An Information Service by Using a Scientific Approach for Preventing Student Cyberbullying

Abstract

<jats:p>Cyber-bullying is a massive phenomenon happened to students. Student cyber-bullying must be prevented because it can give a negative physical and psychological impact on the offender, audience and victim. One way that can be done to prevent student cyber-bullying is to provide an information service by using a scientific approach. The purpose of this research was to examine the effectiveness of an information service by using a scientific approach to prevent student cyber-bullying. The research method used was a quantitative research with the true experiment design pretest-posttest group design. The research sample consisted of 30 students for the experimental group and 30 students for the control group taken by using a proportional stratified random sampling technique. The data were analyzed by using the descriptive statistical analysis and non-parameteric statistics using the Kolmogorov Smirnov 2 Independent Sample analysis technique. The results of this research prove that the information service by using a scientific approach is effective in preventing student cyber-bullying.</jats:p>

Information services using a scientific approach to prevent the tendency of student physical bullying

“…Information service is a part of basic guidance and counseling services in schools which are usually provided in a classical format with a total of 2 learning hours per week in each study group (Kemendikbud, 2016). Therefore, information services in this regard have something in common with learning (Syarifuddin et al, 2020).…”

“…Information services using a scientific approach in practice require students to understand the material deeply and repeatedly at each step of observing, questioning, seeking information, processing information /associating, communicating and creating. This deep and repetitive process can enrich students 'cognition about information service material, especially material about efforts to prevent student physical bullying tendency so that students have the attitude to avoid student bullying in daily life, both as perpetrators, spectators, and as victims (Syarifuddin et al , 2020). Second, scientific approach in practice is a student-centered learning approach.…”

“…The scientific approach requires students to be more active than BK / counselor teachers who only function as regulators of the information service process. On the other hand, the lecturing and question and answer approache in practice the guidance and counselor teachers dominate, so sometimes this approach makes students feel bored and uninterested in following the information service process (Syarifuddin et al, 2020). Third, according to the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 81 A Year 2013 concerning on the Implications of the General Guidelines for Learning Curriculum, each scientific step also requires several characters and competencies that must be possessed by students such as being honest, polite, obeying the rules, tolerance, respecting the opinions of others, the ability to communicate well, and develop a culture of speaking a good language.…”

“…Third, according to the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 81 A Year 2013 concerning on the Implications of the General Guidelines for Learning Curriculum, each scientific step also requires several characters and competencies that must be possessed by students such as being honest, polite, obeying the rules, tolerance, respecting the opinions of others, the ability to communicate well, and develop a culture of speaking a good language. The demands in the information service process using this scientific approach will train students to have good character in everyday life which in turn also has an effect on preventing the tendency of students to physically bully (Syarifuddin et al, 2020). Therefore, in the future guidance and counseling teachers are suggested to prioritize the scientific approach over lectures and questions and answers in the implementation of classical format Guidance and Counseling information services, not only for topics related to efforts to prevent the tendency of student physical bullying behavior, but it is also necessary to try to apply to other topics according to the needs and problems of students.…”

“…Information services using a scientific approach are information services of Guidance and Counseling provided classically which in its implementation involves the steps of a scientific approach, namely observing, asking questions, gathering information, processing information and communicating, and creating (Daryanto, 2014;Rusman, 2015;Syarifuddin, Yusuf, Neviyarni & Netrawati, 2020). Information services using a scientific approach are expected to convey information related to efforts to prevent physical bullying, which provide understanding and include cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.…”