METODE EXAMPLE NON-EXAMPLE TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN ENERGI DALAM KEHIDUPAN SEHARI-HARI ANAK TUNAGRAHITA RINGAN

Abstract

Abstract

The difficulty of science energy ability in daily life become one of penghambat academic for mild mentally retardation children. However science is one of the main lessons that school gives to them and very influence in daily life. So “example non-example” method would help mild mentally retardation children to understand the concept of energy in daily life. The purpose of this research was to analyze the energy comprehension ability in daily life to mild mentally retardation children in SMPLB after doing intervention using “example non-example” method.
This research used quantitative approach with “pre experiment” and “one group, pre-test – pos test design “by eight times intervention. The sample of this research was 6 children SMPLB in SLB-C Putra Harapan Bojonegoro.
The data’s of research resulted was obtained by using critic value counting 5% to two sides (1,96). Z value obtained in counting (Z=2,201) was greater than Z critic value 5% two sides (1,96) so that null hypothesis (Ho) was refused and work hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Based on the research result it could be concluded that there was influence of using “example non-example” method toward energy comprehension ability in daily life to mild mentally retardation children in SLB-C Putra Harapan Bojonegoro.

Keywords; “Example non-example” method, energy comprehension ability,