Past and present: Improving early childhood visual spatial abilities through traditional game cengkling
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26555/humanitas.v18i1.16854Keywords:
cengkling, early childhood, traditional game, visual spatial abilities.Abstract
Visual spatial abilities are essential in academic and everyday life. This study aimed to determine the impact of traditional game cengkling on early childhood visual spatial abilities. A quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest control group design was applied with 18 participants evenly divided into experimental and control groups. Participants in the experiment group were given traditional game cengkling with a modification on the visual spatial system such as visual perception, color perception, and space. A visual ability scale was used to collect the data both in pretest and posttest. Data were then analyzed with the independent sample t-test and the paired sample t-test. The results show a significant difference in visual spatial abilities on pretest and posttest scores in the experimental group. Whereas in the control group, no significant difference in visual spatial abilities was found. It can be concluded that the traditional game cengkling stimulates visual spatial abilities in early childhood.
References
Azwar, S. (2018). Metode penelitian psikologi (Research method in psychology) (Edisi II). Pustaka Pelajar.
Basri, L. O. A., Momo, A. H., Marhadi, A., Rahman, A., Jers, L. O. T., Aslim, A., & Aswati, A. (2018). The unsustainability of kalego traditional game among Muna community of Watopute district. Asian Social Science, 14(2), 12-17. https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v14n2p12
Doyle, R. A., Voyer, D., & Cherney, I. D. (2012). The relation between children spatial activities and spatial abilities in adulthood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 33(2), 112-120.
Ekawati, Y. N., & Saputra, N. E. (2019). Uji coba modul paket alat permainan edukatif (APE) cengkling/ engklek untuk meningkatkan kemampuan visual spasial anak (Try out educational game cengkling/engklek module to increase children's visual spatial abilities). Temilnas XI IPPI, 727-739. http://psychologyforum.umm.ac.id/files/file/Prosiding IPPI 2019/76_ Naskah 727-739.pdf
Gersmehl, P. J., & Gersmehl, C. A. (2007). Spatial thinking by young children: Neurologic evidence for early development and "educability". Journal of Geography, 106(5), 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221340701809108
Gunderson, E. A., Ramirez, G., Beilock, S. L., & Levine, S. C. (2012). The relation between spatial skill and early number knowledge: The role of the linear number line. Developmental Psychology, 48(5), 1229-1241. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027433
Hastuti, D., & Santia, A. (2019). Pengaruh permainan building block terhadap kecerdasan visual anak di TK Ulil Albab Kota Bandung (The influence of building block game on children's visual intelligence in Ulil Albab Kindergarten Bandung city). Jurnal Obsesi, 2(1), 70-75. https://doi.org/10.31004/obsesi.v2i1.9
Hetland, L. (2000). Learning to make music enhances spatial reasoning. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 34(3/4), 179-238. https://doi.org/10.2307/3333643
Iswinarti. (2020). Traditional games engklek as a medium to increase self-control in school-aged children in Indonesia. Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), IV(VIII), 676-682.
Jirout, J. J., & Newcombe, N. S. (2015). Building blocks for developing spatial skills: Evidence from a large, representative U.S. sample. Psychological Science, 26(3), 302-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614563338
Kotsopoulos, D., Makosz, S., Zambrzycka, J., & Dickson, B. A. (2019). Individual differences in young children's visual-spatial abilities. Early Child Development and Care, online first, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2019.1699918
Levine, S. C., Ratliff, K. R., Huttenlocher, J., & Cannon, J. (2012). Early puzzle play: A predictor of preschoolers' spatial transformation skill. Developmental Psychology, 48(2), 530-542. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025913
Newcombe, N. S., & Frick, A. (2010). Early education for spatial intelligence: Why, what, and how. Mind, Brain, and Education, 4(3), 102-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-228X.2010.01089.x
Peterson, E. G., Weinberger, A. B., Uttal, D. H., Kolvoord, B., & Green, A. E. (2020). Spatial activity participation in childhood and adolescence: Consistency and relations to spatial thinking in adolescence. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 5, 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-020-00239-0
Pradnyawati, N. L. G., Antara, P. A., & Ujianti, P. R. (2017). Pengaruh ragam hias geometri terhadap kecerdasan visual-spasial pada anak gugus V Kecamatan Kediri Kabupaten Tabanan (The influence of geometric decoration on visual-spatial intelligence in children of cluster V Kediri Tabanan District. Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini Undiksha, 5(3), 295-304.
Rosidah, L. (2014). Peningkatan kecerdasan visual spasial anak usia dini melalui permainan maze (Enhancing children visual spatial abilities through maze game). Jurnal Pendidikan Usia Dini, 8(2), 281-290.
Saputra, N. E., & Ekawati, Y. N. (2017). Permainan tradisional sebagai upaya meningkatkan kemampuan dasar anak (Tradisional games to increase children's basic abilities). Jurnal Psikologi Jambi, 2(2), 48-53.
Shea, D. L., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2001). Importance of assessing spatial ability in intellectually talented young adolescents: A 20-year longitudinal study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(3), 604-614. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.93.3.604
Solekhah, H. (2020). Distance learning of Indonesian early childhood education (PAUD) during the covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Emerging Issues in Early Childhood Education, 2(2), 105-115. https://doi.org/10.31098/ijeiece.v2i2.409
Tadesse, S., & Muluye, W. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education system in developing countries: A review. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 08(10), 159-170. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2020.810011
Trajkovik, V., Malinovski, T., Vasileva-Stojanovska, T., & Vasileva, M. (2018). Traditional games in elementary school: Relationships of student's personality traits, motivation and experience with learning outcomes. PLoS ONE, 13(8), e0202172. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202172
Uttal, D. H., & Cohen, C. A. (2012). Spatial thinking and STEM education: When, Why, and How? Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 57(2012), 147-181. https://doi.org/10.1371/B978-0-12-394293-7.00004-2
Uttal, D. H., Meadow, N. G., Tipton, E., Hand, L. L., Alden, A. R., Warren, C., & Newcombe, N. S. (2013). The malleability of spatial skills: A meta-analysis of training studies. Psychological Bulletin, 139(2), 352-402. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028446
Wai, J., Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2009). Spatial ability for STEM domains: Aligning over 50 Years of cumulative psychological knowledge solidifies its importance. Journal of Educational Psychology, 101(4), 817-835. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016127
Yaumi, M., & Ibrahim, N. (2013). Pembelajaran berbasis kecerdasan jamak (Mulitiple intelligence based learning). Kencana.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
