Anak autis memiliki hambatan pada perkembangan bahasanya. Aspek bahasa sendiri dibagi menjadi tiga yaitu, menyimak, membaca/berbicara, dan menulis. Dalam apek menulis tentunya dibutuhkan kemampuan dalam menyusun kalimat. Anak autis memiliki gaya belajar visual-auditory. Mobile learning berbasis android merupakan suatu media pembelajaran yang disertai dengan gambar/visual dan suara/audio, sehingga dapat mempermudah pemahaman anak autis dalam pembelajaran. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji penerapan mobile learning berbasis android dalam peningkatan kemampuan menyusun kalimat pada anak autis.

Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kuantitatif jenis pre-eksperimental dengan desain one group pre test-post test. Subjek yang diditeliti berjumlah 6 anak dengan hambatan kemampuan menyusun kalimat. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa tes. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini wilcoxon matched pairing.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan nilai rata-rata pre-test sebesar 32 dan untuk nilai rata-rata post-test sebesar 50. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa T=0 sama dengan nilai kritis Tα (tabel) 5% (pengujian dua sisi) yaitu 0 berarti T ≤ Tα. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh penerapan mobile learning berbasis android dalam peningkatan kemampuan menyusun kalimat pada anak autis.

Kata Kunci : Mobile learning berbasis android, menyusun kalimat, autis

Autistic children have barriers to language development. The aspect of language itself is divided into three, namely, listening, reading / speaking, and writing. In musty writing certainly requires the ability to arrange sentences. Autistic children have a visual-auditory learning style. Android-based mobile learning is a learning medium that is accompanied by images / visuals and sound / audio, so as to facilitate the understanding of autistic children in learning. The purpose of this study is to examine the application of Android-based mobile learning in improving the ability to compose sentences in children with autism.

The research method used is a quantitative method pre-experimental with the design of one group pre-post-test test. The subjects observed were 6 children with difficulty composing sentences. The technique of data collection was in the form of tests. The data analysis technique used in this study is wilcoxon matched pairing.

The results of this study indicate the average pre-test score of 32 and for the average post-test score is 50. The results showed that T = 0 is the same as the critical value of Tα (table) 5% (two-sided testing) that is 0 means T ≤ Tα. Based on these results it is concluded that there is an effect of the application of Android-based mobile learning in improving the ability to compose sentences in children with autism.

Keywords: Android-based mobile learning, composing sentences, autism