Analysis of Learning Barriers to Physical Education of Sport and Health for Children With Mental Retardation in Inclusive Schools

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to know the implementation of physical education of sport and health in children with mental retardation in inclusion school. The study was conducted at 2 inclusive schools located in the city of Surakarta. In this study using data collection techniques in the form of interviews conducted on physical education teachers sports and health in schools inclusion, observation, and documentation. The data analysis technique used descriptive qualitative. Based on the result of the research, it can be seen that the implementation of physical and sports education for the children with mental retardation in inclusion school has several obstacles, that is: 1) the teacher’s difficulty in teaching the children with mental retardation, 2) the teacher difficulties in understanding the characteristics of the children with mental retardation, 3 ) the teacher difficulties in modifying the learning and make the RPP for the children with mental retardation. This is because the physical and physical education teachers who are in inclusive schools do not have extraordinary educational backgrounds so that they have difficulty in understanding the character of the children with mental retardation. As well as training on the teaching strategies of children with mental retardation in inclusive schools for physical and health education teachers.