CHAPTER: 5 RESEARCH’S RESULT AND DISCUSSION
A. DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH RESULTS
Target of the First Year: 1 Doing literary study about the handling model of the children with learning disabilities based on learning accommodations and modification which
appropriate with the needs of children with learning disabilities on elementary school; 2 Collecting information and suggestion from the practitioners and the experts related to
the requirement of learning and learning accommodations and modification for the children with learning disabilities at school; 3 Compiling hypothetical model which will
be applied in the activity of learning accommodations and modification. It will be a model and a guide-book about learning accommodations and modification, evaluation
system, and indicator of achievement on the model implementation; 4 Drafting the guide-book of handling the children with learning disabilities based on accommodations
and modification which includes material, procedure, strategy and evaluation system of learning accommodations and modification; 5 Doing initial test limited test to
complete the initial hypothetical model:
1. Description Location Research
This research was conducted at the 15 elementary schools as a place of schools applies diagnosis and need assessment. The fiveteen primary schools are located in
the special region of Yogyakarta are: 1 SDN Gejayan ; 2 SDN Pojok ; 3 SDN Kledokan ; 4 SDN Gadingan ; 5 SDN Kalimenur ; 6 SDN Jatisarono;
7 SDN Trirenggo ; 8 SDN Karanggondang ; 9 SDN Karanganyar; 10 SDN Bangunrejo, 11 DN Karangmojo II; 12 SDN Gedangan; 13 SD Muhamadiyah
Bodoyo; 14 SDN Tegaldowo; 15 SDN Giwangan. The location was chosen, because in addition to children with learning disabilities amount sufficient to test, as
well as the availability of facilities and infrastructure that makes it possible to carry out the implementation of learning accommodation and modification for children
with learning disabilities. There was also the positive support of the Principals,
teachers and children with learning disabilities parents in the school. 2.
Preliminary Data Description Conditions and characteristics of children with learning disabilities in Primary Schools
Based on the preliminary study and discussed result with Researchers Team from Chiang Mai University, students who have learning difficulties, the subject has
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different characteristics with students in general. In general, subjects with learning difficulties were found to have one or more of the following characteristics:
a. When given a task, not being able to complete the task, in accordance with a
predetermined time.
b. At the time given the task, not directly done, but another friend previewing work
that is being done. c. Low academic achievement, below the average of a group of students in the class.
d. Study results in mismatch with the efforts that have been made. e. Attention quickly move or rapidly changing.
f. Like to disturb his friends. g. Behave aggressively.
h. Show deviant behavior; like seclusion, withdrawn, and less able to interact with
the environment. i. Less daring endeavor, if given the task not do or avoid.
j. Often late or absent from school without excuse. k. There is no desire to learn or lazy to learn.
l. Not being able to read, write, or count
With regard to these results, the subject also has the characteristics: 1 Not able to achieve the learning objectives that have been set. Therefore, it can be said that the
subject is experiencing a failure, because it was not able to reach a minimum standard or not able to master the learning material less than 60 ; 2 The results
of their study in one field or several fields are under the average of the class ; 3 Achieving learning outcomes are low, but the potential intelligence, talents, and
interests that possessed good ; 4 Having less mature personality, such as low motivation, lack confidence or shy, often dereliction of duty, often truant, is not
concerned with the environment , are less responsible for the act, hesitated in acting and emotionally labile .
3. Description of special needs in learning Child learning disabilities