Open AccessCommunication board as a Montessori apparatus in teaching mathematics to autism students
Author(s) -
Dyah Ayu Sulistyaning Cipta,
Donna Avianty,
Anik Kurniawati
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ukrainian journal of educational studies and information technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2521-1234
DOI - 10.32919/uesit.2019.03.03
Subject(s) - autism , mathematics education , scripting language , task (project management) , psychology , computer science , developmental psychology , operating system , management , economics
So far, the research of mathematics teachers and teachers is still focused on normal students. Students with special needs are often ruled out. In fact, they also need to learn mathematics. Mathematics is a very basic subject and must be possessed by everyone, including students with special needs. This study used the descriptive qualitative method. This research is intended to apply mathematics learning to autism students by using communication boards as a Montessori apparatus. Communication is chosen because autistic students have a visual learning style. Furthermore, the learning method is done with Montessori because it takes the concept of learning with the environment, in accordance with the main purpose of learning for autism students to be able to live independently and be empowered in the community. From the research results several Montessori apparatuses were used including visual schedules, visuals to structure the environment, visual scripts, a visual rule reminder, the visual task analysis, and a choice board.