KECEMASAN MAHASISWA DALAM MENGHADAPI SEMINAR HASIL SKRIPSI DI LINGKUNGAN FKIP UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PALEMBANG

Abstract

In everyday life, someone must have experienced anxiety. Anxiety is a natural thing that has been experienced by every human being. Some of the final semester students, think of the thesis as something scary and a heavy burden and a barrier to graduation (becoming a graduate). In this phase, it is usually a stressful situation among students. Such an assumption causes students to be anxious when they have to face a thesis result seminar. This study aims to determine the level of anxiety of students in facing the thesis seminar in the FKIP Muhammadiyah University Palembang. The research method used is a qualitative research method. Data collection techniques using questionnaires (questionnaires) and interviews. In this study, the population was 18 students with a purposive sampling technique. The variable in this study is student anxiety. Based on the results of research data analysis, it can be concluded that students who do not have anxiety with a percentage of 22.22%, students who have moderate anxiety levels with a percentage of 66.66% and students who have severe anxiety levels with a percentage of 11.12 %. Factors that affect student anxiety in facing the thesis seminar, namely: sel f-confidence, age, gender, understanding of the contents of the thesis, interaction relations examiners and supervisors, social support, ability to communicate, and mindset.