Eksplorasi Pemahaman Istilah Keuangan Pada Teman Tuli

Abstract

This study aims to explore the level of financial term comprehension among deaf individuals and examine the effect of term abstraction on understanding. The research employs a quantitative approach with an exploratory pilot study design involving 10 deaf participants selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments consist of a financial education game and a Likert-scale questionnaire to measure comprehension of financial terms. Data analysis includes reliability testing, validity testing, descriptive statistics, normality testing, paired sample t-test, and Pearson correlation analysis. The results indicate that concrete financial terms have higher levels of comprehension compared to abstract terms. Statistical testing reveals a significant difference between the two groups (p < 0.05), as well as a significant negative relationship between abstraction level and comprehension (r = -0.97). These findings suggest that the higher the level of abstraction, the lower the level of understanding among deaf individuals. This study contributes preliminary empirical evidence and proposes an abstraction-based classification approach as a foundation for developing more inclusive financial literacy strategies. However, the findings are exploratory in nature and require further validation using a larger sample size.