Learning everytime and everywhere
About Me
Khofidotur Rofiah, born in Surabaya, Indonesia March 1989. She has a scientific background in the field of special education. At the end of 2020, she started her PhD studies at Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny w Krakowie, Poland.
In terms of career, she struggled in various fields of work, and from 2011 to 2013 she became a Special teacher for disabilities students in several schools which provided inclusive education in Surabaya. In 2014, she started her career at the University Negeri Surabaya as a Lecturer in the Special Education Department until now.
Rofiah also engages in several matters related to children with special needs and inclusive education both with internal and foreign institutional funding. Currently, she is focusing on Inclusive education and developing a communication system based on keywords for children with communication barriers, namely Signalong Indonesia. In addition, she is also involved in professional organizations related to Disability and Special Education, both nationally and globally.
Her PhD thesis topic is “Teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education for exceptional children in cross-cultural perspective” supervised by Professor Joanna Kossewska (UP) and Professor Kieron Sheehy (Open University UK).
Publications
Authored Books
Sujarwanto; Rofiah, Khofidotur (2020) Managemen Pendidikan Anak dengan Gangguan Emosi Perilaku. Surabaya: Jakad Media
Purbaningrum, Endang; Rofiah, Khofidotur (2020) Bina Bicara bagi Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus. Surabaya: Jakad Media
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2013) Signalong Indonesia. Surabaya: Unipress
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2019) Trainer Modul IndoEduc4all “Learning Knows No Bounds. Surabaya: Unipress
Journal articles
Rofiah, Khofidotur; Kossewska, Joanna; Ashar, Mohammad Nurul (2021) The mplementation of CBT to Reduce Hyperactive Behaviors among Adolescents with ADHD- International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE) https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-joe/article/view/26531
Sujarwanto; Sheehy, Kieron; Rofiah, Khofidotur; Budiyanto (2021) Online Higher Education: The Importance of Students’ Epistemological Beliefs, Well-Being, and Fun- IAFOR Journal of Education https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-ofeducation/volume-9-issue-6/article-1/
Rofiah, Khofidotur; Sheehy, Kieron; Widayati,Sri; Budiyanto (2021) Fun and the benefits of Sign Supported Big Books in mainstream Indonesian kindergartens-- International Journal of Early Years Education https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09669760.2021.1956440
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2020) Video Animasi Lagu Anak Berbasis Signalong Indonesia - Jurnal Pendidikan Inklusi Vol 3 No 2 2020 https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/ji/article/view/7879
Budiyanto; Sheehy, Kieron; Kaye, H. & Rofiah, Khofidotur (2019), Indonesian Educators’ Knowledge and Beliefs about Teaching Children with Autism - Athens Journal of Education Vol 10 2019; https://www.athensjournals.gr/education/2018-2647-AJE-Budiyanto.pdf
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2019) Program Intervensi Terpadu Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus: Proses Pengembangan Kurikulum - Jurnal Pendidikan Inklusi Vol 3 No 1 2019; https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/ji/article/view/6008
Budiyanto; Sheehy, Kieron; Kaye, Helen and Rofiah, Khofidotur (2018). Developing Signalong Indonesia: issues of happiness and pedagogy, training and stigmatisation. International Journal of Inclusive Education Vol 22 Issue 5 2018. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13603116.2017.1390000
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2018), Understanding Emotion Patterns in Children with Autism: A Case Study - Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 222 (Atlantic Press indexed); https://www.atlantispress.com/proceedings/soshec-18/25903317
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2018), Reading and Writing Approach for Children with Hearing Impairment - International Journal of Management and Applied Science(IJMAS) Volume-4,Issue-10; http://ijmas.iraj.in/paper_detail.php?paper_id=14177&name=Reading_and_Writing_Approach_for_Children_with_Hearing_Impairment
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2018), Are Indonesian sign language and total communication benefits for teachers in inclusive school?- Atlantic Press indexed; https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/indoeduc-18/25906731
