Abstrak
A student's self-directed learning and self-motivated study are referred to as learning autonomy, which is marked by their self-reliance, confidence, responsibility (independence), initiative, and control. Concerns over students' learning independence necessitate suitable guidance and counseling services, including group guidance through the "Lempar sandal game". This research attempts to assess the impact of group counseling services utilizing the "Lempar sandal game" on students' learning autonomy at SMPN 7 Tarakan. This research employs a quantitative methodology with a pre-experimental framework involving a one-group pretest-posttest design. The research sample comprised eighth-grade students chosen by random sampling. Data were gathered utilizing a learning independence scale and examined with a paired-sample t-test. The results revealed a difference in learning independence scores prior to and following the intervention. The mean pretest score of 89.875 grew to 130.625 on the posttest, with a calculated t-value of -6.315 (df = 7). The significance threshold was 0.000 0.05. Ho was rejected, whereas H, was accepted, showing that group counseling utilizing the "sandal-throwing game" improves the learning independence of eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 7 Tarakan.