Development of Sound Thermometer Teaching Aids for Children with Special Needs with Visual Impairments.
Fida Faroha Huriyatussania S.Pd and Fathiah Alatas, M.Si

Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

Abstract

The development of this sound thermometer props is motivated by the lack of use of teaching aids for special school students, especially the blind so that the learning outcomes in science learning do not meet the basic competency standards of the revised 2013 curriculum. The development of this teaching aid is intended for temperature material which is considered abstract because it is difficult to visualize by blind students. This idea that led researchers to develop a sound thermometer which was previously only used to help blind people measure their body temperature is now being developed and packaged in the form of teaching aids equipped with advantages that were not available in previous studies. Among them are the sound thermometer that has been developed to measure liquids, solids and body temperature and can convert temperatures in degrees Celsius, Reamur, Fahrenheit and Kelvin with sound output. The developed sound thermometer props are equipped with modules and LKPD (Student Worksheets) so that they can help the learning process to improve student learning outcomes. The research method used is 4-D research, namely Define, Design (Planning), Develop (Development) and Disseminate (Spread) which is limited to the Develop stage (Development). Development research subjects were taken from the Majalengka State SLB and YPLB A Majalengka SLB schools. The research instrument used was a test instrument consisting of 15 multiple choice questions and non-test in the form of observation guidelines and assessment questionnaires. The results showed that the sound thermometer props are feasible (96.5%), effective (96%) and practical (91.9%).

Keywords: 4-D Development, Sound Thermometer, Improved Learning Outcomes.

Topic: Physics Education