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2018), The Impact of language skills guidance on children with hearing impairment language development- Atlantic Press indexed; https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/icei-18/55907542
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2018) Software Deteksi Anak ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperativity Disorder) bagi Guru Pembimbing Khusus (GPK) di Sekolah Penyelenggara Inklusi - Jurnal Pendidikan Inklusi Vol 1 No 2 2018 https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/ji/article/view/4613
Rofiah, Khofidotur (2017) Pengajaran Membaca dan Menulis bagi Peserta Didik Tunarungu - Jurnal Pena Indonesia Vol 2 No 1 2017 https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/jpi/article/view/588
Sheehy, Kieron., Budiyanto; Kaye, H. & Khofidotur, Rofiah (2017), Indonesian Teachers’ Epistemological Beliefs and Inclusive Education -Journal of Intellectual Disabilities; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1744629517717613
Experiences
2020- date Doctoral Student in Education, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland (https://szkola-doktorska.up.krakow.pl/en/doktorant/khofidotur-rofiah/)
2014- date Lecturer of Special Education (Inclusive Education, Deaf Children), Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia (http://khofidoturrofiah.staff.unesa.ac.id/)
2017- date Intervention Programme Director, Center of Disability, Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia (http://ulabk.unesa.ac.id/)
2015- date Lecturer of Childhood Education, Open University, Indonesia.
2011-2014 Inclusive Programme Director, Junior High School 37, Surabaya Indonesia
2010-2011 Programme Assistance Director, Elementary School Mojo IX, Surabaya Indonesia.
Grants and Scholarship
2021-2022 PSBD doctorate research Grant (16.437zl) Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland
2021 BERBISA: Developing Signalong Indonesia Software (Rp. 46.000.000) Pertamina Foundation
2021 Developing online assessment to measure teachers’ attitudes toward inclusive education (IDR. 50.000.000) Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2020-2021 Developing PEMPI (Communication Helper Robot) for Student with Communication Disability (IDR. 50.000.000) Indonesia Educational Ministry.
2020-2021 Developing Signalong Indonesia Story Telling Application (SIDRA) for Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood (IDR. 40.000.000) Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2020-2021 Developing and Printing Big book Signalong Indonesia Story telling for Indonesian Kindergarten ( £ 3.332) Open University UK
2020-2021 Producing Educational Video “COVID 19 for Special Needs children in Indonesia” ( £ 1.015 ) Open University UK
2019-2020 Software Developing System for University Networking (IDR. 75.000.000) Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2019-2022 Online-Application Development for Bridge Disability Person Career (IDR. 100.000.000) Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2019-2020 Expanding Signalong Indonesia Signs in The Higher Education Level (IDR. 30.000.000) Indonesia Educational Ministry.
2019-2020 Homeschooling for Children with Autism (IDR. 40.000.000) Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2019-2020 Signalong Project Development: Song Animation Video for Children with Special Needs (IDR. 40.000.000) Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia
2018-2019 Developing Speech Training Handbook for Students of the Department of Special Education (IDR. 5.000.000) Special Education Department Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2018-2019 Developing Therapies Curriculum for Children with Disability (IDR.10.000.000) Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2017-2019 Ensuring Access and Quality Education for Student with Disability in Indonesian Universities INDOEDU4CALL (€906.051,00) Erasmus Programme of the European Union.
2017-2018 Developing Online Learning in the Course of Speech Training for Students of the Department of Special Education (IDR. 7.500.000) Special Education Department Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2016-2017 Student Perceptions of Inclusive Education Courses (IDR. 14.000.000) Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2016-2017 Developing WEB-based ADHD Detection Software (IDR. 5.000.000) Special Education Department Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.
2015-2016 Developing Assessment Tools for Children with Special Needs in Inclusive Schools (IDR. 5.000.000) Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Surabaya Indonesia.