Keefektifan Motivational Interviewing untuk Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Peserta Didik dengan Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Rendah

The Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Increasing Learning Motivation of Students with Low Critical Thinking Skills

Adanya hubungan positif antara motivasi belajar dan hasil belajar menunjukkan bahwa motivasi berperan besar dalam pencapaian akademis. Salah satu guru BK di SMAN 2 Sidoarjo menerangkan jika berdasarkan hasil tes critical thinking skills di SMAN 2 Sidoarjo, 40-45% peserta didik memiliki keterampilan berpikir kritis rendah. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui efektivitas Motivational Interviewing dalam meningkatkan motivasi belajar peserta didik dengan keterampilan berpikir kritis rendah. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan desain eksperimen pre-test post-test control group. Subjek penelitian adalah delapan peserta didik kelas X-5 SMAN 2 Sidoarjo dengan motivasi belajar rendah berdasarkan skala motivasi belajar. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney dan uji N-Gain dengan bantuan SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan motivasi belajar pada kedua kelompok, namun peningkatan lebih signifikan terjadi pada kelompok eksperimen yang menggunakan teknik Motivational Interviewing dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol yang menggunakan konseling konvensional. Dengan demikian, konseling kelompok dengan teknik Motivational Interviewing efektif meningkatkan motivasi belajar peserta didik dengan keterampilan berpikir kritis rendah di SMAN 2 Sidoarjo.

Kata Kunci: Motivasi belajar, Keterampilan berpikir kritis, Motivational Interviewing.

The positive relationship between learning motivation and academic achievement indicates that motivation plays a significant role in academic success. A counselor at SMAN 2 Sidoarjo explained that based on the results of a critical thinking skills test, 40-45% of the students have low critical thinking skills. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in enhancing the learning motivation of students with low critical thinking skills. The research method used is quantitative, with a pre-test post-test control group experimental design. The study subjects are eight students from class X-5 at SMAN 2 Sidoarjo, identified as having low learning motivation based on a motivation scale. Data analysis was conducted using the Mann-Whitney test and N-Gain test with the assistance of SPSS. The results showed an increase in learning motivation in both groups; however, the increase was more significant in the experimental group that employed the Motivational Interviewing technique compared to the control group, which used conventional counseling. Therefore, group counseling using the Motivational Interviewing technique is effective in increasing the learning motivation of students with low critical thinking skills at SMAN 2 Sidoarjo.

Keywords: Learning motivation, Critical thinking skills, Motivational Interviewing.