scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the Android-Based Calistung Digital Game Application to Improve Early Childhood Cognitive Skills

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-260
Author(s):  
Evi Selva Nirwana
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cognitive Skill ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
Learning Problem ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Symbolic Thinking

This article aims to determine Android-based digital calistung game application's effectiveness to improve early childhood cognitive skills. The experimental method was carried out on 26 kindergarten students aged 5-6 years. The research design used was pre-experimental. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling. Cognitive skill data collection used observation guidelines consisting of cognitive dimensions (1) symbolic thinking recognizing concepts, (2) learning problem solving and cause and effect, (3) association and classification. The assessment of cognitive skills used a scale of 1 - 4. The study results concluded an increase in the average value of cognitive skills of kindergarten students aged 5-6 years through the Calistung game. This research implies that teachers' competence in using digital calistung media needs to be improved through in-service training kindergarten students' cognitive skills.

The Black/White Skill Gap in Early Childhood: The Role of Parenting

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-551
Author(s):  
Benjamin G. Gibbs ◽  
Douglas B. Downey
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Cognitive Skill ◽  
Powerful Predictor ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
White Children ◽  
Black And White ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
American Society

Researchers have sought to understand why cognitive skill disparities between black and white children persist in American society, but the most thorough examinations study school-aged children during a period when the black/white skill gap is already well established. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Birth Cohort of 2001, we find trivial black/white differences in cognitive skills at 10 months of age but large disparities at 24 and 48 months, suggesting that the gap emerges in force between 10 months and age four. Although black/white differences in parenting are a powerful predictor, these variations are driven by socioeconomic and related factors that directly and indirectly shape cognitive development gaps between black and white children.

scholarly journals Determinants of Successful Implementation of Early Childhood Development Education by County Governments in Kenya; Implementing Partners Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erick Ochieng Otieno ◽  
Johnbosco Kisimbii ◽  
Fatma K. Said
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Development Education ◽  
County Governments ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Service Training

The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of successful implementation of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) by County Governments in Kenya from the implementing partners’ perspective. This study was guided by the following specific objectives: to determine the influence of the capacities of the County Government staff on the implementation of early childhood development education by County Governments in Kenya, to determine the how management of early childhood development education affects its implementation by County Governments in Kenya, to assess how availability of physical facilities affect the implementation of early childhood development education by County Governments in Kenya and to examine how policies affect the implementation of early childhood development education by County Governments in Kenya. Decentralization theory and organization learning theory were used to explain the relationship between the study variables. Descriptive research design was used in the study. The population for the study was implementing partners working with County Governments in Kenya to support ECDE. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the respondents to participate in the study. A total of 100 respondents were targeted from the 10 organizations studied out of which 70 participated giving a response rate of 70%. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Both qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques were used to analyze the data. The study found that the implementation of ECDE by County governments in Kenya was generally successful from the implementing partners’ perspective and indicated by 56.8%. It is also worth noting that beside the general success, there were myriads of challenges facing the implementation of the program by county governments. Findings from regression analysis showed that the coefficient of determination indicated that 63.5% of the variations on the implementation of ECDE by county governments can be explained by staff capacity, management of ECDE, availability of physical facilities and ECDE policies. The remaining 36.5% can be explained by other variables not included in the study. R square and adjusted R is above average an implication that an above average variation can be explained by the model. The study recommended that county governments should allocate more funds for the renovation and construction of more ECDE centres, allocate adequate funds for the implementation of ECDE and that they should organize consistent in-service training for ECDE teachers and at the same time employ more ECDE staff to cater for the large number of children in ECDE centres..

scholarly journals KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALITY OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR TEACHER

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Vatou
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Dyadic Relationships ◽  
Dutch Version ◽  
Multidimensional Measure ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Of Greece

<p>Teacher-child relationships in early childhood are increasingly considered as a prerequisite for children’s development. The Child Appraisal of the Relationship with the Teacher Scale (CARTS) (Vervoot, Doumen, &amp; Verschueren, 2015) is a new multidimensional measure that evaluates the quality of teacher-child relationships from the children’s perspective. The purpose of this study was to confirm the factor structure of the Dutch version of CARTS in the Greek context, to describe the perceptions of young children about their relationship with their teachers and to examine whether child’s age, gender, and ethnicity contribute to this relationship. In total, 366 children (Mage= 5.4) from 36 kindergarten of Greece participated in this study. Results supported the construct validity of the CARTS scale. CFA implementation, consistent with attachment-based research revealed the three dimensions of the teacher-children relationships, Closeness, Dependency and Conflict. Supportive and warmth relationships were found. Children’s demographics characteristics affect the quality of teacher-child relationships. The results highlighted the importance of the dyadic relationships.</p>

scholarly journals Perceptions with Non-English Educational Background Competence in English Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1259-1268
Author(s):  
Andi Mukarramah Nagauleng ◽  
Andi Asrifan ◽  
Ahmad Mustamir Waris
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Post Test

