PENGARUH KONSELING KELOMPOK MELALUI PENDEKATAN RASIONAL EMOTIF BEHAVIOR THERAPY (REBT) UNTUK MENGURANGI KECEMASAN SISWA MENGHADAPI UJIAN DI SMP

The purpose of this study is to understand the effectiveness of REBT technique in lowering student anxiety levels during PTS in SMPN 1 Lamongan. There are ten students who experience tingkat tinggi as a subyek of research. The data collection method employs Likert scales. The T-test is a statistical analysis technique that uses uji. Based on the results of the analysis of the variance of the two groups, which are not homogeneous, T hitung 9.590 in the derajat kebebasan (df) 9 and then compared with ttabel 0,05 = 2.262, which indicates that hitung exceeds ttabel (9.590 ≥ 2.262). This indicates that Ho is tolak and Ha is diterima. This indicates that after implementing the REBT, there is a pengurangan kecemasan among the students. Researchers concluded that teachers, in particular, must constantly innovate in the classroom in order to improve student performance.