PELATIHAN SYUKUR UNTUK MENGURANGI KECEMASAN SISWI MADRASAH MU’ALLIMAT MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA DALAM MENGHADAPI UJIAN NASIONAL

Abstract

National exams can produce excessive anxiety, thereby reducing student learning outcomes. Even though the National Examination policy changes frequently, anxiety in the academic world needs to find new solutions for handling it. This study aims to determine the effect of gratitude training on the anxiety of Madrasah Mu'allimat Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta students in facing the National Examination. The research used a pure experimental approach. The analysis showed that the control group did not experience significant changes in anxiety. In the experimental group there was a very significant change in anxiety. The change in anxiety in Mu'allimat students, F = 49.340 with p value 0.000 <0.01. Based on the results of research and discussion, it can be seen that gratitude training can significantly reduce anxiety in facing the National Examination.