MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR SIMBOLIK PADA ANAKUSIA 4-5 TAHUN MELALUI MEDIA POHON ANGKA

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The background of this research was the low ability of children in aspects of cognitive development, especially in symbolic thinking for children aged 4-5 years in TK Negeri Reo and also the lack of used media in the learning process, especially in the ability to think symbolically for children aged 4-5 years. The aim of this study to improving the symbolic thinking skills for the children aged 4-5 years through the use of number trees as a medium at TK Negeri Reo. This research is a type of classroom action research which consists of three main components, namely planning, implementation and observation, and also reflection. This research was conducted in two cycles, namely cycle I four meetings and cycle II four meetings. The subject of this study were the children of 4-5 years at TK Negeri Reo with the number of children in class A, namely 15 children. Data collection technique of this research namely observation and documentation. The data analysis technique in this study used the Sudjono’s formula. The success criterion in this study is 80% in the BSB category. In the pre- action data, there were 2 children in the BSB category with a percentage of 13.3%, in the BSH category there were 3 children with a percentage of 20%, in the MB category there were 4 children with a percentage of 26.6%, and in the BB category there were 6 children with a percentage of 40%. Data on cycle I the children in the BSB category were 5 children with a percentage of 33.3%, in the BSH category there were 6 children with a percentage of 40%, in the MB category there were 4 children with a percentage of 26.6%, BB category 0%. Data on cycle II the children in the BSB category were 14 children with a percentage of 93.3%, in the BSH category there was 1 child with a percentage of 6.6%, the MB category was 0% and the BB category was 0%. From the results of data the child development achievements in pre-action and cycle I the change was 20%, while cycle I and cycle II the change was 60%.

Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh rendahnya kemampuan anak dalam aspek perkembangan kognitif khususnya dalam berpikir simbolik untuk anak usia 4-5 tahun di TK Negri Reo dan juga minimnya penggunaan media dalam proses pembelajaran khususnya dalam kemampuan berpikir simbolik untuk anak usia 4-5 tahun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir simbolik untuk anak usia 4-5 tahun melalui media pohon angka di TK Negeri Reo. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) yang terdiri dari   tiga   komponen   utama   yaitu    perencanaan, pelaksanaan dan observasi, serta refleksi. Penelitian ini dilakukan selama dua siklus yaitu siklus I empat kali pertemua dan siklus II empat kali pertemuan. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah anak usia 4-5 tahun di TK Negeri Reo dengan jumalah anak dalam kelas A yaitu 15 orang anak. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan observasi dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan rumus Sudjono. Kriteria keberhasilan dalam penelitian yaitu: 80% pada kategori BSB.