The Effect of Multicultural Education on Students’ Attitudes Toward Tolerance at UPTD Junior High Schools

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of multicultural education on students’ tolerance attitudes at SMP Negeri 16 Kota Kupang in the 2025/2026 academic year. This study employed a quantitative research approach. The population consisted of 163 eighth-grade students, with a sample of 50 students selected using the simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a questionnaire, and the data were analyzed using a simple linear regression test. The results showed that the calculated t-value was greater than the t-table value (2.425 > 1.684), with a significance value of 0.020 < 0.05. These findings indicate that multicultural education has a significant effect on the tolerance attitudes of eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 16 Kota Kupang in the 2025/2026 academic year.