Utilization of The Traditional Game “Engklek” to Stimulate the Development of Children Aged 3-6 Years

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10.2991/978-2-38476-301-6_16How to use a DOI?

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Early Childhood Development; Traditional Games; Engklek; Post-pandemic

Abstract

In early childhood age, children can learn and make connections with the knowledge obtained from their environment. These abilities were achieved optimally through play activities so that playing becomes the hallmark of children’s development. Due to social distancing during the pandemic play activities became very limited, and mostly facilitated by devices only. In this post-pandemic period, it is the role of parents and teachers to provide back stimulants through physical games. The traditional game Engklek can be used as an alternative to help early childhood cognitive, socio-emotional, and motor development. This qualitative study involving 10 early childhood children (3-6 years) in Tangerang focused on two research questions: 1) Why playing Engklek could be an alternative stimulant for early childhood children? 2) How Engklek could stimulate the development of early childhood children? This study used several instruments, namely: children observation sheets, environmental observation sheets, and interview guidelines. The result of children’s observations shows that the Engklek sufficiently stimulates the development of early childhood children in cognitive, socio-emotional, and motor domains. Also, through interviews, it was found that parents’ perceptions of this game were positive because Engklek was considered well-known to all parents, low cost, and could be done anywhere.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ganda Sari
AU  - Bertha Natalina Silitonga
AU  - Risma Relawanti Br Sitohang
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/11/25
TI  - Utilization of The Traditional Game “Engklek” to Stimulate the Development of Children Aged 3-6 Years
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education (ICLIQE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 147
EP  - 159
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-301-6_16
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-301-6_16
ID  - Sari2024
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