Child Education Journal
Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Child Education Journal

Plant Puzzle: How to Apply It to Increase Children's Interest in Learning Science?

Jelita Jelita (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia)
Syarfina Syarfina (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia)
Novia Fadhila (Taman Kanak-kanak Negeri Pembina Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2022

Abstract

Learning science concerning early childhood should focus on a fun learning process. However, children's interest in learning while participating in the science learning process is still low; some children are busy playing alone, disturbing their friends, doing other work, and going in and out for various reasons when science learning occurs. This study aims to increase children's interest in learning science through plant puzzle media. The research used the Classroom Action Research (CAR) with the Kemmis-Taggart model with four stages: plan, implementation, observation, and reflection. The participants are ten children aged 5-6 years at Al Faiz Early Childhood Education (ECE) Langsa, Aceh. The researcher used an observation sheet with four indicators: interest in learning, attention to learning, motivation, and knowledge to obtain improvement data. The results showed an increased children's interest in learning science in each cycle. The average score of children in the Well Developed (WD) category was 76%. In addition, children's activities also showed outstanding improvement during the teaching and learning process. The researcher concluded that plant puzzle media could increase children's interest in learning science. The implication of research related to the effectiveness of plant puzzle media on learning other than science needs to be studied further.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

CEJ

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

Child Education Journal (CEJ) dikelola oleh Tim Redaksi Jurnal dari Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidiakn (FKIP) UNUSA yang diterbitkan oleh Unusa Press. Fokus CEJ adalah pada bidang pendidikan yang secara khusus memiliki ketertarikan pada hasil-hasil penelitian pendidikan anak. Tujuan jurnal ini ...