What Motivates Parents to Participate in Their Child’s Brain Gym Therapy

The findings in the clinical practice field indicate problems related to the inconsistency of parental participation in the therapy that the child undergoes, namely the absence of parents according to the schedule, non-adherence to the therapist's advice, and premature termination. It raises questions of parents' motivation to participate in their children's therapy while no research in Indonesia examines this topic. The current study aims to understand the description of parents' motivation to participate in their child therapy. This qualitative study was conducted by interviewing 3 mothers (age 23-36 years) whose children (age 3-5 years) undergo brain gym therapy at a psychology bureau in Bandung. They are from the same socioeconomic class, have joined the therapy program for at least one month, and were selected using the purposive sampling technique. The results indicate that the underlying motivation for parental participation in child therapy is parents' need for a change in the child's condition and parents' expectation of the therapeutic outcome. Therapy results that match expectations and positive responses from the environment act as reinforcers that make parents willing to continue participating in child therapy.

The Influence of Youtube as a Classical Guidance Media on Student Learning Motivation during the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study aims to determine the influence of YouTube as a classical guidance media on learning motivation in students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This experimental research uses Posttest Only Control Group Design. The research population is students of 1st grade SMP 3 Kragilan. The research sample consisted of 40 students through random sampling technique, 20 students were the experimental group and 20 students were the control group. Data collection in this study used a questionnaire. The data in this study were analyzed by independent samples t-test using SPSS 16.0 for Windows. The results of the study obtained t count of 2,329, found t table at a significance level of pada (0.05) of 2,021, which means t table < t count. These results prove that YouTube as a classical guidance media has an influence on student learning motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Classical guidance media used youtube has several advantages over other classical guidance service media, by using youtube as a learning media, students are more interested and enthusiastic in participating in classical guidance services

Generation Z Career Identity Formation Through Guidance and Counselling Services

This study aims to describe a generation Z career identity formation through guidance and counselling services. This research used a qualitative approach with the phenomenology method. The research subjects are late adult adolescents (18-25 years) with two people. The selection of informants based on their late teens tended to require counselling and guidance services and began to consider future careers. Data collection methods used were in-depth interviews and observation. These research results are forming career identity, determining interests, having confidence in the career to be pursued, and ownership of figures to explore the chosen career field. Generation Z career identity includes the embodiment of self-concept for the chosen job. The digitalization era also influences generation Z's career identity formation. Therefore, the role of guidance and counselling services is crucial in helping individual planning and specialization.

Parenting Style Influencing Emotions and Attitudes Among Gifted and Talented Students

The development of emotional intelligence is formed as a result of various aspects and one of them is through social interaction among the family. This study aims to see the trend or parenting style that can influence attitudes and emotions among clever students. The focus of this study is to identify the emotional problems and attitudes of clever students, as well as to identify parenting styles that affect the emotions and attitudes of clever students. This study was carried out following the hypothesis that there was no correlation between the emotional problems of the clever students and parenting style, and there is no correlation between the problems of the attitude of the clever students with the parenting style. This is a cross-sectional study, using a non-standard questionnaire built by the researcher, which researchers obtained information on parenting styles that influenced emotions and attitudes among clever students in three high-performance schools in Kuching, Sarawak. The population of the study involved 60 students of various levels from three outstanding academic achievers in Kuching, Sarawak, randomly selected. The implications from this study, parents will be able to see and explore every one of the parenting styles that will affect the emotions and attitudes of children, thus improving themselves in giving the best love for children.

The Correlation Between Students Achievement In Vocabulary And Speaking Ability at Grade 8 Junior High School Students

This research aimed to find out the correlation between students’ vocabulary mastery and speaking ability at grade 8 of SMP Negeri. This research was quantitative research which used correlational technique design. The sample of the research was 30 students of grade eight selected by clustering sampling. The instruments used in the research were vocabulary test and speaking test. Vocabulary test consisted of 50 questions of multiple choices, and speaking test in the form of role play. The research data were in the form of interpretation of students’ vocabulary and speaking test results, and their correlation. Based on data analysis, it was found that students’ vocabulary mastery and speaking ability were fair. They were proved by the mean score 65 for vocabulary mastery and 68 for speaking ability. Moreover, there was strong correlation between students’ vocabulary mastery and speaking ability. It was shown by the rvalue = 0,703 . Keywords:Students’ Achievement, Vocabulary, Speaking

Development of Innovative Creative Character instruments for students in Denpasar

The purpose of this study is to develop and test the feasibility of innovative creative instruments, so as to produce valid and reliable data in measuring innovative creative characters. The innovative creative character instrument is a measuring tool for counseling teachers to determine the level of innovative creative character in students. This study uses themethod Research and Development. Based on the validity test using the product moment formula and reliability using the Cronbach alpha formula, this innovative creative character instrument that has been developed has met the validity and reliaility criteria which can be classified as high. It can be concluded that the development of creative and innovative character instruments for high school/vocational high school students meets the validity standard for measuring innovative creative characters in high school/vocational high school students.

