THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MORAL DISCUSSION IN SHORT FILMS WITH THE THEME OF CHEATING TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC HONESTY AMONG STUDENTS

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Abstract

This research aims to examine the effectiveness of the moral discussion strategy employing short films with a cheating theme to improve academic honesty among junior high school students. The study adopts a quantitative approach with a pretest-posttest one-group experimental design. Participants in this research are eighth-grade students at SMP Muhammadiyah 5 Pucang Surabaya. The instrument utilized is the academic honesty scale. The statistical results of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test reveal a significant difference in academic honesty (Z = -2.031, sig = .021) between pre and post-treatment. The average score before treatment is = 249.75, and after treatment, it increases to = 259.86. These findings indicate an improvement in the average scores following the implementation of moral discussions. The implication is that moral discussions are effective in enhancing the level of academic honesty among junior high school students.