IMPLEMENTATION OF GROUP GUIDANCE STRATEGY TOWARDS IMPROVING THE ABILITY TO EMPATHY INTERPERSONALLY OF GRADE X STUDENTS AT MA BIRRUL WALIDAIN NW RENSING

Abstract

Learning to socialize and empathize with their surroundings is a continuous process in an individual's life. Students in high school are entering the adolescent developmental stage. The research question is how does the application of group guidance strategies improve students' interpersonal empathy at MA Birrul Walidain NW Rensing? The aim of this study was to determine the results of the application of group guidance strategies in improving the interpersonal empathy skills of class X students at MA Birrul Walidain NW Rensing. The research method used was classroom action research (CAR). The results showed that 1) Prior to the research, the results of the questionnaire instrumentation application showed that of the 12 10th-grade students, 58.3% fell into the moderate category and 41.7% fell into the low category. 2) After the research was conducted in Cycle I, which provided group guidance services and supporting services in the form of an instrumentation application and data collection, the questionnaire results showed changes: the high category increased from 0% to 33.3%, the medium category increased from 41.7% to 50%, and the low category decreased from 41.7% to 16.7%. 3) Then in the implementation of cycle II, the researcher showed that by following up on the results of cycle I, namely by maximizing the implementation of group guidance services and supporting services in the form of instrumentation applications and data sets so that the results of the instrument application in the form of a questionnaire showed a change, namely in the high category it increased from 33.3% to 75%, in the medium category it decreased from 50% to 33.3%, and in the low category it also decreased from 16% to 0%.