Pengaruh Recycled Art Play terhadap Kemandirian Anak Usia 4–5 Tahun di TK Bunda Ghifari Surabaya

Kemandirian merupakan aspek krusial dalam perkembangan anak usia dini yang perlu distimulasi sejak awal melalui pembelajaran inovatif. Pada kenyataan yang ada di lapangan menunjukkan bahwa masih banyak anak usia 4–5 tahun yang belum optimal mandiri dalam aktivitas harian sekolah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tingkat kemandirian anak sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan treatment Recycled Art Play, serta menguji pengaruhnya terhadap kemandirian anak usia 4–5 tahun di TK Bunda Ghifari Surabaya. Penelitian menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan desain pre-experimental one group pretest-posttest design, yang melibatkan 14 anak Kelompok A melalui purposive sampling. Data observasi dilakukan menggunakan lembar penilaian kemandirian: pretest untuk kondisi awal pada anak, treatment Recycled Art Play dilakukan empat pertemuan, dan posttest untuk evaluasi. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. Hasil mengindikasikan kemandirian awal pada kategori Mulai Berkembang (MB) (skor rata-rata 1,83), naik menjadi Berkembang Sangat Baik (BSB) (skor 3,69) setelah dilakukan treatment. Hasil Uji Wilcoxon Asymp. Sig. (2-tiled) sebesar 0,001 < 0,05, dengan (T hitung = 0 < T tabel) membuktikan perbedaan signifikan pretest-posttest. Disimpulkan bahwa Recycled Art Play berpengaruh positif terhadap peningkatan kemandirian anak usia 4–5 tahun di TK Bunda Ghifari Surabaya.

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Independence is a fundamental aspect of early childhood development that should be nurtured through innovative learning experiences from an early age. However, classroom observations indicate that many children aged 4–5 years have not yet developed optimal independence in their daily school activities. This study aims to describe children’s levels of independence before and after participating in Recycled Art Play activities and to examine the effect of this intervention on the independence of children aged 4–5 years at Bunda Ghifari Kindergarten, Surabaya. This study employed a quantitative pre-experimental design using a one-group pretest– posttest design. The participants consisted of 14 children from Group A, selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a structured observation checklist measuring children’s independence. A pretest was conducted to assess the children’s initial level of independence, followed by four sessions of Recycled Art Play activities, and a posttest to evaluate changes following the intervention. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. The findings indicate that the children's initial level of independence was classified in the Beginning to Develop category (mean score = 1.83). Following the intervention, their level of independence improved significantly to the Very Well Developed category (mean score = 3.69). The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test yielded an Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.001 (p < 0.05), indicating a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores. These findings demonstrate that Recycled Art Play has a positive and significant effect on improving the independence of children aged 4–5 years at Bunda Ghifari Kindergarten, Surabaya.