Efforts To Improve Fine Motor Skills Through Paper Folding Activities In Group A1 At Sangkareang Sukadana State Kindergarten

Abstract

This research is motivated by the low fine motor skills of group A1 children in TK Negeri Sangkareang Sukadana, indicated by children's difficulties in moving their finger muscles, eye-hand coordination, and inability to complete paper folding to the final stage. This study aims to improve children's fine motor skills through paper folding (origami) activities. The type of research used is Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted in two cycles, referring to the Kemmis & McTaggart model. The research subjects were 15 children (7 boys and 8 girls). Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis used the percentage of classical learning completeness with a success criterion of 80%. The results showed that in the pre-action condition, the classical completeness of the children was at 0% (all children were in the Undeveloped category). After implementing the action in Cycle I, the percentage of classical learning completeness increased to 60%. In Cycle II, after improving the method with a more interactive demonstration approach and using appropriate folding paper, the completeness percentage reached 86.67%. Thus, it can be concluded that the application of paper folding activities is proven to significantly improve the fine motor skills of early childhood group A1 at TK Negeri Sangkareang Sukadana.