THE EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL GAMES ON CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE ABILITY AT MANGGIS TK MANGGIS, BULANGO SELATAN DISTRICT BONE BOLANGO DISTRICT

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine (1) the differences in the cognitive abilities of children playing traditional games and modern games. (2) To find out the interaction between traditional games and modern games on children's cognitive development. (3) To find out which group of children has high cognitive, which gives a high influence between traditional games and modern games. (4) To find out which group of children has low cognitive, which has a high influence between traditional games and modern games. The results of this study show; (a) There are differences in the results of educational games on the cognitive abilities of students who are taught with Modern Games and Traditional Games. Overall, the cognitive development learning outcomes of students taught by modern games are higher than the results of educational games on the cognitive abilities of students taught by traditional games. (b) There is an interaction effect between educational and cognitive games of students on cognitive abilities. (c) For students who have high cognitive abilities, the results of educational games on the cognitive abilities of students who are taught with Modern Games are higher than the results of educational games on the cognitive abilities of students who are taught with Traditional Games. (d) For students who have low cognitive, the results of educational games on the cognitive abilities of students who are taught with traditional games are higher than the results of educational games on the cognitive abilities of students who are taught with modern games.