Journal of Education and Counseling (JECO)
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026)

Enhancing Student Emotional Intelligence with Ludo Emosi: An Effective Experiential Learning Model for Group Guidance

Fauziah Fauziah (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Siti Partini Suardiman (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Dody Hartanto (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Akhmad Fajar Prasetya (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Alif Muarifah (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Wahyu Nanda Eka Saputra (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Muya Barida (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Agus Ria Kumara (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

Low emotional intelligence is a significant problem that hinders the social and academic development of high school students, where conventional guidance methods often fail to engage students effectively. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative group guidance intervention model that uses the Ludo Emosi game media in the Experiential Learning framework to improve students' emotional intelligence. This study used a pre-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest design involving eight 11th-grade students with low to moderate levels of emotional intelligence. The intervention was carried out in three structured sessions following Kolb's learning cycle, namely concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. The results showed a statistically significant increase in participants' emotional intelligence scores from before (pretest, M=19.12) to after (posttest, M=51.75), as evidenced by the Paired Samples t-test (t(7) = -15.76, p < 0.001). Furthermore, the N-Gain Score analysis produced a value of 0.80, indicating that the intervention had a practical effectiveness level classified as “High.” These findings demonstrate that a game-based experiential learning approach can effectively improve students' emotional skills and provide a practical, validated intervention model for guidance and counseling teachers.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

educationcounseling

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Public Health

Description

Focus and Scope Focus This journal publishes articles as a result of empirical research in guidance and counseling and educational psychology, both quantitative and qualitative. Published articles must have passed the editorial selection process, review of expert editors, and editing. Scope This ...