THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAY METHOD AGAINST BEGINNING CALCULATION ABILITY

Abstract

Early numeracy skills are very important for children because this ability will prepare children to be able to attend basic education and make it easier for children to enter their daily lives. Early numeracy learning must start early, namely in Kindergarten. The reality on the ground, Kindergarten teachers have not made maximum use of existing learning media and emphasise teacher-centred learning. This results in the concept of learning to count early in early childhood do not go as expected because learning becomes less interesting and boring for children. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two playing methods, namely the block playing method and the role-playing method. This research is an experimental study with a static group comparison design. Respondents in this study were kindergarten students aged 4 to 6 years, totalling 30 students. The hypothesis in this study is that there is a difference in initial numeracy skills between students who are given the block playing method and students who are given the role-playing method. Based on the calculation results obtained, t = 2.346 with p = 0.026; thus, H0 is rejected at the sig level. 5%. This study found that the initial numeracy ability of the group of children who played with blocks was higher than that of the group of children who played the role. The hypothesis in this study is that there is a difference in initial numericy skills between students who are given the block playing method and students who are given the role playing method. Based on the calculation results obtained t = 2.346 with p = 0.026 thus H0 is rejected at the sig level. 5%. This study found that the initial numeracy ability of the group of children who played with blocks was higher than that of the group of children who played the role. The hypothesis in this study is that there is a difference in initial numeracy skills between students who are given the block playing method and students who are given the role playing method. Based on the calculation results obtained t = 2.346 with p = 0.026 thus H0 is rejected at the sig level. 5%. This study found that the initial numeracy ability of the group of children who played with blocks was higher than that of the children who played the role.