Bibliotherapy Technique in Improving Learning Motivation

Bibliotherapy is a counseling technique that has a major proportion in which the client needs to identify with one character who has similarities with himself especially when encounter a problem and expected the client can learn from the character how to deal with the problem. In this case, client could identify and learn the motivation contained in the character. This study is concentrated on determining the influence of bibliotherapy in improving learning motivation on high school students and to see the learning motivation before and after application of bibliotherapy. Based on the results, The implementation of bibliotherapy on the subject showed an increasing in learning motivation on subject. Before the implementation of bibliotherapy, subject didn’t want to talk about his ideals as an online game programmer and skipping class three times a week. After the implementation, subject wanted to talk about his ideal as an online game programmer. Subject showed capability in making to do list about his future. Subject didn’t skip class for about 1 month. For other researchers, during the implementation of bibliotherapy, researchers should also control the other variables such as family so the implementation bibliotherapy could provide a more maximum effect. This study uses single-case experiment method. Sample on this research is a student who has low learning motivation in GIKI Senior High School in Surabaya.