Hand Puppet Research Articles

Longitudinal Changes in Preschoolers' Self-reported Psychological and Social Problems: Feasibility, Reliability, and Cross-informant Agreement.

For decades, parental report was used to assess children's psychological symptoms and social problems. The Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI) utilizes hand puppets to collect questionnaire-style data from children, allowing consideration of children's own perspective. The current longitudinal study compared the feasibility and reliability of preschoolers' self-report with BPI at age 4 (M = 4.03, SD =0.16; 52% boy, 82% White American) and 5 (M = 5.22, SD = 0.36; 51% boy, 85% White American) as well as cross-informant agreement among children, mothers (74% above college education), alternate caregivers (>90% biological fathers), and coders. Children completed symptomatology, social, and parenting scales of BPI and their parents completed surveys assessing similar constructs. Our findings revealed both similarities and changes across ages. Specifically, the reliability and cross-informant agreement of the broad symptomatology and parenting scales were promising at both timepoints; however, 4-year-olds showed lower internal consistency in social scales.

Demonstration Learning Method Assisted by Hand Puppet Media Improves Children's Language and Social-Emotional Skills

During learning, children feel bored and shy when meeting new people, so they need to be adequately stimulated to support the child's social-emotional development. This research analyzes the demonstration learning method assisted by hand puppets on children's language and social-emotional abilities. This type of research is Quasi-Experimental Design (quasi-experiment). The research design used was a posttest-only control group design. In this study, the population was the total number of Kindergarten B children, totaling 185 children. The sample selection technique in this research was random sampling with a sample size of 65 children. The data collection method uses observation and questionnaire sheets. Inferential statistical analysis is an analysis used to test research hypotheses. The research results show that the Demonstration Learning Method Assisted by Hand Puppet Media can influence children's language and social-emotional abilities. The research results show differences in the language and social-emotional abilities of children who follow the demonstration learning method assisted by hand puppet media and those taught using the lecture method. It was concluded that the Demonstration Learning Method Assisted by Hand Puppet Media could improve Kindergarten B children's language and social-emotional skills.

Penerapan Terapi Bermain Boneka Tangan terhadap Tingkat Kecemasan Hospitalisasi pada Anak Usia Prasekolah di RSUD Ir. Soekarno Kabupaten Sukoharjo

Hospitalization anxiety experienced by preschool children causes an increase in anxiety due to actions that cause trauma, children's hand puppets can explore the feelings they are experiencing. Objective: To determine the results of the implementation of hand puppet play therapy on the level of hospitalization anxiety in preschool children at the Ir. Soekarno Sukoharjo Regional Hospital. Method: This study used 2 respondents according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the method used pre-test and post-test, by providing hand puppet play therapy for 2 days carried out once a day for 30 minutes. Results: Results of the implementation of hand puppet play on hospitalization anxiety in preschool age children on day 1 of An. A got a score of 37 in the heavy category and An. B got a score of 28 in the heavy category. On the 2nd day on An. A got a score of 25 in the medium category and An. B got a score of 15 in the light category. Where the two patients before application were at a severe anxiety score and experienced a decrease in anxiety scores to moderate and mild. Conclusion: Hand puppet play therapy can reduce anxiety levels in children with hospitality.

Upaya Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berbicara Anak Melalui Media Boneka Tangan di TK-IT An-Nahar

Hand Puppet Media is one of the media that is proven to be able to improve speaking skills in young children. This study aims to improve children's language skills, especially in the speaking ability of children aged 5-6 years with hand puppet media in group B Rombel Pisang children at TK-IT An-Nahar, Cijulang District, Pangandaran Regency. The ability to speak includes the structure of conveying the meaning (ideas, ideas, feelings) to others fluently and making simple sentences. This study is a classroom action research conducted collaboratively with teachers and using the Kemmis and Mc Taggart models. The subjects of this study were 16 children of Group B Rombel Pisang TK-IT An-Nahar. The object of research in this study is the improvement of the ability to speak storytelling methods with hand puppet media. Data collection is carried out through observation with observation sheet instruments. Data analysis techniques are carried out descriptively, qualitatively and quantitatively. The results showed that hand puppet media can improve children's speaking skills after action. The final result of the ability to speak on the whole indicator on the average indicator of child achievement in Cycle I was 66% with sufficient criteria and in Cycle II the average indicator of child achievement was 83% very good criteria. Thus using hand puppet media can improve children's speaking skills.

