Behavioral Contract Technique Positively Affects Children’s Discipline

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between behaviour contract to the discipline of children. This research is a pre-trial research type One group Pre-test-Post-test. The study population was children B in kindergarten Ganesa Singaraja, with a sample of children given consultation (treatment). The sampling technique in this study used the purposive sampling technique. Data analysis uses descriptive statistics, mean, median, mode, standard deviation and variance, and inferential statistics include normality test, homogeneity test, and t-test. Pre-test normality test results obtained L_0 (0.008) <L_t (0.381) Then H_0 is accepted, and Post-test normality test is obtained L_0 (0.227) <L_t (0.381) Then H_0 is accepted. Homogeneity test results F_calculated ≤ F_table = 1.8 <9.28, categorized as homogeneous. Hypothesis test results t-count = 9, smaller than t-table is 2.446. It shows that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. The result becomes a finding that explains the Behavioral contract's Behavioral contract of the children's discipline. Therefore, it can be denied that the contract behaviour technique (contract behaviour) positively impacts children's discipline behaviour.

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“…These contracts are effective interventions for students who may not respond well to traditional learning activities. This technique positively affects students' discipline (Devi et al, 2021;Semma et al, 2023). It's worth mentioning that teachers can use this technique in schools where it hasn't been used before.…”