Creating Educator Assertive Communication Style in Muhammadiyah Schools

Abstract

Abstract. Muhammadiyah Trensains Senior High School Sragen (SMA) is a superior school managed by Muhammadiyah Regional Leadership (PDM) Sragen, Central Java. This school combines science and the Al-Qur’an. As Muhammadiyah's flagship charity, and has won many achievements. One of the problems encountered in school is that there is criticism from outsiders that there are still teachers who are less assertive in communicating with students. This causes most high school teachers of Trensains Muhammadiyah to receive complaints from students and has an impact on the lack of confidence in carrying out the learning process and class management. Thus, the teaching and learning process becomes less effective. To overcome this, this community service program was directed at increasing educator assertive communication at Muhammadiyah Trensains Senior High School Sragen through training and assistance in assertive behavior for educators. The objective of the program is to improve the ability to apply an assertive communication style to teachers, especially in Muhammadiyah schools. The community service was done through writing workshops on improving assertive communication skills in the teaching and learning process at schools. The success indicator of this community service is the teacher's mastery of the concept of assertive communication; being a good listener, daring to express differences of opinion, not feeling guilty after saying no to an opinion, remaining calm when speaking, avoiding using aggressive sentences, positioning the other person as a friend, and being able to be patient. The increase in assertive behavior in teachers has proven significant (as seen from the results of the pre-test and post-test). The publication of community service activities can be seen in the writings in the mass media, and implementation videos