Abstract:
The title of this research is "THE EFFECT OF GROUP COUNSELING STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT lower class XI self SMAN 5 Pekanbaru IA SCHOOL YEAR
2012/2013." This study aims to 1) Know the image of underperforming students self-actualization before being given group. 2) Know the image of self underperforming
students are given counseling after the group. 3) Know the difference between self
underperforming students before and after the advisory group. 4) Determine the
influence of group therapy underperforming students self-actualization. Data
collection tool for use in the form of questionnaires. The population in this study was
16. Consider sampling of students scoring average and low self-realization (total
sample). Image of underperforming students self-actualization before being given
group in a category is that of 12.50% and 87.50% for the lowest category. Image of
self underperforming students given counseling after the group in a category is the
category of 37.50% and a minimum of 62.50%. Based on the calculation of the
correlation coefficient between x1 and x2 is equal to 0.55 and the coefficient of
determination r2 = 30%, which may be in the knowledge that t is greater than the
table t, (5.58> 2.750) so that Ho is rejected and accepted. It means that there is a
difference between low-performing students self-actualization before and after the
advisory group.