UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENGENAL KONSEP ANGKA 1-10 MELALUI MEDIA PAPAN ANGKA (PANGKA)  PADA ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN KELOMPOK B DI TK DESA PURWOREJO

EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE CONCEPT OF NUMBERS 1-10THROUGHTNUMBER BOARDS (PANGKA) IN CHILDREN AGED 5-6 YEARS IN GROUP B AT PURWOREJO VILLAGE KINDERGARTEN

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mengenal konsep angka 1–10 melalui penggunaan media Papan Angka (PANGKA) pada anak usia 5–6 tahun Kelompok B di TK Desa Purworejo. Penelitian menggunakan desain Classroom Action Research (Penelitian Tindakan Kelas) yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus, masing-masing meliputi tahap perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 11 anak. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, dokumentasi, dan lembar penilaian perkembangan anak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan anak dalam mengenal, menyebutkan, mengurutkan, dan mencocokkan lambang bilangan 1–10 setelah penggunaan media PANGKA. Pada siklus I, capaian perkembangan anak berada pada kategori berkembang sesuai harapan, dan meningkat secara signifikan pada siklus II menjadi berkembang sangat baik. Dengan demikian, media Papan Angka (PANGKA) efektif dalam meningkatkan pemahaman konsep angka pada anak usia dini.

Kata kunci: konsep angka, papan angka (PANGKA), anak usia dini, penelitian tindakan kelas.

This study aims to improve the ability to recognize the concept of numbers 1–10 through the use of Number Board (PANGKA) media for 5–6-year-old children in Group B at TK Desa Purworejo. The research employed a Classroom Action Research design conducted in two cycles, consisting of planning, action, observation, and reflection stages. The subjects were 11 children. Data were collected through observation, documentation, and child development assessment sheets. The results showed an improvement in children’s ability to recognize, mention, sequence, and match number symbols 1–10 after the implementation of the PANGKA media. In the first cycle, children’s achievement was categorized as developing as expected, and it significantly improved in the second cycle to very well developed. Therefore, the Number Board (PANGKA) media is effective in enhancing early childhood understanding of number concepts.

Keywords: number concept, number board (PANGKA), early childhood, classroom action research.