The Influence of Learning Period to the Development of Children’s Multiple Intelligences

Abstract

Children are the most beautiful and priceless gift; hence early education is imperative to maximize their future well-being. However, the low public awareness about early childhood education slows down the rate of success of educational programs administered. The purpose of this study is to find out the correlation between the periods of early childhood education with the rate of success of the development of children’s multiple intelligences. Quantitative approach was used in this study. Students from 30 kindergartens' Aisyiyah in Padang City were involved in this study. The data were taken 10% from the whole random sample that involved children living in between city centers and suburbs, and in the suburbs. The data were collected, summed up, and converted. The data were subsequently processed using a regression formula. The result showed that there is no partially significanct influence between early childhood education to the multiple intelligences, but together both are of significant influence. The conclusion of this study is that the period of early childhood education is one of contributing factors to the development of multiple intelligences. Keywords—Early Childhood Education, Multiple