IMPROVING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PUZZLE PLAYING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AT IBUNDA KINDERGARTEN MEDAN

Abstrak

This study aims to determine the results of children's cognitive improvement through puzzle play activities. This study is a class action study consisting of two cycles. This study uses an adaptation of Kemmis and Mc Taggart design which consists of four stages for each cycle, namely: planning, implementation of action, observation, and reflection. The subjects were 14 children of Ibunda Medan kindergarten. Data collection techniques are observation, interview, and documentation. The collected Data were analyzed descriptively qualitative and quantitative. The indicator of success of this study is if the percentage of children's cognitive ability reaches 50%. The results showed that an increase in the number of children who were able to compose puzzles by 42.7%, and was able to mention the number of puzzlue 28.4% in Cycle 1 meeting 1 to the ability to compose puzzles 70% and was able to mention the number of puzzles to 50.2% at meeting 2, then there was an increase in the meyebutkan the number of puzzlue 51% in the second cycle of meeting 1 into the ability to compose puzzles 77% and able to mention the number of puzzles to 63% at meeting 2. Then the child's cognitive improvement can be done by playing Puzzle activities.