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This study aims to determine the effect of the reality approach group counseling service on the learning independence of grade VII students at MTsN 2 Medan. The formulation of the problem in this study is: Is There an Effect of Reality Approach Group Counseling Services on Learning Independence of Class VII Students at MTsN 2 Medan in the 2018/2019 Academic Year. The method used in this research is quantitative method. This type of research is Quasi experimental with the type of Pre test-post test one group design. The subjects in this study were 8 students of class VII-9 who had a low level of learning independence. Instruments were given before and after the implementation of group counseling. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test to see whether there was a significant effect of group counseling on the reality approach on student learning independence. This can be obtained from the calculation results with the initial test score (pre-test) in the experimental group obtained an average = 85 while the post-test data obtained an average = 128.87. This can be obtained from the Wilcoxon test which shows that the Wilcoxon level test obtained Jcount = 16 while Jtable = 4. From the critical value table J for the Wilcoxon level test for n = 8, α = 0.05 in accordance with the criteria for acceptance and rejection of the hypothesis, the hypothesis is accepted if Jcount> Jtabel is Jhitung> Jtabel where 16> 4, from this calculation it can be seen treatment in the experimental group means that the hypothesis that says there is a significant effect of giving reality approach group counseling on the learning independence of class VII students of MTsN 2 Medan in the 2018/2019 academic year can be accepted.
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