Pengaruh Bermain Sentra Balok terhadap Kreativitas Anak Usia Dini di TK Az Zahra Batam
Keywords:
block-center play, creativity, Early Childhood Education, quantitative researchAbstract
Creativity is one of the essential competencies that should be nurtured during early childhood, as it underpins children's problem-solving ability and readiness to face future challenges. One learning approach considered effective for stimulating creativity is block-center play, which provides open-ended opportunities for children to explore, construct, and express their imagination. This study aims to examine the effect of block-center play on the creativity of early childhood students at TK Az Zahra Batam. The research employed a quantitative approach with an ex post facto correlational-causal design. The sample consisted of 85 children in group B (aged 5–6 years), selected through total sampling. Data were collected using a structured observation instrument (rating scale) and analyzed through simple linear regression with the help of SPSS. The results showed a positive and significant effect of block-center play on children's creativity, indicated by a significance value of 0.000 (< 0.05) and a coefficient of determination (R²) of 0.551, meaning that block-center play contributed 55.1% to children's creativity. Therefore, block-center play is proven effective as a strategy for developing early childhood creativity
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