The Development of Autistic Student Writing Skills by Using Training Hands Kit

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) To study the effectiveness of the writing skills of autistic students by using training hands kit to be efficient at the 70/70 criterion; (2) To examine the effectiveness index of writing skills of autistic students by using training hands kit; and (3) To study guidelines for writing skills development of autistic students by using training hands kit.

           The research was a Quasi-Experimental Research. The study sample were 10 autistic students in Special Education Center, Samut Songkhram Province, selected by using simple random sampling.  The research instrument included (1) training hands kit (2) Individualized Education Program : IEP (3) Individual Implementation Plan : IIP, and (4) writing skills test.  The statistics used for analyzing the collected data were percentage and mean.

           The research findings were as follows: (1) The efficiency index () of the training hands kit to develop writing skills of autistic students was 70.42/81.38; (2) The effectiveness index of the training hands kit package was 0.7091, which meant that after being taught using writing skills development of autistic students by using training hands kit learning achievement significantly increased by 70.91 percent; and (3) The guidelines for writing skills development of autistic students by using training hands kit was improved based on the assumptions established.