APPLICATION OF SOLUTIONS-FOCUSED COUNSELING (SFC) TO IMPROVE STUDENT MOTIVATION: AN SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of solution-focused counseling to improve student learning motivation. The research method used is Single Subject Research with A-B-A design. The subject of this study was the eighth-grade students of SMP 13 Padang. Five children who had very low learning motivation as subjects of SFC intervention. Data collection instruments of this research are learning motivation scale, interview, and observation. Data analysis techniques are used with visual analysis of data and graphics. The findings of this study indicate that counseling focuses on effective solutions to improve student learning motivation on the subject of AF, AB, GL, AG, RZ, as a result of changes in counseling. Furthermore, SFC is also effective in increasing student motivation in the baseline phase to increase during an intervention. In addition, the target subject was active during the counseling process and satisfied with the SFC intervention provided by the counselor. Based on the research findings it is suggested that counselors apply SFC in counseling both individuals and groups. Research findings provide a theoretical contribution to SFC which is applied in improving learning motivation.