Analysis of the Role of Facial Expression in Media Presence in the Development of Social, Emotional, and Expressive Language Skills in Children Aged 3-4 Years

This study aims to analyze the role of facial expression media in developing social-emotional and expressive language skills in children aged 3-4 years. A qualitative descriptive method was used, with data collected through observations and interviews at several kindergartens. The results indicate that media such as hand puppets, picture books, and digital applications displaying facial expressions significantly contribute to the enhancement of emotion recognition and expression, as well as the development of children's expressive language. This research recommends the integration of facial expression media into early childhood education curricula to support their holistic development.

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menyimak Anak Usia 4-5 Tahun melalui Metode Bercerita dengan Menggunakan Media Boneka Tangan

This study aims to improve the listening ability of children aged 4-5 years through the application of storytelling methods using hand puppet media. The research method used in this study is an experimental method with pre-test and post-test designs. The subjects of the study were children aged 4-5 years in a randomly selected kindergarten. The results showed an increase in children's learning outcomes on the themes of My Environment, My Needs, animals through the method of telling stories using hand puppets. This can be known the results of the child's listening ability before using the storytelling method. Thus, the average increase in the level of success of children's listening ability results after applying the storytelling method using hand puppets.

THE EFFECTIVENES OF USING HAND PUPPET IN TEACHING SPEAKING

In this study, the researcher attaches several research problems. Before the treatment, students' ability to speak was still lacking because students were still studying speaking lessons in the usual way, such as only explaining the material and practicing speaking without media. After the treatment, the students' abilities were further improved because they were taught speaking lessons by practicing using the Hand Puppet media. There was a significant difference, namely the increasing ability of students. Students are more straightforward in speaking when using the Hand Puppet media. Researchers used the pre-experimental method to obtain score data. Researchers conducted a normality test to find out whether the data was normal or not. Based on the normality test of the data that has been carried out by the researchers, it shows that sig. 2-tailed is 0.200 meaning that the data is normally distributed, followed by a simple paired t-test. based on the Testing of Hypothesis Terms, If the value of t is sig. <0.05, Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected. on the simple paired t-test calculation, the data shows sig. (2-tail) 0.000. The data is smaller than 0.05, meaning that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted.

Improving Students’ Class Participation by Using TPR with Hand Puppet

Classroom participation is needed in the teaching and learning process to create an effective learning process. Participation is not only about the students' ability in oral communication to convey his/her idea but also non-talker activities. Both active and passive participation is needed to improve students' knowledge. The purpose of this research was to improve students' class participation which influence students’ reading comprehension skills. This research was conducted to first-grade students of SDS Kinderfield Pontianak in Academic Year 2020/2021. This research was a classroom action research. There were three cycles to improve students’ participation. The technique of collecting data was non- measurement and measurement techniques. The data of the non-measurement technique were collected by using an observation checklist, field note, and video analysis. In addition, the measurement technique was gathered by giving a reading comprehension test for each cycle. It consisted of 10 questions of narrative texts. The percentage of student's participation in the classroom was analyzed by an assessing rubric for students' participation. The percentages of each cycle showed improvement. In the first cycle, the percentages of students’ participation were around 59% and it was unacceptable. In addition, in the second cycle, the percentage of students' participation was around 72% for each being observed. It was a developing level. Moreover, in the last cycle, the percentage of students’ participation was more than 80% for all aspects and considered as proficient level. It proves that there was an improvement of students’ participation from each cycle.Keywords: Class participation, tpr, hand puppet

The Use and Impact Socialization of Religious Moderation Values Through Media of Hand Puppet Theater Stages Toward Forming Character of Tolerance In Primary School Students

