Application of Contextual Approach in Improving Computational Operation Skills in Students with Learning Delays

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="369"><p>This study aims to analyze and determine the effect of applying the contextual approach in improving the ability of calculation operations in students with learning delays. This study uses a quantitative approach with a single-subject experiment method, often called Single Subject Research (SSR), with an A-B-A design. The subject of this study is grade VIII students at SMP Islam Mandiri. The data collection technique in this study was carried out using observation and a test of computational operation ability. The results of the baseline-1 phase showed a stable score and increased when the treatment was carried out in the intervention phase; after the treatment was carried out, the research subjects were then given a test in the baseline-2 phase, and the results obtained increased with a score of 100 in each session. The percentage overlap of the three phases is at the level of 0%. Thus, the results show that applying the contextual approach positively improves the ability to calculate operations in students with learning delays.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>