Basketball Learning Model for Children with Autism

Abstract

This is a Research and Development (R&D) study for elementary school students aged 10 years to 12 years. It was conducted in three cities in Subang, Purwakarta and Karawang, West Java Province. Respondents were divided into small trials of 20 students, large trials of 60 students, and effectiveness tests of 74 students. The objective of this study is to form a basketball learning model through basketball mini learning specifically for autistic children. The pilot study was conducted by giving questionnaires to teachers, principals, and parents with a total 200 respondents. The study used a descriptive method while the data collection method uses data triangulation, namely questionnaires, interviews, and observations using the random sampling method. The 90-minute learning time used physical education learning time at school conducted face-to-face with a duration of 16 times. Thirty-six basketball learning models were made for children with autism. The instruments consisted of passing, dribbling, and shooting following the standard assessment instruments from the basketball learning curriculum. The data were analyzed using the statistical method of the average difference test (t-test) to determine the effectiveness of the basketball mini learning model. The study results showed that: 1) the basketball mini learning model can be applied in the learning process; 2) the average score of the experimental group was 60.26 > the average control group was 18.29, while the t-count effectiveness test (8,316) > t-table (1.687). It was found that the basketball learning model for autistic children was effectively for elementary school-age autistic students known sig. scores (2-tailed) is 0.00 < 0.05. Based on our findings, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in effectiveness (real) between the experimental group and the control group in improving learning basketball skills for children with autism.