Indonesia is a country with a rich diversity of religions and cultures. This diversity is a defining characteristic of the Indonesian nation and must be preserved and respected. This research aims to promote values of religious moderation through hand puppet theater performances to shape the tolerance character of elementary school students. Adopting a Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology, which includes counseling, art performances, group discussions, and material distribution, this research strives for accurate results. The findings of this study will demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of performances in influencing the character of students at MIS Nurul Yaqin. A child's character is significantly shaped by their experiences at home, school, and in their community. This research indicates that the character development of MIS Nurul Yaqin students is influenced by three key aspects: (1) moral knowing, (2) moral feeling, and (3) moral action.

ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HAND PUPPET MEDIA TO FOSTER STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN TELLING THEIR EXPERIENCES

Hand puppet is one of learning media which can be used to teach language skills, especially speaking, in classroom. The purpose of the study is to analyze the effectiveness of hand puppet media to improve 7th grade students’ ability in telling their experiences. This analytic descriptive study is conducted at SMP Negeri 6 Wosia, Tobelo Barat on June to August 2023. 20 7th grade students were the object of this study. The data collection is carried out using test, observation and documentation. The obtained data are analyzed descriptively. The findings show that the use of hand puppet media can improve students’ ability in telling their experiences effectively. Students’ learning outcomes become better as indicated by the improvement in their score. 75% of the 20 students involved managed to complete the assignment well. However, as many as 25% of students have not yet fully mastered the use of hand puppets in telling their experiences. The use of hand puppet media gives positive impact on the students as their participation during the learning process increases.

PENGENALAN LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS PADA ANAK USIA DINI MELALUI MEDIA BILINGUAL PUPPET SHOW

The language environment is a place where everything that the learner can hear and see is related to the target language being studied. In relation to the learning process, habituation is an important process that is needed to encourage young children to capture messages and understand new things. The introduction of English in fun bilingual storytelling activities using interesting props (puppet show) can be a new experience for children, especially in learning English.
 The implementation of this community service activity tries to attract the interest of young children aged 4 - 6 years in listening and understanding fairy tales or stories in English using the bilingual puppet show method. This method is carried out through storytelling activities in English and Indonesian (bilingual) using hand puppets. The fairy tales are delivered in two languages to help children understand English vocabulary. Because English is not the everyday language used by students of Aisyiyah 03 Ngringo Kindergarten, it is hoped that this community service activity can encourage young children's interest in getting to know English literacy through storytelling activities using the bilingual puppet show method. The various methods used in this community service activity are lectures (presentations), storytelling, discussions, and questions and answers on the topic of introducing English literacy to early childhood through the medium of a bilingual puppet show.
 The result of implementing this community service activity (PKM) is that the students of Aisyiyah 03 Ngringo Kindergarten are able to recognize the names of animals in English. Students are also able to learn moral values about cooperation and helping each other through bilingual puppet show, in English and Indonesian.

Educational Game Tools to Improve the Language Development of Children Aged 5-6 Years

The lack of teacher creativity in using educational game tools has limited costs and a lack of teacher knowledge in early childhood education causes a learning medium. This research aims to determine educational game tools that can improve the language development of children aged 5-6 years. The research methodology used was library research. The research results show that educational game tools are not only able to improve language development but other developments are also stimulated, such as children's cognitive and social development. Data obtained from relevant previous research results through game tools, such as toy telephones (can telephones), word cards (flashcards), hand puppets, and posters, can improve the development of children aged 5-6. Therefore, this research makes it easier for readers to learn about educational game tools that can enhance language development in early childhood and can be used as a reference for PAUD educational institutions that need them.

