THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLAYING AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE SCHOOL AGES CHILDREN AT MEKAR SARI KINDERGATEN OF TANJUNG ANYAR, GAJAH SUB DISTRICT, DEMAK IN 2018
Yulisetyaningrum, Dewi Hartinah, Kuril Ayuni

Universitas Muhammadiyah Kudus

Abstract

The Children generally have great potency which must be developed in their future. They are different from adult in certain characteristic for example they are more active, dynamic, inquiring and enthusiastic to what they see, listen, and feel. They also curious to explore and learn new thing. Cognitive growth is a way of children to use their thinking and intuition and Playing is the important thing to support growth of childrer including physical, cognitive, Ianguage, emotional social, and psychomotor growth. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between playing and cognitive development of pre school ages children at Mekarsari Kindergaten of Tanjung anyar, Gajah sub district, Demak in 2018. This study employed correlation study in the way that the Sample taken by total sampling technique consisting of 35 respondents. Furthermore, this study was analyzed and tested using Spearman Rank test. This study showed that respondents having ability of playing with good category was 27 respondents (77,1%). Meanwhile, respondents having cognitive development with good category was 30 respondents (85,7%). Therefore, there is relationship between playing and cognitive development of pre-school ages children at Mekarsari Kindergaten of Tanjung anyar, Gajah sub district, Demak in 2018 with p value of 0.033

Keywords: Pre school children, playing, cognitive development

Topic: International Conference on Nursing

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/ZRmde9ax3cGT

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