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Fine motor skills are essential in early childhood development, supporting daily activities and school readiness. Brain gymnastics is a series of structured and simple movements involving coordination between the brain and body, designed to stimulate the nervous system and enhance motor development in a playful way. This study used a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach. A total of 33 children aged 4–6 years were selected using purposive sampling. The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) was used as the main instrument, completed through parent interviews and direct observation by the researcher before and after the brain gymnastics intervention. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. Before the intervention, 21 children (63.3%) showed delayed fine motor development. After the intervention, 30 children (90.9%) reached the normal developmental stage appropriate for their age. The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test revealed a significant difference with a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a statistically significant improvement in fine motor skills. The results demonstrate that brain gymnastics effectively improves fine motor skills in children aged 4–6 years. Through engaging and coordinated movements, brain gymnastics stimulates neural pathways and supports optimal motor development. It can be applied as a fun and practical method of stimulation in early childhood education settings.

The study concludes that brain gymnastics is an effective early intervention strategy for enhancing fine motor development in preschoolers.A significant improvement in fine motor skills was observed after 12 sessions of brain gymnastics exercises, highlighting its potential as a low-cost and simple method.The findings support the integration of brain gymnastics into daily school routines and encourage parental involvement to ensure continuity at home.

Penelitian lebih lanjut perlu dilakukan untuk menguji efektivitas brain gymnastics dengan desain penelitian yang lebih ketat, seperti randomized controlled trials (RCTs), melibatkan kelompok kontrol, dan sampel yang lebih besar dan beragam. Selain itu, penelitian longitudinal diperlukan untuk memahami dampak jangka panjang dari intervensi brain gymnastics terhadap perkembangan motorik halus anak. Penelitian di masa depan juga dapat mengeksplorasi bagaimana brain gymnastics dapat disesuaikan dan dioptimalkan untuk anak-anak dengan kebutuhan khusus atau kondisi perkembangan tertentu, seperti anak-anak dengan gangguan koordinasi perkembangan atau autisme. Terakhir, studi kualitatif dapat dilakukan untuk menggali pengalaman dan persepsi guru dan orang tua mengenai implementasi brain gymnastics di lingkungan pendidikan dan rumah tangga, serta mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang memfasilitasi atau menghambat keberhasilan intervensi ini.

  1. APA PsycNet. psycnet loading doi.org/10.1037/cep0000251APA PsycNet psycnet loading doi 10 1037 cep0000251
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