Pengaruh Bahasa Isyarat Terhadap Interaksi Sosial pada Anak Tunarungu

Abstract

This study aims to see effect of sign language to social interaction in deaf children at SDLB 057704 Stabat city. Social interaction in deaf children is a relationship which involves social exchange, linguistic communication, non linguistic communication, and social game. Based on the theory that has been used in this study, there is the influence of sign language on social interaction in deaf children. The better the sign language, the higher the social interaction, and the opposite the worse the sign language, the lower the social interaction. This type of research is quantitative type with a pre experimental design. Data collection techniques using Observations using the Wilcoxon measuring instrument. The sampling technique uses Purposive sampling with 5 deaf children. Based on the result of the analysis it can be seen that there is an influence between sign language on social interaction in deaf children in SDLB 057704 Stabat city with Asymp. Sig. (2- tailed) in the amount of 0,003. The result of descriptive statistical analysis of the pre test data obtained a mean value 50,60, the standard deviation value is 8,849, minimum value of 35, and the maximum value is 56. While the post-test data obtained an average value of 117,20, the standart deviation value is 45,833, minimum value of 94, and the maximum value is 199, therefore there is an increase the average value of the condition of students’ social interactions after being treated with sign language. Based on the result of this study, the hypothesis is accepted.