PENGARUH KEGIATAN ECOPRINT TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN KREATIVITAS ANAK USIA DINI(Kuasi Eksperimen di Kelompok B1 dan B2 RA Al-Wafi Kecamatan Panyileukan Kota Bandung)

Abstract

This study is based on problems identified during preliminary observations in Group B1 at RA Al-Wafi, Panyileukan District, Bandung City, where early childhood creativity had not developed optimally. Most children tended to imitate the teacher’s examples when completing skill-based activities, showed reluctance to create independently, and were influenced by limited classroom space, which hindered their creative development and led them to imitate their peers. The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the creativity ability of early childhood through ecoprint activities in the experimental group (Group B1); (2) to determine the creativity ability of early childhood through tracing activities in the control group (Group B2); and (3) to identify differences in creativity ability between ecoprint and tracing activities in Groups B1 and B2 at RA Al-Wafi, Panyileukan District, Bandung City. Creativity is not an innate ability but can be developed through learning activities. One of the effective methods to stimulate creativity in early childhood is the ecoprint activity. This activity is engaging for children as it trains imagination, provides new experiences, and enhances knowledge, such as recognizing colors and natural plants in the surrounding environment. This study employed a quantitative approach using a quasi-experimental method with a nonequivalent control group design. Data were collected through pretest and posttest procedures. The sample consisted of 23 children using a saturated sampling technique, divided into two groups: 12 children in Group B1 as the experimental group and 11 children in Group B2 as the control group. Data analysis techniques included validity testing, reliability testing, normality testing, homogeneity testing, and hypothesis testing. The results showed that the experimental group had a pretest mean score of 52 (low category) which increased to 78 (good category) in the posttest. Meanwhile, the control group had a pretest mean score of 37 (failed category) which increased to 66 (fair category) in the posttest. The hypothesis test indicated that t_count = 1.2105 < t_table = 2.080, meaning that H0 was accepted and Ha was rejected. Therefore, it can be concluded that ecoprint activities do not have a significant effect on the creativity ability of early childhood in Group B at RA Al-Wafi, Panyileukan District, Bandung City.