Application of Self-Management Techniques to Increase Learning Engagement in Junior High School Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out 1) Description learning engagement student. 2) Description of the implementation of counseling with techniques self management. 3) Application of techniques self management can improve learning engagement student. This study uses a quantitative method, with a modelLike an experiment. Experiment design nonequivalent control group design.  The population of this study were 18 students from 32 class VII students of SMPN 4 Tanasitolo who were identified as having learning engagement low and the study sample was 16 students which were divided into the experimental group and the control group, each of which consisted of 8 students. Sampling by technique proportionate stratified random sampling. Data collection uses a scale instrument learning engagement and observation guidelines. Data analysis used descriptive statistical analysis and parametric analysis, namely the t test. The results of this study indicate that: 1) Level learning engagement experimental group students and the control group at the timepretest are in the low category. Whenposttest, students in the experimental group are in the high category and the control group remains in the low category. 2) Implementation of technical counseling self management carried out with procedures that have been designed through three stages and namely the first stage (group formation and introduction), the self-management technique implementation stage, the evaluation and termination stage, student participation is in the high category.