Penerapan Nilai-Nilai PAK melalui Media Hand Puppet dalam Mengatasi Bullying pada Anak Usia Dini

The phenomenon of bullying is one of the problems that occur quite a lot. This problem has been considered a common problem in society and even schools. As a result, many are negatively affected by the phenomenon of bullying including early childhood. Therefore, this research focuses on one way to deal with early childhood bullying with the storytelling method using hand puppet media. The stories told are Bible stories full of noble Christian values. Using a qualitative method, the author collects scientific sources relevant to the research problem to be analyzed more deeply. The results showed that the storytelling method using hand puppet media is more effective for early childhood because they are very interested in the form of storytelling using media. The Bible stories that can be told include stories that are full of the value of loving each other (Genesis 37-42; Luke 10: 25-37; Matthew 5: 44-45), about the value of human beings who are very valuable because they are in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1: 26), not hurting other people's feelings with dirty words (Ephesians 4: 29), not judging (Romans 2: 1), and finally emphasizing that hateful actions and feelings are very disliked by God (1 John 3: 15). Thus, the message conveyed in the story using hand puppet media can be more easily understood by children. This can also help children to understand the dangers of bullying so that it is hoped that children's character can be formed for the better by not applying bullying behavior in everyday life. Keywords: bullying, hand puppet, PAK, storytelling method

Development of Digital Storytelling-Based Hand Puppet Media to Improve Storytelling Skills

This study aims to develop digital storytelling-based hand puppet media developed with the ASSURE model, learning Indonesian language material by observing characters in fictional texts in elementary schools, seeing responses, and improving the skills, and understanding of students. The subjects of this study were fourth-grade students of SDN Susukan 06, totaling 23 students in the 2023 school year.Data were collected using tests, questionnaires, interviews, observations, documentation, and field notes. The results of the study are (1) obtained the average score of expert validation with a percentage of 95% with the category "very feasible" (2) the average score of learner responses with a percentage of 93.67% which is included in the "very suitable" category (3) the average posttest score which has increased by 82.17 with the category "very good" so that it can be concluded that digital storytelling-based hand puppet media is feasible to use in the material of looking at characters in fictional texts for grade IV Indonesian language learning and can improve students' skills in telling stories as well as understanding to grade IV students in the material of looking at characters in fictional texts.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING-BASED HAND PUPPET MEDIA FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

This study aims to develop digital storytelling-based hand puppet media developed with the ASSURE model, learning Indonesian language material on observing characters in fictional texts in elementary schools, seeing responses, improving skills, and understanding of students. The subjects of this study were fourth grade students of SDN Susukan 06, totaling 23 students in the 2023 school year. Data were collected using tests, questionnaires, interviews, observations, documentation, and field notes. The results of the study are (1) obtained the average score of expert validation with a percentage of 95% with the category "very feasible" (2) the average score of learner responses with a percentage of 93.67% which is included in the "very suitable" category (3) the average posttest score which has increased by 82.17 with the category "very good" so that it can be concluded that digital storytelling-based hand puppet media is feasible to use in the material of looking at characters in fictional texts for grade IV Indonesian language learning and can improve students' skills in telling stories as well as understanding to grade IV students in the material of looking at characters in fictional texts.

Peningkatan Keterampilan Berbicara Melalui Media Boneka Tangan Pada Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun

The aim of the research is to improve the speaking skills of children aged 5 - 6 years using hand puppets at Handayani Caringin Bogor Early Childhood Education. The research was conducted as classroom action research with two cycles on 19 children. Meanwhile, the data analysis technique used is descriptive qualitative by comparing data obtained from initial conditions, cycle I and cycle II with four stages, namely planning action, implementing action, carrying out observation, and reflection. Based on the results of the known data analysis, after the process of using hand puppet media, the child's speaking skills before using hand puppet media received a score of 52.63% with poor criteria and in the first cycle of action, they scored 63.16% with good criteria. In cycle II, the average child's speaking skills after using hand puppets increased by 84.21%.

