The Effect of Reggio Emilia Approach Application and Learning Styles toward the Language Ability of Children in Kindergartens
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
This study aimed at determining the effect of Reggio Emilia Approach (REA) and learning styles of the children language ability at the kindergartens in Makassar. The research design was 2 x 2 factorial designs. The population was all kindergarten children in Makassar. The sample was selected using a random technique. There were two selected kindergartens. The first was TK Teratai UNM as the first experimental group which was taught by applying REA in role play. The second was TK Rahmah as the second experimental group which was taught by applying REA in the storytelling activities in which there were 20 children in each class. Some results were found in this study. First, the language ability of children who apply REA in role-playing is higher than the children who apply REA in storytelling. Second, the language ability of the children who have dependent field learning styles is higher than the children who have independent field learning styles. Third, Language ability of children who apply REA in role play is higher than children who apply REA in storytelling at the group of children who have field dependent learning style. Fourth, language ability of children who apply REA in role play is lower than children who apply REA in storytelling at the group of children who have field independent learning style. Fifth, language ability of children who have field dependent style is higher than the children who have field independent learning style in groups of children who perform REA in role play. Sixth, language ability of children who have field dependent learning style is lower than children who have field independent learning style in groups of children who apply REA in storytelling. Seventh, there is an effect of interaction between REA and learning styles toward the language ability.
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Azizah Amal, Alimuddin Mahmud, Hamsu Abdul Gani
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