| dc.description.abstract | Gross motor skills on children must be optimized much earlier since it plays
important role not only on their interaction process but also in supporting
other multiple developments. One of the means in developing child's motor
skill is by providing innovative games i.e. modified games including game
format, game timing, and game sequence. The objective of this research was
to prove the effects of modified games to the development of gross motor
skill of preschoolers. Research method was pre-experimental with One
Group Pre-post test Design approach. Research samples were the students of
Group B Kindergarten in the districts of Gedeg as many as 180 students
which were conducted by using purposive sampling. Research instrument
was observation during one month. The data was analyzed by Wilcoxon sign
rank test. The results suggested that there was effect of modified games to
the development of preschool gross motor skill with p-value = 0.000.
Changes on motor skill development were obtained from those who were
initially on the beginning stage, as many as 101 respondents, became 14
respondents after intervention. Development stage proceeded as expected,
from initial 65 respondents the number increased to 130 respondents. At the
end of the intervention, there were even 36 respondents whose development
stage beyond where they were supposed to be. This proved that the provision
of modified games had positive effects on physical, cognitive, and social
development. Modified games triggered children's interest and made them be
willing to train their activities as well as muscle development, decreased
saturation, and improved their skills in a fun way. | en_US |
