EFEKTIFITAS PERMAINAN TRADISIONALTERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN MOTORIK ANAK USIA PRASEKOLAH

Motoric development is a process of children to learn skilled in moving the limbs. One of the stimulation in motoric development that is with the Games. This research was conducted at TK AisyiyahBustanulAtfal I of Gorontalo City. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect before and after the traditional games given to motoric development of preschoolers. The study design used pre-experimental one group pretest-posttest. Population: all of students aged 4 until 5 years at TK Aisyiyah Bustanul Atfal I of Gorontalo City as many as 65 students. The sample of the study amounted to 18 respondents. Traditional games were done 16 times in 5 weeks, motoric development assessment before and after treatment using Dependent T-test on significance level of 95% (α = 0,05). The results of the study is the motoric has differences after and before the traditional game, with p-value 0.000 <α-0,05. Conclusion: There is an influence of traditional games on children motoric development of preschoolers. Suggestions: relevant agencies to contribute thoughts and implementation of traditional games are strained at least once a week. Keywords: Motoric, Development, Traditional Games