THE INFLUENCE OF CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING ON STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN PURSUING FURTHER STUDIES

Abstract

Background

Career guidance and counseling services play a crucial role in assisting students in determining their choices for further education. The low interest in continuing education at MA Daarul Qoori’in has become a primary concern.

Purpose

This study aims to examine the implementation of career guidance and counseling services and to analyze their influence on the interest of twelfth-grade students at MA Daarul Qoori’in in pursuing further studies.

Research Methodology

The research method employed was a quantitative experimental design with a random sample of 24 students. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using simple linear regression to test the relationship between variables.

Result

The results indicate that career guidance and counseling services have a significant effect on the interest of twelfth-grade students at MA Daarul Qoori’in in continuing their studies. Based on the analysis, the calculated F-value was 10.177, which is greater than the critical F-value of 3.44, with a significance level of 0.004 < 0.05. The null hypothesis (H0) is rejected if F_calculated > F_table at α = 0.05 (5%), with the obtained value 10.177 > 3.44. Therefore, H0 is rejected, and H1 is accepted, indicating that career guidance and counseling services (X) influence students’ interest in further studies (Y), albeit with a low effect size of 31.6%. This implies that the proposed hypothesis is supported; namely, that better career guidance and counseling services can serve as a valuable foundation to enhance students’ interest in pursuing further education. Meanwhile, 68.4% of the variance is explained by other variables.

Conclusion

Career guidance and counseling services have a proven significant effect on students’ interest in continuing their studies, although the magnitude of this effect is considered low.