Pendekatan Saintifik Untuk Meningkatkan Kreativitas Anak Usia Dini

Abstract

Early Childhood Education is the most basic level of education which is expected to be a strong foundation for maximizing children's abilities so that they are able to live independently and benefit the environment. The coaching program must be designed, planned, and implemented carefully according to the characteristics of the child. Learning in early childhood is held interactively, fun and motivates children to participate actively. The 2013 curriculum includes the development of aspects of the curriculum structure, the learning process with a scientific approach, and an authentic assessment. Scientific approach (scientific) is learning based on facts/phenomena that can be explained by logical thinking, inspiring students to think critically, analytically and accurately in identifying, understanding and solving problems. For this reason, researchers are interested in examining the effectiveness of the scientific approach with the help of the natural environment to increase the creativity of children aged in TK Pembina Limpung. The data were obtained from 30 children which were divided into the control group and the experimental group. Then it was analyzed using SPSS Version 19. The results showed that in the experimental class the scientific approach assisted by the natural environment was quite effective in increasing the creativity of children in the Pembina Kindergarten, Limpung sub-district.