Handwashing Ability Assessment for Students with Intellectual Barriers

This study aimed to determine the assessment of the ability to wash hands for students with intellectual disabilities. We used a qualitative method with literature study activities and field studies (interviews, observations, and documentation). The results showed that the assessment of the ability to wash hands for students with intellectual disabilities was carried out in stages, namely making assessment instruments, determining subjects, preparing the necessary equipment, conducting assessments, and analyzing data from the assessment results. The activity of assessing the ability to wash hands for students with intellectual disabilities has the aim of knowing the weaknesses, strengths, and potential of students in the ability to wash hands. It is hoped that the results of this assessment can be used as a basis for making hand-washing learning programs for students with special needs, especially students with intellectual disabilities. © 2021 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Article History: Received 10 Dec 2020 Revised 05 Jan 2021 Accepted 10 Jan 2021 Available online 15 March 2021 ____________________ Keyword: Handwashing, Intellectual disabilities, Science Education, Special needs, Vocational Schools. Indonesian Journal of Community and Special Needs Education Journal homepage: http://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/IJCSNE/ Indonesian Journal of Community and Special Needs Education 1(1) (2021) 9-10 Irawan, Handwashing Ability Assessment for Students with ... | 10 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10. 17509/xxxx.xxxx pISSN 2775-8400 eISSN 2775-9857


A B S T R A C T S A R T I C L E I N F O
This study aimed to determine the assessment of the ability to wash hands for students with intellectual disabilities. We used a qualitative method with literature study activities and field studies (interviews, observations, and documentation). The results showed that the assessment of the ability to wash hands for students with intellectual disabilities was carried out in stages, namely making assessment instruments, determining subjects, preparing the necessary equipment, conducting assessments, and analyzing data from the assessment results. The activity of assessing the ability to wash hands for students with intellectual disabilities has the aim of knowing the weaknesses, strengths, and potential of students in the ability to wash hands. It is hoped that the results of this assessment can be used as a basis for making hand-washing learning programs for students with special needs, especially students with intellectual disabilities.

INTRODUCTION
Students with intellectual disabilities are students who have intelligence characteristics (IQ) below the average (Maryanti et al., 2020). In the aspect of adaptive behavior, students have problems in the aspect of the ability to take care of themselves, one of which is in washing hands. Many studies explain how to wash hands, learning videos for washing hands, learning methods for washing hands (Wijayanti, 2017), tools and materials for washing hands (Darmayani et al., 2017), and the importance of washing hands (Dajaan et al., 2018). However, there is no research discussing the assessment of the ability to hand wash for students with intellectual disabilities. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the ability to wash hands for students with intellectual disabilities.

METHODS
Qualitative methods were used and completed with the interview, observation, and documentation data collection techniques.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
An assessment of the ability to wash hands is important since it is an activity in daily life (before eating, after sneezing or coughing, after playing outside, after handling animals, and after leaving the toilet). Washing hand is the basis for maintaining personal health and preventive efforts from various diseases such as diarrhea and other diseases caused by dirty hands, especially during the CoVID-19 pandemic (Matyanti et al., 2020). Several stages were carried out in the assessment activity: (i) making an assessment instrument (as a guide in assessing students' abilities), (ii) determining the subject, (iii) preparing necessary equipment, (iv) conducting an assessment, and (v) analyzing the data from the assessment results. An important assessment is carried out to find out the weaknesses, strengths, and potential of students, especially in the aspect of washing hands, as a basis for making learning programs.

CONCLUSION
An assessment of the ability to wash hands for students with intellectual disabilities is important. This research can be used as a basis for making hand-washing learning programs, especially for students with intellectual disabilities.