IMPROVING THE ABILITY TO FOLD T-SHIRTS THROUGH THE TOTAL TASK PRESENTATION TECHNIQUE IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

Abstract

This study was motivated by the identification of a fifth-grade student with Down Syndrome at SLB Negeri 1 Bagansiapiapi, Rokan Hilir Regency, who experienced difficulties in folding a T-shirt independently. The purpose of this study was to improve the student’s ability to fold a T-shirt through the implementation of the total task presentation technique. The method used was an experimental study with a Single Subject Research (SSR) approach employing an A-B-A design with one subject, a child with Down Syndrome identified by the initials AYA. The baseline condition (A1) was conducted for 3 sessions, the intervention phase (B) for 7 sessions, and the second baseline (A2) for 3 sessions. Data were collected through direct observation and a performance test using a clothing-folding skills test instrument, and were analyzed using visual graph analysis techniques. The results showed that the subject’s ability to complete the steps of folding a T-shirt during the baseline condition (A1) was consistently at 12.5%. After the intervention was implemented, the ability increased during the intervention phase (B), with percentages of 40.63%, 50%, 56.25%, 65.63%, and reaching 93.75%. In the second baseline condition (A2), the subject’s ability remained high and stable at 96.88%. Therefore, it can be concluded that the total task presentation technique is effective in improving the ability to fold a T-shirt for a fifth-grade student with Down Syndrome at SLB Negeri 1 Bagansiapiapi.