This research's purposes were: (1) exploring the perceptions of non-English teachers in teaching English at IAIN Manado; (2) assessing the ability of non-English teachers to attain IAIN Manado student qualifications. This study uses a mixed research method based on an exploratory sequence. The research was conducted using IAIN Manado Purposive sampling technique, and the researcher determined the research object by specific criteria. The study results show: (1) They loved how a non-English professor teaches English. They say that if a non-English teacher is amiable in teaching, he often motivates students to learn English. They also value non-English-based lecturers. Students also actively follow teaching and learning activities, (2) Student evaluations also were found in pre-test and post-test data when post-test ratings were increased, with 7 (41.17%) having an average value, 5 (29.42%) with good ratings, 4 (23.0%) with poor scores, and 1 (5.89%) with very good ratings. This means a significant increase in English language learning by non-English lecturers.

scholarly journals Implementation of Ksatria Story Book in Embedding Leadership Character Values in Children 5-6 Years Old

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Sinthia Nurul Fitri ◽  
Edi Waluyo
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Before And After

One of the character problems in early childhood is the lack of ability to be responsible, communicate, and cooperate. These three main behaviors are characteristics of leadership behavior. Responding to this, the researcher uses the Ksatria storybook media in this study to help kindergarten students understand and develop leadership behaviors. This research uses quantitative research method with Pre-Experimental Design in the form of One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The data is taken using a questionnaire filled by class teachers. The sampling technique in this study is a purposive sampling technique. The sample is 30 students in the B3 class of TK IT (Islamic kindergarten) Al Hidayah Karanggede, Boyolali, as well as an experimental class that received the Knight Storybook application. The data is collected using a leadership character value scale. While the data analysis using hypothesis testing paired sample t-test. This study shows that there are differences in leadership character behavior of children aged 5-6 years before and after getting treatment and there is the influence of the Ksatria storybook in instilling leadership behavior in children aged 5-6 years. It is proven based on statistical calculations, that is obtained the value of sig (2-tailed) 0,000 <0.05 which means that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted so that the hypothesis test is accepted with the direction of a positive relationship. Thus, there are differences in leadership character behavior in early childhood after getting the Ksatria storybook method. In other words, the Ksatria book can be an alternative to planting leadership attitudes and behaviors in Kindergarten.

scholarly journals PENGARUH METODE BERCERITA BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN EMPATI ANAK KELOMPOK B1 TK TUNAS DAUD KECAMATAN DENPASAR BARAT TAHUN AJARAN 2018/2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
DESY SINTIA DEWI. NI PUTU . ◽  
Luh Ayu Tirtayani, S.Psi.,M.Psi. . ◽  
Dra. Ni Nyoman Ganing, M.Hum. .
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Design Study ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Academic Year

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh metode bercerita berbasis kearifan lokal terhadap kemampuan empati anak kelompok B1. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Pre-Experimental Design dengan desain One-group pretest-posttest. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh anak kelompok B1 TK Tunas Daud Kecamatan Denpasar Barat jumlah 20 anak. Sampel penelitian ditentukan dengan teknik purposive sampling, sehingga diperoleh kelompok B1 sebanyak 19 anak. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu data kemampuan empati anak menunjukkan rata-rata pre-test 54,31 , sedangkan nilai rata-rata post-test 89,63 dan diperoleh nilai thitung sebesar 14,07. Pada ttabel dengan kriteria signifikansi 5% dengan dk = 18 menunjukkan nilai 2,101. Sehingga data kemampuan empati menunjukkan bahwa thitung > ttabel. Maka dapat disimpulkan metode bercerita berbasis kearifan lokal berpengaruh terhadap kemampuan empati anak kelompok B1 TK Tunas Daud Kecamatan Denpasar Barat Tahun Ajaran 2018/2019. Berdasarkan simpulan tersebut, maka disarankan kepada peneliti lain agar dapat menggunakan metode bercerita berasis kearifan lokal sebagai metode pembelajaran dalam membentuk kemampuan empati anak.Kata Kunci : Kata kunci : metode bercerita, berbasis kearifan lokal, kemampuan empati, anak usia dini This study refers to an understanding of the methods described based on local wisdom on the ability of empathy for children in group B1. This research design study is Pre-Experimental with a One-group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study were all children in group B1 TK Tunas Daud West Denpasar Subdistrict, there were 20 children. The research sample was determined by purposive sampling technique, so that B1 group was obtained as many as 19 children. The results of this study are data on children's empathy ability showing an average pre-test of 54,31, while the average value of post-test is 89.63 and the value of tcount is 14,07. At ttable with a significance criterion of 5% with dk = 18 indicating the value of 2.101. So the data on empathy ability shows that t count> t table. Then it can be concluded that the method of storytelling based on local wisdom influences the ability of empathy in the children of B1 group TK Tunas Daud, West Denpasar District, Academic Year 2018/2019. Based on these conclusions, it is recommended that other researchers be able to use the method of storytelling based on local wisdom as a learning method in shaping children's empathy abilities. keyword : Keywords: stories telling method, based on local wisdom, empathy ability, early childhood

scholarly journals Pengembangan Instrumen Kecerdasan Emosional Anak Usia Dini

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
Mafaza Conita Ananto ◽  
Amelia Vinayastri
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Research Populations ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Group B

