Children's physical literacy development needs using mobile learning

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, children's health and immune system must be maintained so that children do not easily contract the virus. This is the importance of seeing and paying attention to physical fitness in children during COVID-19 through physical literacy because a healthy body will affect future development. Some teachers use mobile learning in some subject matters. Mobile learning is a learning model that involves mobile devices so that students can access learning materials, learning instructions, and learning applications without being limited by space and time, wherever and whenever they are. This study aims to describe the needs of mobile learning for teachers in PAUD. Survey research method with sampling techniques conducted with simple random sampling amounted to 52 PAUD teachers. Data collection using questionnaires that include the implementation of physical activity and the use of mobile phones. The questions are: (1) Have you ever given examples of physical activity to children;(2) Have you ever given an example of physical activity in children using a smartphone (HP);(3) Do you often do physical activity at home;(4) Is physical activity done with the family. Data analysis using quantitative descriptive concluded the model of presentation in the form of graphs. Base on the data concluded that almost all teachers gave examples of physical activities in children. The teacher uses a cellphone in learning. Furthermore, parents support physical activity at home and carry out physical activity in the family. Therefore the results showed that the development of early childhood physical literacy using mobile learning is needed for PAUD teachers. Mobile learning is a solution in learning that prioritizes aspects of convenience and practicality and can be used anywhere and anytime to develop children’s physical literacy. © JPES.