Scaffolding in Kindergarten Block Activities Based on Constructivism (Research and Development on Scaffolding Model for Block Activities in Kindergarten)
Abstract: Playing block
activity aimed at developing child’s physical and motor skills in block
building which come from cognitive skill which is used for thinking how to build
desired building by placing some blocks horizontally and vertically. In playing
block some other child’s skills will also developed. To maximize cognitive
development of the children, scaffolding is needed. This activity helping
children to broaden view, stimulate, and motivate children to play blocks in
their best. However, the scaffolding
should be in the right content and ways. For this matter, a research and
development is necessary. The research is preceded by an action reserach which
is aimed at looking for teachers’ best practices in giving scaffolding to
children before, when, and after playing block. An outstanding kindergarten in
South Tangerang, Banten Province, had been taken for the place of doing the
classroom action research. As the result, the researchers together with the
teachers had succesfully formulated the best way to give scaffolding to
children that is by telling them a story about the building they are going to
build and it is completed by giving them pictures or photos, or movies about
the kind of building. However, too many angles of the building showing by the
film, will make the children confuse and will reducing their quality of
buildings. The last step was to tried-out this founding to another kindergarten
in Bandung, West Java, and the teachers in that school were satisfied with the
result.
Author: Della Raymena Jovanka
Journal Code: jppaudsdgg160026
