Group Guidance Services to Improve Students' Social Skills in the School Environment
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https://doi.org/10.62872/jb.v1i3.577Keywords:
group guidance, social skills, social interaction, junior high schoolAbstract
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of group guidance services in improving students' social skills in the school environment. Social skills are fundamental competencies that support students' success both academically and in their daily lives. This study employed a quantitative approach using a pre-experimental design (one-group pretest-posttest design) involving 30 eighth-grade students at a junior high school selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a Social Skills Scale that had been tested for validity and reliability, and subsequently analyzed using the Paired Sample T-Test through SPSS 25.0. The results revealed a significant difference between students' social skills scores before and after participating in group guidance services (t = -12.847; p = 0.000 < 0.05). The mean social skills score increased from 78.47 at pretest to 96.83 at posttest, yielding a mean gain of 18.37 points. Techniques applied in the group guidance sessions included group discussion, sociodrama, cooperative games, and homeroom activities. These findings confirm that structured group guidance services facilitated by an active counselor can significantly improve students' social interaction, interpersonal communication, empathy, and social ethics
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