Effectiveness of Implementation of Special Education Curriculum in Face-to-face Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic for Children with Special Needs

Abstract

Curriculum changes that occur today show that the curriculum is vulnerable to social change. Although changes still occur, it seems that there is no curriculum that distinguishes its use between normal students and students with special needs (both physically and mentally). In fact, the curriculum should be enjoyed not only by normal students but also by students with special needs. Thus, they can get an equal education system without any sense of discrimination from the government. Even though the curriculum is the same, teachers can apply different strategies and methods. Therefore, teachers are not only professional in teaching, but also have special competencies compared to teachers who teach normal students. The competencies I mean here are not professional, pedagogical, personality, or social competencies. But spiritual competence where the teacher teaches with heart, not material (money). The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the implementation of the special education curriculum in face-to-face learning at SLB Negeri 1 Denpasar, including the curriculum used in special education, government policies in implementing the special education curriculum, technology and the advantages and disadvantages of the special education curriculum as well as the process of delivering material. SLB Negeri 1 Denpasar has students with special needs for the blind, deaf, mentally retarded and autistic, and this encourages researchers to conduct research on how to implement the curriculum at the SLB. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. Data collection techniques: participatory observation, in-depth interviews, observations, and document studies on the head of SLB Negeri 1 Denpasar, teachers, Deputy Principal for Curriculum, special assistant teachers (SAT). Test the validity of the data using the criteria of credibility, with triangulation techniques sources and methods. Data analysis used the following procedures: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions.