Journal of Education and Teaching Learning

The Effectiveness of Behavioral Contract-Based Group Counselling in Reducing Students' Academic Procrastination: Eksperimen pretest-posttest pada mahasiswa FKIP

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Dava Rafhael Marco Ramadhani

Fransisca Mudjijanti Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya

Publisher

PT Media Jurnal dan Pendidikan

ISSN

2986-3791

eISSN

2986-3015

Received

19 August 2026

Accepted

23 October 2026

Online

21 October 2026

Issue

Vol.4 No.2 October (2026)

Pages

693-697

Article ID

420

Language

English

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of behavior contract-based group counselling in reducing students' academic procrastination. A quantitative approach was applied using a true experimental design (pretest-posttest control group design). The sample consisted of 16 students from the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) at Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya (Madiun City Campus), selected through purposive sampling and divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 8 participants each. Data were collected using an academic procrastination scale with a Cronbach's alpha reliability of 0.892. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and an independent-samples t-test. The results showed that the mean academic procrastination score in the experimental group decreased from 86.75 (high category) to 74 (moderate category), while the control group score decreased from 81.88 to 78. However, the independent-samples t-test yielded a t-value of -0.790 with a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.442 (>0.05), indicating no significant difference between the two groups. Behavior contract-based group counselling was not proven statistically effective in reducing students' academic procrastination, despite showing positive changes in descriptive terms. Potential reasons for the intervention's suboptimal effectiveness include the service's short duration, insufficient self-reinforcement, and limited environmental control.

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Ramadhani, D. R. M. R., & Mudjijanti, F. M. (2026). The Effectiveness of Behavioral Contract-Based Group Counselling in Reducing Students' Academic Procrastination: Eksperimen pretest-posttest pada mahasiswa FKIP. Journal of Education and Teaching Learning, 4(2), 693–697. https://doi.org/10.59211/mjpjetl.v4i2.420

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