Effectiveness Of Traditional Games On Character Development Of Early Children In Kindergarten Diponegoro 187 Purwojati

Abstract

Traditional games are one of the assets owned by the Indonesian state that must be maintained and preserved. There are many types of traditional games in Indonesia, but as time goes by, traditional games are rarely used by children, not even a few children know about traditional games, even though traditional games are believed to be able to shape the character of early childhood if early childhood plays them. routinely . This study aims to find out how teachers teach and see the results or effectiveness of traditional games in the formation of early childhood characters. The population used in this study were all children of Kindergarten Diponegoro 187 Purwojati. The sampling technique used is Simple Random Sampling. This study uses quantitative research with a true experimental design type in the form of a posttest-only control group. Data collection techniques used are questionnaires, observation and interviews. The results of data analysis using the independent sample t-test parametric test. The results of independent sample t-test calculations are 0.006 <0.05. It can be seen that there is a difference in the average value between the experimental group and the control group. The posttest value of the experimental group is higher than the posttest value of the control group. It can be interpreted that traditional games are effectively used for the formation of early childhood characters in Kindergarten Diponegoro 187 Purwojati.