Strategi Edukasi "Generasi Unggul" dalam Meningkatkan Karakter Kepemimpinan, Budaya Akademik, dan Komitmen Mewujudkan Lingkungan Belajar Aman pada Peserta Masa Pengenalan Lingkungan Sekolah (MPLS)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58535/jasm.v8i2.92Keywords:
academic culture, character education, leadership character, safe learning environment, student orientation programAbstract
The Student Orientation Program (MPLS) serves as a strategic opportunity to foster students' character as they
begin their educational journey. However, its implementation often focuses primarily on introducing the physical
school environment, with limited emphasis on developing leadership character, academic culture, and students'
commitment to creating a safe learning environment. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the
"Generasi Unggul" (Excellent Generation) educational program in improving leadership character, academic
culture, and commitment to a safe learning environment among participants of the Student Orientation Program
at SMA Negeri 1 Tumpang. A quantitative approach with a Pre-Experimental One Group Pretest–Posttest
Design was employed. The study population consisted of 420 students, with 205 respondents selected using simple
random sampling. Data were collected using a validated and reliable questionnaire. Data analysis included
descriptive statistics, normality testing, Paired Sample t-test, Normalized Gain (N-Gain), and Effect Size
(Cohen's d) using IBM SPSS Statistics version 26. The findings revealed that the "Generasi Unggul" educational
program significantly improved students' leadership character, academic culture, and commitment to creating a
safe learning environment (p < 0.001). The N-Gain values indicated moderate improvement in leadership character (0.62) and academic culture (0.58), while commitment to a safe learning environment showed a high
level of improvement (0.70). The effect size analysis demonstrated large to very large effects across all variables.
These findings indicate that the "Generasi Unggul" educational program is effective as a character-building model
for student orientation activities and has the potential to be implemented as a sustainable character development
program in schools
