The Effect of Playing Collage Therapy in Increasing Motor Skills Development in Preschool Children

Abstract

Background: The stages process development of each child is the same, which is the result of the maturation
process.
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of playing collage therapy in improving motor skills
development in preschool children.
Material and Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study using a pre-test and post-test research
design. Playing collage therapy intervention was given to the 15 respondents, which has been chosen by using a
purposive sampling technique.
Results: The results of this study indicate that most of the children experienced motor skills development beyond
expectation (43.8%) before being given playing collage therapy. Then their motor skills development increasing
as very well developed (100%) after being given playing collage therapy. Furthermore, the results of the t-test
calculation obtained a p-value of 0.000 (α 0.05), which is means that there is a significant increase in motor skills
development through preschool children aged 3-5 years in PAUD Tunas Harapan of Bengkulu after being given
playing collage therapy.
Conclusion: From the results of this research, we conclude that playing collage therapy can be used as an alternative
therapy to improve motor skills development in pre-school children..