PENGARUH BERMAIN PLAYDOUGH TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN KOGNITIF ANAK RETARDASI MENTAL DI SLB NENGERI 1 GIANYAR Desak Ayu Putu Intan Pratiwi Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Bali E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRAK Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh bermain playdough terhadap perkembangan kognitif anak retardasi mental di SLB Negeri 1 Gianyar. Metode. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain Pre experimental dengan pendekatan One Group Pretest Posttest. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh anak retardasi mental kelas 1 SD yang berumur 7 tahun dengan jumlah sampel 22 siswa. Teknik sampling yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah nonprobability sampling dengan metode sampling jenuh. Alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah lembar observasi serta dianalisis menggunakan Uji Paired Sample t-test. Hasil. Hasil nilai mean menunjukkan perkembangan kognitif pre test = 10,59 dan post test = 14,55 meningkat secara signifikan setelah diberikan intervensi berupa bermain playdough. Kesimpulan. Terdapat pengaruh bermain playdough terhadap perkembangan kognitif anak retardasi mental di SLB Negeri 1 Gianyar. Sehingga bermain playdough dapat digunakan sebagai acuan dalam memberikan pendidikan kepada anak retardasi mental untuk membantu perkembangan kognitif anak retardasi mental. Kata kunci: Bermain Playdough, Perkembangan Kognitif, Anak Retardasi Mental

THE EFFECT OF PLAYING PLAYDOUGH TOWARD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL RETARDATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL NEEDS 1 GIANYAR Desak Ayu Putu Intan Pratiwi Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Health and Sciences Bali E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Aim. This study aimed to identify the effect of playing playdough on the cognitive development of mentally retarded children in Public School for Special Needs 1 Gianyar. Method. This study employed pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test. There were 22 respondents aged 7 years from the first grade students recruited as the sample through non-probability sampling with a saturated sampling technique. The data were collected by using observation sheet and analyzed using the Paired Sample t-test. Finding. The finding indicated that there was a significant improvement of the cognitive development after the intervention and it could be seen from the result of pre-test = 10.59 and post-test = 14.55. Conclusion. There is an effect of playing playdough toward the cognitive development of mentally retarded children in Public School for Special Needs 1 Gianyar. Thus, playing playdough can be as a reference in providing education to mentally retarded children to help the cognitive development. Keywords: Playing Playdough, Cognitive Development, Mental Retardation Children