Emotional intelligence is important to be instilled in children from an early age. The lack of compatibility of early childhood emotional intelligence instruments in achieving child development in the globalization era is a research problem. This study aims to develop an instrument of emotional intelligence for children aged 5-6 years. The method used to research and development modification of the Borg & Gall development model. The research populations were the teachers and parents of group B students. Sampling used incidental sampling technique. Research respondents amounted to 212 respondents. Content validity was carried out by experts, resulting in 6 dimensions of self-understanding, 5 dimensions of self-control, 5 dimensions of understanding others, and 6 dimensions of building relationships. The results of the study obtained the calculation of the validity of the field trial the percentage of teachers was 98% and the percentage of parents was 89%. The average value of the percentage of teachers and parents is 94% with a very valid category. Calculation of reliability using Cronbach's Alpha of 0.966 with a high reliable category. The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of early childhood emotional intelligence instruments and recommend early childhood educators use emotional intelligence instruments as a guide for assessing aspects of early childhood emotional development.

scholarly journals TINJAUAN TENTANG MOTORIK KASAR MURID TAMAN KANAK-KANAK DHARMA WANITA PAINAN SELATAN KABUPATEN PESISIR SELATAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 106-117
Author(s):  
Gustian Indra ◽  
Gusril Gusril
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Motor Ability ◽  
The South ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Skills

Kindergarten Students This study began with the unknown of gross motor skills of young children in the South Painan Kindergarten Dharma Wanita Selatan Pesisir South District. The purpose of this study was to reveal the gross motor skills of early childhood in the kindergarten. This type of research is descriptive. The population in this study were 45 people from 20 men and 25 women in the Dharma Wanita Kindergarten in South Painan District. Sampling using a total sampling technique. The gross motor ability assessment instrument is measured in 6 test forms, namely jumping forward with two feet, walking on tiptoes with fingertips, motion of an airplane, throwing a ball with one hand, and catching the ball with two hands. This motion is grouped into 3 categories, namely non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative motion abilities by looking at the norm tests for gross motor ability assessment in the form of percentages. Based on the analysis of the data obtained from the results of the study of 31 children, a total of 3 children developed very well criteria (BSB), 7 children developed criteria as expected (BSH), 9 children began to develop criteria (MB), and 12 children had criteria developing (BB). Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the gross motor skills of children in the South Painan Kindergarten Dharma Wanita South Pesisir South Regency are under-developed criteria (BB).

Re-conceptualizing Machiavellianism and Social-Cognitive Skills

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
William Hart ◽  
Christopher J. Breeden ◽  
Charlotte Kinrade
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Person Perception ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Skill ◽  
Prediction Skill ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
College Sample ◽  
Social Prediction

Abstract. Machiavellianism is presumed to encompass advanced social-cognitive skill, but research has generally suggested that Machiavellian individuals are rather deficient in social-cognitive skill. However, previous research on the matter has been limited to measures of (a) Machiavellianism that are unidimensional and saturated with both antagonism and disinhibition and measures (b) only one type of social-cognitive skill. Using a large college sample ( N = 461), we examined how various dimensions of Machiavellianism relate to two types of social-cognitive skill: person-perception skill and general social prediction skill. Consistent with some prior theorizing, the planful dimension of Machiavellianism was positively related to both person-perception and general social prediction skills; antagonistic dimensions of Machiavellianism were negatively related to both skills; either agentic or cynical dimensions of Machiavellianism were generally unrelated to both skills. Overall, the current evidence suggests a complicated relationship between Machiavellianism and social-cognitive skill because Machiavellianism encompasses features that blend deficiency, proficiency, and average levels of social-cognitive skills.

PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA REALISTIK INDONESIA (PMRI) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA KELAS I SD NEGERI 011 BUKIT GAJAH KECAMATAN UKUI KABUPATEN PELALAWAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Ipi Hanapiati
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Teachers And Students

This research was motivated by the low results of students' mathematics learning. Of the 35students only 15 students (40.54%) who completed study results, while the average valueobtained by the students was 68.65. This study aims to increase the students' mathematicslearning through PMRI. This research is a class act who performed two cycles. Based on theresearch of learning outcomes and learning activities teachers and students expressedincreased. In the first cycle 1 meeting activities for teachers to get a score of 14 (70%), in thefirst cycle 2 meeting increased with a score of 15 (75%). In the second cycle 1 meeting obtaina score of 17 (85%) and the second cycle 2 meeting obtain a score of 18 (90%). Besides thestudent activity also increased in the first cycle of meeting one activity students obtain a scoreof 12 (60%), in the first cycle 2 meeting increased with a score of 16 (80%). In the secondcycle 1 meeting obtain a score of 17 (85%) and the second cycle 2 meeting obtain a score of17 (85%). The results of students' mathematics learning increases the basic score averagevalue obtained was 68.65 increase in the first cycle with an average value of 95.41 hasincreased in the second cycle with an average value of 97.97.

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