Development of Group Counseling with Modeling Techniques to Increase Efficiency in Career Decisions of Students

This study aims to develop a guidebook for group counseling on modeling techniques to improve self-efficacy in career decision making for vocational students. This research is a type of research and development (R&D). The product acceptance tester of this manual involves 5 experts and practitioners of guidance and counseling. Testing the validity of the content of the manual product using the Lawshe formula and testing the effectiveness by finding the effective contribution (nn effect size) using the Cohen-D formula. The results of the acceptance test data analysis with the Lawshe CVR test obtained a value per item (CVR> 0 or 1) for all items, then the results of the Lawshe CVI analysis obtained a score of 1, then this result means that the value of the content validity of the product content of the group counseling guidebook Modeling technique is high, calculate the effectiveness of the guidebook and get the results 3.17 So based on the value of the effectiveness of the above then according to the criteria. If the value of effect size > 0.50 then the group counseling guide modeling technique is effective to minimize self-efficacy students'in making career decisions. This shows that the level of effectiveness of the modeling technique group counseling guidebook for SMK students is very good, so it is important to develop it for students in school.

The Effectiveness of Behavioral Counseling with Modeling Techniques to Improve Student’s Self Autonomy and Self Endurance

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the behavioral counseling model with modeling techniques to improve self-autonomy and self-endurance for senior high school students. This experimental study used a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. Through random sampling, 34 students were placed in the experimental group and 32 students were placed in the control group. Data collection used the main data collection method (questionnaire) and complementary data collection methods (observations, interviews, and diaries). The data were analyzed by One-way MANOVA. The results show that there are differences in self-autonomy and self-endurance in the experimental class and control class ( sig = 0.039). The results of Cohen D analysis showed a high level of effectiveness (ES = 0.8). These results prove that behavioral counseling with modeling techniques is effective for improving student’s self-autonomy and self-endurance.

The Correlation of Coping Stress and Social Support with Academic Stress on Distance Learning

This study discusses the correlation between coping stress and social support with academic stress in distance learning for 10th grade students of SMA Negeri in the District of Ngaliyan Semarang. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between variables and obtain information on the level of each variable with a sample of 255 students. The method in this research is ex-post facto quantitative. The results of the descriptive analysis showed that the level of stress coping of the tenth graders of SMA Negeri in Ngaliyan Semarang District was in the low category (M=2.56), the level of social support was high (M=3.04), and the level of academic stress in distance learning was high (M=2,67). The results of multiple regression analysis show that there is a negative and significant relationship between coping stress and academic stress in distance learning students (t=-10,854, =-0.646, p=<0.05), social support has no significant correlation. significant with academic stress on distance learning students (t=-0.908, =-0.054, p=>0.05), and there is a positive and significant correlation between stress coping and social support simultaneously on academic stress in distance learning students (R= 0.681; R²= 0.464; F=109.083, p=<0.05). Based on the results of the research, , it is hoped that the guidance and counseling teachers can provide guidance and counseling services to be able to reduce students' academic stress levels both individually and in groups, increase students' stress coping levels and services to maintain students' social support levels.

Development of Self-Change Classical Guidance Module to Reduce Student’s Stress Due to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting to the learning process in school. As an effort to reduce the spread of virus, all of learning activity now conducted via online. Various obstacles arise during the online learning. This new condition increase the level of student’s stress and requires students ready to make self-change. This study is research and development that aims to develop and evaluate the classical guidance module as an instrument to help students make self-change in order to reduce their stress. The development procedure conducted by following 4D model (Thiagarajan, 1974). Five expert involved as judges to evaluate the content validity of module and 30 students were involved as subject on piloting study. Results of expert judgement were analyzed using formula Lawshe and show the module has a “very special” content validity index ( CVI = 1). Results of piloting study show the module has “very good” category in all aspect of evaluation. Based on the results, it show that the classical guidance module developed in this study feasible to use as an instrument to help students make self-change in order to reduce their stress levels due to COVID-19.