Improving Visual-Spatial Ability Through Outdoor Maze Game in Kindergarten
Sitti Rahmaniar Abubakar, Aisyah, Dorce Banne Pabunga, Afifah Nur Hidayah, Ismawati

Halu Oleo University

Abstract

This study aimed to determine whether outdoor maze game can improve visual-spatial ability in Kindergarten. The research question of this study was to what extent the use of outdoor maze game can improve visual-spatial ability in Kindergarten? The type of study was classroom action research which conducted into two cycles. The stages in this study were: planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The subjects in this study were a teacher and children at Group A in Kindergarten of Bina Bangsa Baruga Kendari which consisted of 14 children. The result of this study showed that teacher-s teaching activities in improving visual-spatial ability in Cycle I reached to 76.47% and in Cycle II increased to 94.11%. While the children-s learning activities through outdoor maze game in Cycle I reached to 73.3% and in Cycle II increased to 93.3%. Therefore, it can be concluded that visual-spatial ability can be improved through outdoor maze game in Kindergarten. Suggestions given by researcher are: for teachers, it is better to use outdoor maze game as one of the learning alternatives that can be used to improve childrens visual-spatial ability, and for schools, it should give and provide facilities that support learning activities in improving childrens visual-spatial ability in specific and general.

Keywords: visual-spatial ability, outdoor maze game.

Topic: Education

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/Pkfeq3tmvp9W

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