Improvement of gross motor skills in children with hearing loss: through a game model reviewed from the aspect of independence

Abstract. This study aims to find out: (1) The difference in the influence of the water game model and the dingklik relay game on the improvement of gross motor skills in deaf children. (2) The difference in the effect between high and low independence on the improvement of gross motor skills in deaf children. (3) The interaction between the water game model and the dingklik relay game was reviewed from the aspect of independence to improve gross motor skills in deaf children. This type of research is an experiment using a 2 x 2 factorial design. The population in this study is 38 deaf children of SLB N Mesuji Lampung. The sample in this study amounted to 20 deaf children who were taken using the purposive sampling technique, then ordinal pairing was carried out to divide each group. The instrument used was to measure independence using the questionnaire method, while gross motor used (1) a test of walking on a straight line of 5 meters, (2) a test of running avoiding five obstacles as far as 15 meters, (3) a test of standing on one foot for 10 seconds, (4) a test of jumping from a 15 cm high block, (5) a test of jumping from a 15 cm high beam. The data analysis technique used is ANOVA two-way. The results showed that: (1) There was a difference in the influence of the water game model and the dingklik relay game on the improvement of gross motor skills in deaf children, with a value of F 8.667 and a significance value of p 0.010 < 0.05. The water competition group was higher (good) compared to the dingklik relay game group with an average posttest difference of 1.3. (2) There is a difference in the influence between high and low independence on the improvement of gross motor ability in deaf children, it is proven that the F value is 22.615 and the significance value p is 0.000 < 0.05. Children who have high independence are higher (good) compared to children who have low independence, with an average posttest difference of 2.1. (3) There was an interaction between the water game model and the dingklik relay game from the aspect of independence (high and low) on the improvement of gross motor skills in deaf children, with a value of F 70.205 and a significance value of p 0.000 < 0.05.