Literature Review: Relevance of Communication Anxiety in Early Childhood and Game Media

Communication anxiety needs to be handled by the family from an early age because it can have an impact on the process of establishing a child's self-concept. This happens because children experience a phase of adaptation in a new environment, such as a school environment. The handling of children's communication anxiety is carried out by family communication and games. The purpose of this article is to describe the state of the art about children's communication anxiety and games using the literature review method in a scientific journal for two years (2022-2023). As a result, ten journals specifically discuss anxiety in early childhood and various media games, four journals in 2022 and eight journals in 2023. The game media used to reduce anxiety in early childhood are hand puppets, snake and ladders, puzzles, coloring and origami, and roleplaying. The game media is considered capable of overcoming the problem of child anxiety because the child world is playing so children can describe their emotions better.

PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MEDIA BONEKA TANGAN TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR TEMATIK PESERTA DIDIK KELAS II MI AL-QURAN ROUDLATUL QURAN 2 TRIMURJO

At present there are quite a lot of students who have relatively low thematic learning outcomes, especially in the Indonesian language subject and also PPKn in Class II MI AL-Quran Roudlatul Quran 2 Trimurjo. The purpose of this research was to describe/analyze the effect of the use/use of hand puppet media on the thematic learning outcomes of class II MI Al-Quran Roudlatul Quran 2 Trimurjo and differences in the use of media images in the control class and hand puppet media in the experimental class. While the quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent group design is the method used by researchers when carrying out this research. Furthermore, the population in this study is all students who are in class II with a total of 34 students. The determination of the sample for this study used a technique, namely, totally sampling which is the determination of the sample using the total population, namely, 34 students. Observation and documentation (non-test) as well as pre-test and post-test (test) are the data collection techniques used. The data analysis used is the t-test and also simple linear regression. The results of the study show that the hand puppet media has a positive and significant influence compared to the learning media in the form of images in the control class.

Pengaruh Kreativitas Boneka Tangan Dari Kaus Kaki Bekas Terhadap Kreativitas Anak di RA Aqila Sintuk Toboh Gadang Kabupaten Padang Pariaman

Creativity is a person's ability to create and find new things that are meaningful and useful, new ideas, and find ways to solve problems. This will be seen in the work of children who can express ideas and opinions so that they can develop children's creativity. Creativity can be done with innovative activities, one of which is through hand puppets from used socks. Hand puppets are media that are used as media for aids in learning activities that are larger in size than finger puppets and can be put into hands. This type of research is quantitative with experimental methods in the form of quasi-experiments. With a sample of 19 children consisting of Groups B1 and B2. The creative abilities of children after research in the experimental class were more influential than the results of the children's creative abilities in the control class. Overall, there was an increase in the experimental class B1 with a pre-test score of 224 and a post-test of 292, with an average pre-test of 22.4 and a post-test of 29.2. Whereas in the control class B2 there was also an increase in pre-test scores of 161 and post-test of 229, with an average pre-test of 17.8 and post-test of 25.4. Both class scores experienced an increase, but in the experimental class the scores were higher than in the control class. Based on these results it can be seen that there is a significant effect of using Hand Puppets from Used Socks activities on the development of children's creativity at RA Aqila Sintuk Toboh Gadang, Padang Pariaman Regency.

Penerapan Terapi Bermain Boneka Tangan Terhadap Kecemasan Anak Usia Prasekolah di RSUD dr. Soeratno Gemolong

Hospitalization is a condition in which a person experiences compulsion to be hospitalized and can make a child feel uncomfortable, threatened, which causes anxiety. Efforts to reduce anxiety can use hand puppet play therapy. Hand puppets are games that are played using hand puppets and make children imagine using storytelling techniques. Knowing the results of the implementation of hand puppet therapy on the level of anxiety due to hospitalization. Using a case study design, the subject is 2 preschool-age children who are treated in the Children's Room of RSUD dr. Soeratno Gemolong. The measurement tool for anxiety uses the FIS and SCAS anxiety scales. The application was carried out 2 times in 2 days. The anxiety level of FIS and SCAS before the hand puppet therapy was carried out, the two subjects were different. Subject 1 had a higher level of anxiety (FIS: severe anxiety and SCAS: severe anxiety) than subject 2 (FIS: moderate anxiety and SCAS: moderate anxiety). Hand puppet play therapy in preschool age children (3-6 years) can reduce children's anxiety levels.