Pengaruh Pendekatan Open Ended Play Dalam Menstimulasi Kemampuan Problem Solving Anak Usia Dini 

The Effect of Open Ended Play Approach in Stimulating Early Childhood Problem Solving Ability

Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini kemampuan problem solving

anak masih relatif rendah dan proses pembelajaran belum 

menstimulus kemampuan problem solving anak. Penelitian ini 

bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kemampuan problem

solving anak sebelum dan sesudah diterapkannya pendekatan open 

ended play. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah 

metode kuantitatif dengan menggunakan desain Nonequivalent 

Control Group Design. Sampel penelitian ini adalah kelompok B 

pada kelas B1 dan B2 TK Dharmawanita Persatuan Bohar Sidoarjo 

yang berjumlah 32 anak. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam 

penelitian ini adalah observasi dan unjuk kerja. Analisis data 

menggunakan uji independent sample t test. Hasil analisis data 

menunjukkan bahwa sig(2-tailed) sebesar 0,000 < 0.05 pada pretest 

dan postest kelompok eksperimen, maka dapat disimpulkan 

bahwa pendekatan open ended play berpengaruh terhadap 

kemampuan problem solving anak usia dini. Hal ini berarti 

penggunaan pendekatan open ended play dapat membantu 

menstimulus kemampuan problem solving anak usia dini.

Children's problem solving skills in the learning process have 

not provided stimulus through the right approach. In education, the right 

approach will provide a good stimulus for children to improve problem 

solving skills. This study aims to determine the effect of children's 

problem solving skills before and after the application of the open ended 

play approach. The method used in this research is quantitative method 

using Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The sample of this study 

was group B in classes B1 and B2 of Dharmawanita Persatuan Bohar 

Kindergarten Sidoarjo, totalling 32 children. Data collection techniques 

in this study were observation and performance. Data analysis using 

independent sample test. The results of data analysis showed that sig (2-

tailed) of 0.000 < 0.05 in the pretest and posttest of the experimental 

group, it can be concluded that the open ended play approach has an effect 

on early childhood problem solving skills. This means that the use of an 

open ended play approach can help stimulate early childhood problem 

solving skills.