Pengembangan Aplikasi Autism Communication Care Berbasis Web sebagai Panduan Intervensi Komunikasi bagi Orangtua Anak dengan Autisme

Development of a Web-Based Autism Communication Care Application as a Communication Intervention Guide for Parents of Children with Autism

         Penelitian ini terdapat beberapa tujuan meliputi (1) menghasilkan aplikasi autism communication care sebagai panduan intervensi komunikasi bagi orangtua anak dengan autisme, (2) menganalisis validitas produk melalui uji kelayakan materi dan uji kelayakan media. (3) menganalisis kepraktisan produk aplikasi autism communication care serta (4) menganalisis keefektifan aplikasi terhadap kemampuan komunikasi anak dengan hambatan autism.

        Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan pengembangan dengan model pengembangan 4-D. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan model pengembangan 4-D yang dimodifikasi, yaitu tahap disseminate tidak dilakukan, karena dengan tahap define, design, dan develop sudah terdapat proses validasi dan uji coba. Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga subjek yaitu ahli media, ahli materi, dan orang tua anak autis.

        Pada uji validitas mendapatkan hasil bahwa ahli materi menyatakan aplikasi autism communication care sangat layak dengan hasil persentase 80% dan ahli media juga menyatakan aplikasi autism communication care sangat layak dengan hasil persentase 83%. Aplikasi autism communication care juga terbukti praktis dengan nilai 84,6% serta mendapatkan hasil uji keefektifan dengan nilai 0,4 sehingga terbukti cukup efektif untuk meningkatkan kemampuan komunikasi anak dengan hambatan autism

        This research has several objectives including (1) producing an autism communication care application as a communication intervention guide for parents of children with autism, (2) analyzing product validity through material feasibility testing and media feasibility testing, (3) analyzing the practicality of the autism communication care application product and (4) analyzing the effectiveness of the application on the communication skills of children with autism barriers.

        This research uses a development approach with a 4- D development model. In this research, a modified 4-D development model was used, the dissemination stage was not carried out, because with the Define, Design and Develop stages there was already a validation and trial process. This research used three subjects, namely media experts, material experts, and parents of autism children.

        In the validity test get that results material expert stated that the autism communication care application was very feasible with a percentage result of 80% and the media expert also stated that the autism communication care application was very feasible with a percentage result of 83%. The autism communication care application was also proven to be practical with a score of 84.6% and effectiveness test results with a score of 0.4, so it was proven to be quite effective in improving the communication skills of children with autism barriers.