This study aims to determine the description of traditional games as a medium of counseling in improving the social skills of students and know the influence of traditional games as a medium of counseling in improving students' social skills. The research used quasi experiment with Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design design research. The samples used purposive sampling with 12 experimental group and 12 control group. Instrument using social skill scale. The findings of this study reveal that 1) the level of social skills of students in SMP Negeri 18 Makassar before being treated in the form of traditional games are in the "low" category and after being given a traditional game increases or is in the 'high' category. 2) there is a significant positive effect of traditional games in improving students' social skills. That is, the students' social skills can be improved by the provision of traditional games.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran permainan tradisional sebagai media bimbingan konseling dalam meningkatkan keterampilan sosial siswa dan mengetahui pengaruh permainan tradisional sebagai media bimbingan konseling dalam meningkatkan keterampilan sosial siswa. Penelitian menggunakan quasi eksperimen dengan desain penelitian Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. Pengambil sampel menggunakan purposive sampling dengan jumlah 12 orang kelompok eksperimen dan 12 orang kelompok kontrol.Instrumen menggunakan skala keterampilan sosial. Temuan penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa 1) tingkat keterampilan sosial siswa di SMP Negeri 18 Makassar sebelum diberi perlakuan berupa permainan tradisional berada dalam kategori "rendah" dan setelah diberi permainan tradisional meningkat atau berada dalam kategori 'tinggi". 2) terdapat pengaruh positif yang signifikan permainan tradisional dalam meningkatkan keterampilan social siswa. Artinya, keterampilan sosial siswa dapat ditingkatkan dengan pemberian permainan tradisional.

During school from home, students need positive reinforcement both from parents and teachers to improve or trigger their positive behavior. This study aimed to identify the intensity of verbal positive reinforcement given by teachers to students during school from home. It was a mix-method study by involving 310 elementary school teachers as respondents (41.29 % males, 58.71% females). The intensity of positive reinforcement was measured using an instrument developed from the basic theory of positive reinforcement by Skinner (1953) and Schakel & Lyon (1984) and information collected from interviews with teachers. The instrument consisted of 7 kinds of verbal positive reinforcement that can be given by teachers during school from home. The findings indicated that during school from home, teachers tended to give less verbal positive reinforcement to students. Teachers' lack of understanding about the importance to give positive reinforcement during school from home was the main factor leading to the condition. Besides that, teachers did not understand that the verbal positive reinforcement can be delivered both in oral and written forms. Another finding shows that female teachers more often gave positive reinforcement than males. The kind of positive reinforcement given by these two different genders was also different.

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The research aims to (1) the description of development needs of Guidance and Counseling  Video Media to Reduce Bullying Behavior, (2) the prototype  of Guidance and Counseling  Video Media to Reduce Bullying Behavior which is valid and acceptable, (3) the acceptance of Guidance and Counseling  Video Media to Reduce Bullying Behavior in SMAN 5 Makassar. The research was development  research or research and development which was based on research stages by Borg and Gall. The research employed collecting data technique through interview and scale. The results of research revealed that (1) the description of needs level of Guidance and Counseling  Video Media to Reduce Bullying Behavior showed that the video media very important and needed, (2) the prototype of Guidance and Counseling  Video Media developed was already valid and acceptable to Reduce Bullying Behavior, (3) the acceptance of Guidance and Counseling Media Video which was given to 10 students in small group test showed that there was change of bullying behavior level before and after viewing Guidance and Counseling Video Media. This meant that  guidance and counseling media video could reduce bullying behavior.

This study examined the development of career information service model based on electronic media (e-career) to improve students' career decision at SMAN 3 Makassar. The purposes of this study were (1) to develop the acceptable electronic based media (e-career) of career information services model in improving students' career decision at SMAN 3 Makassar. The study was a research and development which referred to the research stages by Borg and Gall. The date of the study were collected by employing interviews, questionnaires, and scales of measurement, as well as the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) techniques. The results of the study revealed that (1) the development of the acceptable electronic-based media (e-career) of career information services model in improving students' career decisions obtained high rating scale from the experts and a very good response from the counseling teachers and students, where it was acceptable and feasible to be used in SMAN 3 Makassar; (2) The application of electronic-based media (e-career) of career information services model was effective in improving students career decision at SMAN 3 Makassar.