid. While the usability perception aspect of the subject of the Informatics Engineering Study Program, University of Technology Akba Makassar indicates that most students can accept the use of the VPL framework in e-learning