Improving the Ability of Ecce Teachers to Teach Online through Training on Playing Methods and Songs

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this training is to improve the quality of teachers, especially kindergarten teachers, in carrying out online learning at an early pandemic to be able to implement pleasant methods for childrenMethodology: The training is the practice of gesticulating and song methods in the early learning process of children, given to the 35 preschool teachers who come from four schools in Bantul district. The hypothetical test for the effectiveness of the training online teaching methods through play and songs is known by performing a hypothetical test based on the analysis calculation of independent t-test samplesResults: The t-test analysis has obtained coefficients of Uji-t = 34.524 and data sig (2-tailed) = 0.000 can be concluded that Ho has been rejected and Ha has been accepted, which means that there is a difference in understanding and ability in teachers that follow the series of training methods by given online through play and song. The average value of pretest (re) pretest at 7.4857 and empiric mean (re) posttest at 17.2857. Thus it may be concluded that the teacher's understanding/ability after having taken the online learning training through play and song is higher than before taking the training. Applications/Originality/Value: online learning, Play and songs method, early childhood