Analysis of Gross Motor Development in Children Aged 5-6 Years With the Methods DDST for Student in Kindergarten in Semarang

One of the golden ages of early childhood at the age of 0-6 years. The age of the child is on the best physical and brain development. Children have been able to perform moves such as walking, running, jump, and other that are classified in a rough motor is a movement that uses big muscles. So, in order to identify to development of children aged 5-6 years or a children who sit in kindergarten class B, it is necessary to be a screening method for development problems and comparing children with the method of DDST. Denver Development Screening Test (DDST) is a method of monitoring the development of children aged 0-6 years. An overall assessment of the development of all children aged 5-6 years in Kindergarten B in table b shows some children with normal results are 220 children (80,7%), suspect there are around 50 children or (19,3%). This shows that overall children aged 5-6 year have good development. But this does not make parents allow current developments but as parents continue to pay attention to the development of their children and diligently monitor their development. Keywords— DDST Test, Gross Motor Skill, Children Aged 5-6 Years