TY - JOUR AU - PANGGABEAN, DEDY PY - 2021/01/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - SOLUTIONS IN HANDLING STUDENT STRESS DURING HOMELEARNING USING GAMES LEARNING METHOD JF - Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education JA - acit.j.teach.educ. VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - Educational Studies, Classroom Action Research, & Physical Education DO - 10.30650/ajte.v3i1.2137 UR - https://journals.umkt.ac.id/index.php/acitya/article/view/2137 SP - 74-85 AB - <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong>andemic times make students feel stressed during home learning.&nbsp; They admit that they are stressed and confused to do various activities that support their productivity.&nbsp; The pressure they experience during this home based learning results in their passivity when learning.&nbsp; This is the background of this research.&nbsp; The data collected proved that students experienced stress during home learning process. The results found that 90.67% of students were bored, 81.67% of students were not productive and often complained. This study aims to find the best solution in dealing with student stress during the home learning period.&nbsp; The research finally found that the games method was very suitable for the students' current conditions, because 89.33% of students are very happy with this method. This research uses questionnaire sheets, observation sheets, and interview sheets in the data collection process.&nbsp; The data that has been collected is processed using descriptive statistical data collection techniques.&nbsp; This research was conducted at the Lentera Harapan Tomohon School, North Sulawesi.&nbsp; This research was conducted for two weeks from November 02, 2020 – November 13, 2020. The subjects of this study were 90 grade VIII students.&nbsp; This research finally succeeded in finding a method that was suitable for the current situation.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Stressed, Home Learning, Games</p> ER -