Singaraja- Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) students also contribute to the world of education through creative ideas to make learning more meaningful. One of them is by creating Mixed Reality-based Mathematics Pop-Up Book media. This learning media is used to facilitate learning activities for students with special needs, and autistic children.
This learning media was created by the Community Service Student Creativity Program (PKM-PM) team consisting of the Chair, Ni Kadek Sintya Dewi from the Mathematics Department, as well as members Sahda Nabila Pramesti, Kadek Krisnina Maharani, Kadek Rama Widyatnyana, from the Mathematics Department and Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and I Gusti Agung Michael Swisnandya who comes from the Department of Informatics, Engineering, and Vocational Faculty. The accompanying lecturer in this program is I Putu Pasek Suryawan, S.Pd., M.Pd., who comes from the Department of Mathematics and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
This learning media has been implemented at the Special School (SLB) Negeri 2 Buleleng. The idea of this creative idea was inseparable from the difficulties experienced by autistic students in calculating and visualizing shapes in mathematics, especially abstract ones. Efforts to make meaningful learning in mathematics subjects are able to encourage students to construct their knowledge, answer questions well, internalize their understanding, and shape students’ behavior and character. Therefore, the use of learning media is very necessary. The use of interactive learning media that combines audio and visuals is more effective in teaching children with autism.
Training for the implementation of this learning media has been carried out, packaged in a program entitled “PELITA EDUKASI”. There were 10 teachers as participants. All of them were invited to practice directly in making Mixed Reality-based Mathematics Pop-Up Book media
Through this program, it is hoped that it can have a positive impact on teachers at SLB Negeri 2 Buleleng. Apart from that, it can attract autistic students’ interest in learning mathematics. Teachers also gave positive responses to this learning innovation. (rls)
