Online Assessment for Children with Special Needs in Inclusive Schooduring Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30738/icepgsd.v3i1.581Keywords:
Remote assessment, Children with special needs, Inclusive school, Covid-19 pandemicAbstract
Covid-19 pandemic force the educationalist in inclusive school to change the strategy in assessing children with special needs condition. Remotely children with special needs’ assessment process are a rare experience to happen in Indonesia. Through a qualitative approach, this study aims to describe the assessment process carried out at the SPS Alam Atifa
School in Bogor during the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on purposive sampling, an informant isa class teacher who is responsible for carrying out the assessment process for students with special needs in the inclusive schools and is willing to provide information. Data were collected
through semi-structured interviews, documentation, and literature review. The data was analyzed through data reduction, data display, verification, and drawing conclusions by Miles & Huberman. Internal validity is carried out in the form of member check, perseverance of researchers, and using documentation tools. The results showed that the assessment process could be undertake remotely with video conference media and deliver the material to the parents. The online assessment had 8 stages which was commenced with discussion of assessor team, tools preparation, making tutorial for parents, simulation, implementation, result discussion, and arrange the IEP. The assessment used the performance-based assessment. Admittedly, assessment could be done remotely in online methods. However, further researchis needed to explore the results’ validity.
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