play-based learning

This study investigates the internalization of moral education values through traditional games in an Islamic early childhood education institution, focusing on the implementation of play-based activities, teacher facilitation, and children's emerging moral behaviors. Adopting a qualitative field research approach, the study was conducted at RA Athfalul Huda GUPPI, Qurnia Village, Mataram, Indonesia. Research participants were purposively selected and included the school principal, teachers, and children involved in traditional game-based learning. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, and analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model, comprising data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. Data credibility was supported through source and methodological triangulation and sustained observation. The findings identify four traditional games Cublak-Cublak Suweng, Gobak Sodor, Petak Umpet, and Dakon—as learning activities that provide opportunities for children to experience and practice moral values through shared rules, peer interactions, turn-taking, and collaborative participation. Teacher facilitation, particularly through behavioural modelling, rule reinforcement, guidance, and post-activity reflection, emerged as an important component of the moral learning process. The values addressed through these activities included honesty, trustworthiness, responsibility, patience, cooperation, sportsmanship, tolerance, humility, and social awareness. Furthermore, parent-reported observations indicated that some positive behavioral practices were also reflected in children's interactions at home. These findings highlight the pedagogical potential of culturally embedded traditional games as a context for experiential moral education. The study contributes a contextually grounded understanding of how traditional play and teacher mediation can support the development of moral awareness and emerging behavioral practices in Islamic early childhood education.

Abstract Educational innovation requires strategies that promote participation, social interaction, and the collective construction of learning. The objective was to analyze the perceptions of educational stakeholders regarding intergenerational play-based strategies as a pedagogical resource related to cognitive and socioemotional dimensions. The theoretical framework integrated play-based learning, intergenerational learning, and socioemotional development. A quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive-correlational, and cross-sectional study was conducted with 502 participants from the educational community. A structured survey was administered, and frequencies, percentages, and associations among categorical variables were analyzed. 96.0% considered intergenerational participation to be important or very important; 89.2% felt comfortable or very comfortable interacting with people of other ages; 93.2% rated their ability to work in teams favorably; and 88.0% rated their memory and concentration skills as good or excellent. A higher frequency of recreational activities was associated with greater cognitive stimulation (76.2% vs. 38.0%; χ²=74.63; p<0.001; V=0.386), and frequent stimulation was linked to a favorable perception of memory and concentration (94.0% vs. 79.4%; χ²=24.35; p<0.001; V=0.220). It is concluded that there is a favorable predisposition toward intergenerational activities, although the cross-sectional design does not allow for the establishment of causality.

The transition from the 2013 Curriculum to the Independent Curriculum is a step taken by the government to create a learning process that is more child-focused, more flexible, and tailored to the needs and developmental levels of students. At the Kindergarten (TK) level, this change is expected to increase children's curiosity and enthusiasm for learning through meaningful play activities, project-based learning, and good character building. This study aims to analyze the impact of the transition from the 2013 Curriculum to the Independent Curriculum on children's learning interests at Mujahidin Kindergarten. This study applied a qualitative approach with data collection through interviews, observation, and documentation. The data obtained were analyzed using the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the implementation of the Independent Curriculum at Mujahidin Kindergarten provided teachers with the flexibility to design more diverse and student-centered learning, thereby encouraging increased child involvement in learning activities. The implementation of this curriculum also had a positive impact on children's learning interests, as demonstrated by increased activeness, enthusiasm, courage to ask questions, participation in play activities, the ability to collaborate with friends, and a higher curiosity compared to when still using the 2013 Curriculum. Therefore, the transition from the 2013 Curriculum to the Independent Curriculum at Mujahidin Kindergarten has a positive contribution in increasing children's learning interests while creating a more active, enjoyable learning process that is in line with the characteristics of early childhood development.

