Perbedaan Kemampuan Komunikasi Interpersonal Siswa Kelas Unggulan dan Siswa Reguler

The aim of this study is to determine the difference in interpersonal communication skills between advanced students and regular students in Shafta Junior High School Surabaya. 196 students from 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade were involved in this research. These students were divided into two groups of 66 advanced students in one group and 130 regular students in another group. Random Sampling technique was used to recruit subjects of this study. Data collected using a Likert model scale of interpersonal communication scale. Furthermore, Independent Sample Test (t-test) was used to analyse the data. The results shows that the p value is 0.027 (< 0.05), indicating that there is difference in interpersonal communication skills between advanced students and regular students. It can be found from the result that the highest mean value was obtained by advanced students, which means they have higher interpersonal communication skills compared to regular students. Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kemampuan komunikasi interpersonal siswa unggulan dengan reguler di SMP Shafta Surabaya. 196 siswa dari kelas satu, dua dan tiga terlibat dalam penelitian ini. Subyek dikelompokkan menjadi dua kelompok, 66 siswa unggulan dalam satu kelompok dan 130 siswa reguler dikelompok lainnya. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan peneliti adalah Simple Random Sampling untuk mengidentifikasi kemampuan komunikasi interpersonal dari dua kelompok tersebut. Penggalian data menggunakan Skala Komunikasi Interpersonal dengan model Likert yang di susun peneliti berdasarkan teori dari Joseph Devito. Analisis data menggunakan uji Independent Sample Test (uji-t). Hasil nilai p sebesar 0,027