Differences in Gross Motor Skills of Preschool Children Aged 5-6 Years Before and After Playing the Traditional Engklek Game

Mery Retnoningdiah, Rosyidah Alfitri, Widia Shofa Ilmiah

Abstract


Background: Gross motor skills are important for a child's survival because they are stimulated during childhood, which is a long time to practice everything that will be carried into adulthood. According to national data, in Indonesia, 11% of children below the age of 5 experience growth and development disorders. The purpose of this research was to analyze the differences on the child's gross motor skills before and after the traditional engklek game at Dharma Wanita Tisnogambar Kindergarten, Jember Regency. Methods: Pre-experimental is the method used in this research with a one-group pre-post test approach. With a total population of 30 Dharma Wanita Tisnogambar Kindergarten children and a sample of 16, the SOP for playing crank and gross motor observation sheets, the intervention was carried out for 2 weeks with 4 meetings, the Wilcoxon Match Pairs Test is the analysis used by the researchers. Results: The results of the gross motoric research before the game were carried out in the BB category of as many as 11 children (68.8%) and in the MB category of as many as 5 children (31.3%). Meanwhile, after the game was played, the results were in the BSB category, namely 10 people (62.5%), in the BSH category, namely 4 people (25%), and 2 other people were in the MB category (12.5%). The results of the analysis show that there are differences on the child's gross motor skills before and after the traditional engklek game, the p-value is 0.03 - 0.05. Conclusions: The conclusion is that before and after the traditional engklek game, there are differences in the gross motor skills of children in kindergarten.


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