21st Century Learning (21stCL) in teaching and learning is a new change in the world of education. To bringing new changes in education, 21st CL is said to be a teaching and learning process centred on students and teachers. In 2017, the Ministry of Education and Culture has provided vocational education to help students with Special Educational Needs (SSEN) venture into vocational fields including Basic Vocational Skills (BVS) Basic Cooking. This study aims to improve mastery of SSEN recall skills for the napkin folding subtopic in BVS Basic Cooking subjects using the 2LKS method. The design of this study is an action study based on the Kemmis and McTaggart Model. The research instruments used are quizzes, observations, questions and answers and questionnaires. This study involved 4 respondents consisting of SSEN Diamond class at SMK Kampong Soeharto. Based on the previous teaching and facilitation reflection, it was found that SSEN could not answer quiz questions accurately. The results of the teacher's observation also found that SSEN was also unable to express the folds of napkins accurately because SSEN did not master the technique of remembering well. Action planning is focused on the skill of remembering napkin folds by combining two 21st CL activities, namely 2LKS. 2LKS is Lyrical Lesson, writing lyrics and singing songs and Kinesthetics Symbol, forming hand or body symbols to explain the content of the lesson. The findings of the study show that all SSEN can remember the folds of napkins thus allowing SSEN to state and answer the quiz accurately using the 2LKS method. SSEN was also found to feel fun, happy and easy to remember using the 2LKS method. This proves that the 2LKS method is effective and helps SSEN in improving the ability to remember napkin folds very well.
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