The Effect of Pencil Shape Mosaic Skills In Develop Fine Motoric Children Aged 5-6 Years in Kindergarten Pembina 01 Air Haji Pesisir Selatan

Abstract

The background of this study is that children's fine motor skills have not yet been developed,like not being able to hold a pencil the right way. The learning media used by the teacher have not varied, for example when the child's learning process is limited to books. The learning method used by the teacher is not interesting, often giving coloring assignments. This study aims to find out how the influence of pencil shavings mosaic skills in developing fine motor skills of children aged 5-6 years in the Kindergarten Pembina 01 Air Haji Pesisir Selatan.The fine motor skills of the children studied are how children coordinate eye and hand movements, control hand movements and the accuracy and thoroughness of children in doing mosaic activities. This research uses a Quantitative approach with a Quasi Experiment research design. The population is children aged 5-6 years at Kindergarten Pembina 01 Air Haji Pesisir Selatan, using the purposive sampling technique, namely class B1 and B2, each of which consists of 10 people. Data collection techniques using normality test, homogeneity test and hypothesis testing. The data collection tool used is a statement sheet. Then the data were processed by a difference test (t-test) using the computerized help of IBM SPSS Statistics 22. The results of the study showed that the N-gain data variance for the experimental class using Seutan Pencil Mosaic and the control class using origami paper mosaic was the same or homogeneous. Based on the results of the analysis it is known that the sig (2-tailed) value is 0, 008 < 0.05. Thus it can be concluded that there is a significant (real) difference in effect between the pencil shavings mosaic and the treatment given by the teacher in developing fine motor skills of children aged 5-6 years.
Keywords: mosaic, fine motor, early childhood