Abstract:
On the initial problem of this study, it was found
that the deaf students made mistakes in composing a correct
sentence structure. Meanwhile, lecturers require these students
to master the correct sentence structure. Therefore, this study
aims to determine the effect of I-CHAT as a learning medium on
the students’ ability to write correct sentence structures. This
study used a quasi-experimental design research with one group
pretest-posttest research design. The subjects of this study were
five deaf students of University of Lambung Mangkurat. The
data was collected using a test to compile sentence structures
related to the course of Child Education with Intellectual
Obstacles, observation, and documentation. The data were
analyzed using Wilcoxon Ranking Test (Wilcoxon Signed Rank
Test). The results of this study showed that the deaf students’
ability to structure sentences improves from mean score 34 to 54
after learning using I-CHAT media. Statistical calculation using
Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test proved that there were differences
between mean scores of pre-test and post-test of the sample after
implementing I-CHAT media. It can be concluded that the use
of I-CHAT media improves the ability of the deaf students to
structure sentences.
