PENGARUH METODE BERMAIN PUZZLE TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN SOSIALISASI ANAK RETARDASI MENTAL DI SLB C YAKUT PURWOKERTO
ABSTRACT: Child " special
needs" or children with special needs , including children who experienceobstacles
in development of behavior . The behavior of these children , which is
comprisedof speech and occupational not develop as a normal child . Both types
of behavior areessential for communication and socialization , so that when
these obstacles are notaddressed quickly and appropriately , then the
children's learning process will also behampered . One of the educational game
is a puzzle game . Puzzles can provide an opportunity to learn a lot . One of
the benefits of playing puzzle is to improve social skills.The aim in this
study was to determine the effect of the method of playing puzzlesocialization
skills of children with mental retardation in SLB C YAKUT Purwokerto. This
study is a pre- experimental design while the study was non - randomized
one-grouppre - post test design . The sampling technique using a random
sampling of 30 children.Statistical test using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test of
significance α = 0.05. The results showed the average value of the respondents'
social skills before playingpuzzlesebesar 20.17 and after 114.0 . Statistical
analysis showed that the therapy puzzleshave significant effects where p =
0.001 ( p < 0.05 ) . The conclusion from this research that puzzle play
therapy effective against social skills in children with mental retardationin
SLB C YAKUT Purwokerto.
Keywords: puzzle , the ability
of socialization , children with mental retardation
Penulis: Rahmaya Nova
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd120163
