Influence of Perception about Quality of Midwifery Laboratory Practice Learning Towards Students Satisfaction at Midwifery Study Program of Magelang, Health Polytechnic of Semarang Year 2007

Abstract

Midwifery Study Program of Magelang is one of the educational institutions following the National Curriculum year 2002 has an orientation to development of Sciences, Technology, and Professionalism. Learning prcess is conducted theoretically and practically at laboratory and field. Practice at laboratory is provided to develop ability of affective knowledge and psychomotor. The institution has already done efforts to improve quality of laboratory learning, but there is still any complaint from students. Quality of Field Learning Experience (FLE) is measured by perception about reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangible. Aim of this research was to know influence of perception about quality of midwifery laboratory practice learning towards studentssatisfaction at Midwifery Study Program of Magelang, Health Polytechnic of Semarang. This was observational research using Cross-Sectional approach. Sample was carried out by proportional sampling for 168 students. Independent variables were reliability, resposiveness, assurance, empathy, and tangible. Result of multivariate analysis using Logistic Regression shows that variable of tangible influences students satisfaction (p = 0.000) and it means that improving students satisfaction has to be done by improving physical facilities. The institution should add number of lecturer, develop FLE method, share a task schedule for laboratory technician, and conduct meeting among students, management, and lecturers at Midwifery Study Program of Magelang. Sumber Utama : www.mikm.undip.ac.id