Cover Letter - Author response to Reviewer and Editor

Manuscript ID IJIET-8224
Title Validity Test Analysis of Virtual Laboratory-Based Job Sheet for Power
Electronics Course

Dear Reviewer and Editor,

First and foremost, the authors would like to express their utmost gratitude to the Editor and
Reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions and for the effort and time spent in
attempting to improve the quality of this article throughout the review process. As such, we
have attempted to address all queries and corrections as best as possible.

“Comments of the Reviewer” have been included (written in black), followed by “Author’s
response” (written in red), which explains how the changes have been incorporated, or provides
further motivation. Some extracts from the paper to show how the reviewers’ comments have
been addressed are written in blue color. The location of the corrections/motivation has been
indicated in red font on the updated manuscript.

We trust we have met the expectations of the Editor and Reviewers.

Author’s detailed response:

Reviewer A:

Comment 1: Title: The Author Wrote this Paper Entitled, “Validity Test Analysis of Virtual
Laboratory-Based Job sheet for Power Electronics Course” it is Well-Written.

Response: thank you for your opinion

Revised text: -
Comment 2: Abstract: you might want to add your location in the abstract. It helps the reader
to understand the culture in which you writing!

Response: The research location has been added to the abstract

Revised text: “The Virtual laboratory-based Job Sheet is used as a practicum guide for
students in the Power Electronics Practicum Course, at the Department of Electrical
Engineering, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia.”

Comment 3: Introduction: Try for the First Paragraph in the introduction to be from the
author himself, without any citations

Response: The first paragraph in the introduction was written by the author himself/herself,
without any citations.

Revised text: “Vocational education (VE) aims to produce competent and professional
graduates in specific fields of expertise. In general, VE also aims to…...”
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Comment 4: The implications of the study were not mentioned

Response: The implications have been added to the manuscript.

Revised text: “This research has important implications for improving the quality of learning
in the power electronics practical course, including…...”

Comment 5: I would like to see some previous studies compared to the results of recent
research

Response: Several previous studies have been added to the manuscript and compared with
the results of recent studies.

Revised text: “Several aspects need to be considered in creating a good VLBJS, such as…...”

Comment 6: How this research would benefit literature and other stakeholders.

Response: The explanation of how this research will benefit the literature and other
stakeholders has been added to the manuscript.

Revised text: “This research can contribute to the literature by adding empirical
evidence…...”

Comment 7: What variables will be measured in this validity test have not been seen in the
introduction

Response: The variables to be measured in this validity test have been included in the
manuscript by adding a literature review.

Revised text: “In this study, the validity variables tested for the VLBJS are…...”

Comment 8: Method: The instrument/questionnaire for this study has just 13 item? It is
adapted or adopted?

Response: This research instrument/questionnaire was adapted from various sources and
customized to meet the specific needs of the research

Comment 9: Discussion: An in-depth discussion needs to be highlighted

Readers want to know how these results were similar or different from other studies

Response: According to suggestions, an in-depth discussion has been highlighted in the

discussion section.

Revised text: The research results show that the developed VLBJS is…”
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“This is consistent with previous research by other researchers who also found…”

“Another study that considered the learning material….”

Additional Comment:

According to suggestions, the authors thank the reviewer for the valuable comment. This
manuscript has undergone extensive English editing. We trust that we have met your
expectations.