AL-ATHFAL : JURNAL PENDIDIKAN ANAK
Vol 7 No 1 (2021)

The Combination of Imaginative Teaching Methods and Multimedia Learning in Early Childhood Education during COVID Pandemic: Social-Emotional and Language Development

Evania Yafie (Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia, Department of Educational Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia)
Olusola-Fadumiye Titilope Olufunke (Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria)
Manal Ali (Department of Educational Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia)
Inayatur Robbaniyah (Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia)
Lisa Nur Maulidia (Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia)
Diana Setyaningsih (Department of Early Childhood Education, Cenderawasih University, Jayapura, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2021

Abstract

Purpose – This study aimed to identify whether there is an increase in social-emotional and language aspects’ enhancement through the combination of imaginative teaching methods and multimedia learning that the teacher carried out.Design/methods/approach – This is a quantitative study that applies the pre-experimental design method. The model applied through this research was in the form of a pretest-posttest group which was carried out by comparing the emotional abilities of children before and after being given treatment in the form of a combination of imaginative processing methods and multimedia learning. The sampling technique used purposive sampling where the research subjects were in their early childhood, aged 5-6 years.Findings – Imaginative teaching approaches and multimedia-based learning impact the development and improvement of children's socio-emotional and language development. This can be seen from the comparison between the post-test scores that are more significant than the pre-test scores, namely, and the significance value on all dimensions is 0.000 <0.05.Research implications/limitations – In this study, the use of pretest and posttest methods in experimental design helps to clarify differences in the provision of imaginative processing methods and multimedia learning. The obstacles faced by the majority relate to the internet connection in communicating with teachers.Practical implications – The combination of imaginative learning methods and multimedia learning improves language social-emotional aspects effectively. The results of this study contribute to understanding for teachers and school institutions to better utilize information and communication technology in optimizing child development. Paper type Research paper

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Journal Info

Abbrev

alathfal

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

Al-Athfal: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak, ISSN Print: 2477-4715; Online: 2477-4189 is a periodically scientific journal published by the department of Islamic Education for Early Childhood the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Education Science State Islamic Universty Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. The journal focuses ...