گذار از برنامهٔ درسی ۲۰۱۳ به برنامهٔ درسی مستقل، گامی است که توسط دولت به منظور ایجاد فرایند یادگیری کودک‌محورتر، منعطف‌تر و متناسب با نیازها و سطوح رشدی دانش‌آموزان برداشته شده‌است. در سطح مهدکودک (TK)، انتظار می‌رود این تغییر باعث افزایش کنجکاوی و اشتیاق کودکان به یادگیری از طریق فعالیت‌های بازی معنادار، یادگیری مبتنی بر پروژه و تقویت شخصیت مطلوب شود. هدف این پژوهش، تحلیل تأثیر گذار از برنامهٔ درسی ۲۰۱۳ به برنامهٔ درسی مستقل بر علاقه‌مندی به یادگیری کودکان در مهدکودک Mujahidin است. این پژوهش با رویکرد کیفی و با جمع‌آوری داده‌ها از طریق مصاحبه، مشاهده و مستندسازی انجام شده‌است. داده‌های به‌دست‌آمده با استفاده از مراحل جمع‌آوری داده، کاهش داده، ارائه داده و نتیجه‌گیری تحلیل شدند. نتایج نشان داد که اجرای برنامهٔ درسی مستقل در مهدکودک Mujahidin به معلمان این امکان را داده‌است تا یادگیری متنوع‌تر و دانش‌آموزمحورتر را طراحی کنند و در نتیجه موجب افزایش مشارکت کودکان در فعالیت‌های یادگیری شده‌است. اجرای این برنامهٔ درسی همچنین تأثیر مثبتی بر علاقه‌مندی به یادگیری کودکان داشته‌است، به‌گونه‌ای که افزایش فعالیت، اشتیاق، جرأت در پرسشگری، مشارکت در فعالیت‌های بازی، توانایی همکاری با دوستان و کنجکاوی بیشتر نسبت به زمان استفاده از برنامهٔ درسی ۲۰۱۳ مشاهده شد. بنابراین، گذار از برنامهٔ درسی ۲۰۱۳ به برنامهٔ درسی مستقل در مهدکودک Mujahidin نقش مثبتی در افزایش علاقه‌مندی به یادگیری کودکان داشته و فرایند یادگیری فعال‌تر و لذت‌بخش‌تری را متناسب با ویژگی‌های رشد اوایل کودکی فراهم می‌کند.

This study aims to analyze the effect of using the Busy Board on the fine motor development of 5–6-year-old children at the HKBP Tarutung Pembina Kindergarten. The study involved 70 children, all of whom were included as subjects through a saturation sampling technique and then divided equally into an experimental group and a control group, each consisting of 35 children. A quantitative approach was used with a quasi-experimental design of the Nonequivalent Control Group type. Data were collected using an observation sheet containing 8 indicators of Busy Board use and 16 indicators of fine motor skills. Before use, the instrument underwent pilot testing on 25 children, and all items were deemed valid because their calculated r values were above the table r value of 0.396. The level of ability change was calculated using the N-Gain Score, while the difference in achievement between the two groups was tested using an Independent Samples t-test. The analysis results showed an N-Gain value of 0.5991 in the experimental group and 0.3700 in the control group, both of which fell into the moderate improvement category. Hypothesis testing yielded a calculated t-value of 10.986, which is greater than the critical t-value of 1.995, with a significance level of 0.000 < 0.05. Thus, the use of the Busy Board medium demonstrated a positive and significant improvement in fine motor skills among 5–6-year-old children at the HKBP Tarutung Pembina Kindergarten.

هدف این پژوهش تحلیل تأثیر استفاده از رسانه Busy Board بر رشد حرکتی ظریف کودکان ۵ تا ۶ ساله در مهدکودک Pembina HKBP Tarutung است. در این مطالعه، ۷۰ کودک شرکت داشتند که همگی با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گیری اشباع به عنوان نمونه انتخاب و به طور مساوی به دو گروه آزمایشی و کنترل (هر کدام ۳۵ نفر) تقسیم شدند. رویکرد پژوهش کمی و با طرح شبه‌آزمایشی از نوع گروه کنترل نابرابر انجام شد. داده‌ها با استفاده از برگه مشاهده شامل ۸ شاخص استفاده از Busy Board و ۱۶ شاخص مهارت‌های حرکتی ظریف جمع‌آوری گردید. پیش از استفاده، ابزار پژوهش روی ۲۵ کودک به صورت آزمایشی اجرا شد و تمامی گویه‌ها با توجه به مقدار r محاسبه‌شده بالاتر از مقدار r جدول (۰.۳۹۶) معتبر تشخیص داده شدند. میزان تغییر توانایی با استفاده از N-Gain Score محاسبه شد و تفاوت پیشرفت بین دو گروه با آزمون t مستقل سنجیده شد. نتایج تحلیل نشان داد مقدار N-Gain در گروه آزمایشی ۰.۵۹۹۱ و در گروه کنترل ۰.۳۷۰۰ بود که هر دو در دسته بهبود متوسط قرار گرفتند. آزمون فرضیه مقدار t محاسبه‌شده ۱۰.۹۸۶ را نشان داد که بزرگ‌تر از مقدار بحرانی t (۱.۹۹۵) است و سطح معناداری ۰.۰۰۰ < ۰.۰۵ به دست آمد. بنابراین، استفاده از رسانه Busy Board به طور مثبت و معناداری موجب بهبود مهارت‌های حرکتی ظریف کودکان ۵ تا ۶ ساله در مهدکودک Pembina HKBP Tarutung شد.