The Effect of Role-Playing Method on Shopping Skills in Self-Development Learning for Children with Intellectual Disability in SLB Negeri Surakarta

Abstract

This research aims to determine the effect of the role-playing method on shopping skills in self-development learning for children with intellectual disabilities at the SLB Negeri Surakarta. This is quantitative research using a one-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this research were 8 children with mental disabilities in classes VII and VIII at the SLB Negeri Surakarta. The sampling technique was carried out using purposive sampling. The reliability test used Krippendorff Alpha with the help of SPSS version 29. The results showed that the average pretest score was 74.53, while the average posttest score was 94.70. The results of the data analysis used the Wilcoxson Sign Rank Test statistical analysis technique, which obtained a Z value of -2.533 and an Asymptote value. Sig (2-tailed) is 0.011 with a significance level of 0.05. Asymp Results. Sig (2-tailed) can be stated to be smaller than the significance level, which means that the role-playing method influences shopping skills in self-development learning for children with intellectual disabilities at SLB Negeri Surakarta.