The Helping Tool For Identification Of Mentally Retarded Children By Web-Based

Abstract

Sometimes parents or people who close to mentally retarded children is difficult to understand the personality of Children with Special Needs (CSN), so it less appropriate to provide education and care of the child. One of the CSN who less visible weakness is mentally retarded. Actually, mentally retarded child can still optimize their potential if they study at the school, both in the Special School or Regular Schools, and give treatment according to the good handling. The identification of mentally retarded children especially during the early school entry are needed to support decision making in terms of providing the best education and care for the child. Web-based expert system built with PHP and other software tools that support identification results faster than manual identification. Sources of test data derived from CPM (Coloured Progressive Matrices) and various characteristics of mentally retarded children daily. The output of the tool is expected to be used to determine the level of intelligence in the form of a score of IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and classifications of mentally retarded children rapidly and accurately. Furthermore, these outputs could develop into consideration to make recommendations on proper education and care for mentally retarded children at school, home, or at care house. Keywords : Characteristics, Classification, CSN, IQ Scores, Mentally Retarded, PHP