Provision of Arts and Craft Activities Leftover Materials to Promote the Attention of Young Children

Abstract

Background and objectives: organizing art activities is an effective form of the learning experience. Interesting for children and is consistent with the guidelines for developing attention and focus skills. By performing activities Then complete the activities according to the goals you set. The purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness index of organizing art activities using waste materials to promote the attention and concentration of early childhood children and to compare the attention and concentration of early childhood children before and after organizing art activities using waste materials.

Research method: The target group is 25 preschool children, male and female, aged 3–4 years, who are studying in the first year of kindergarten. The tools used include 1. A plan for organizing art activities using leftover materials to promote attentive and focused behavior in early childhood children 2. Observation model for the attentive and focused behavior of early childhood children. Data was analyzed by determining the effectiveness index, mean, and standard deviation.

Research results: (1) The effectiveness index of the art activity plan using waste materials to promote attentiveness of early childhood children is equal to 0.7307, indicating that early childhood children have increased attentiveness skills. Representing 73.07 percent (2) early childhood children had a higher mean of attentiveness and concentration skills after the experiment (μ = 23.64, good quality level) than the experiment (μ = 14.52, fair quality level), reflecting the belief that the organization of art activities by Use leftover materials Can be used to promote concentration in early childhood children.

Conclusion: The research found that early childhood children who received art activities using waste materials have average skills. Paying attention after organizing activities. It is at a better level (μ = 23.64, σ = 0.95) than before organizing the activity (μ = 14.52, σ = 1.12). Therefore, organizing art activities using leftover materials. As a result, early childhood children developed attentiveness and concentration skills up to 73.07 percent. It is believed that this activity plan is an effective option for promoting attentiveness in early childhood and has a statistically significant effect on the effectiveness index.