IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY CHILDREN CLASS 1 AT SLB C BUDAYA BANGSA BANDUNG AND SKh NEGERI 01 CILEGON
The implementation of assessment is an activity to collect various accurate information about the strengths, difficulties and weaknesses of children in certain fields that will be used as a basis for preparing an education program that suits their needs. Intellectual disability children are children who have IQ significantly below the average accompanied by their inability to adapt to the environment. SLB C Budaya Bangsa Bandung and SKh Negeri 01 Cilegon are schools that organize educational services for children with disabilities. This study aims to describe the implementation of assessments for educational services for children with intelectual disabilities at SLB C Budaya Bangsa Bandung and Skh Negeri 01 Cilegon. This research uses descriptive research. The subject of this research is the assessment team at SLB C Budaya Bangsa Bandung and Skh Negeri 01 Cilegon. The data collection techniques used are interviews, observations and documentation studies. In the implementation of the assessment can be divided into 3 stages, preparation, implementation and follow-up, in the preparation stage the teacher compiles the assessment test instrument, prepares the officers, time and place as well as the methods and media/tools that will be used. In the implementation stage, assessment activities include initial activities, preparing for the implementation process, core activities, namely carrying out assessments and final activities of evaluation, calming children, and describing the results, while in the third stage, namely recommending results, informing the results to the principal and parents and making programs. Difficulties experienced were lack of reference books, media/tools, conditioning children and communicating results to parents. Efforts made by finding and completing assessment instruments, giving rewards to children so that children are comfortable, and providing an understanding to parents about the results of the assessment so that children can get the right program. Recommendations are addressed to teachers so that the implementation of assessments is carried out in order to design learning programs according to the abilities and needs of Intellectual disability children.
Implementation, Assessment, Education Services, Children with Disabilities.