Outdoor Education: Influence on self-confidence, personal and social responsibility

Abstract

Objective: This research aimed to determine the effect of outdoor education on students' self-confidence, personal, and social responsibility and see the difference in the two groups of samples. The outdoor education program used is camping. Method: This study used an experimental method with a quantitative approach. Samples used as many as 50 junior high school students were divided into two groups, 25 students experimental group and 25 control group students. The instrument used in this study is the self-confidence scale and responsible attitude scale. Data analysis using a paired t-test or paired sample t-test to see the effects of the treatment and independent sample t-test to see the difference between the two groups of samples. The analysis was performed at the significance levelof α = 0.05. Results: Based on analysis and data processing, the results of self-confidence with t = 7.716 and sig = 0.000 <0.05, personal responsibility with t = 2.98 and sig = 0.005< 0.05, while for the results of social responsibility with t = 5.623 and sig = 0.000< 0.05. These results indicate a significant influence on outdoor education student's selfconfidence, personal, and social responsibility. There are significant differences between the experimental and control groups.