Types of Student Misbehavior in Senior High School in Surakarta: an Observational Study
Abstract
Many studies conducted student misbehavior, however, fewer researchers
investigated student misbehavior in senior high school. The purpose of thisresearch
is to identify types of student misbehavior in senior high school in Surakarta. The
method used is a qualitative study by collecting data through observational and
elaborating into descriptive. The participants of this study were in one of the
Surakarta schools in grade 11 class 6 with social sciences major. The data gathered
were identified and analyzed using types of student misbehavior proposed by Sun
and Shek (2012). The finding reveals misbehavior such as playing, eating/drinking,
talking out of turn, doing something in private, non-attentiveness/day, out of the
seat, and passive engagement in class. This research can be utilized for teacher to
measure student misbehavior in the classroom.