Analysis of Children's Talent through Puzzle Games on Early Young

Learners “Sandhy Putra Telkom” Ternate

Bahran Taib and Yahya Hairun

Lecturers of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Khairun University

Keywords: Detecting talents, Puzzle games, Early Childhood.

Abstract: This study is a collaborative study carried out involving two students' of faculty of teacher training and

education at Khairun University majoring at teaching to young learners. This study aims to describe and

estimate the talents of early childhood through observation of Puzzle games. Those talents were discussed

based on the theories to find out the observed talent of children and to classify those observed talents.

Knowing children's talent can help them and their parents to guide them to study in the future. Detecting

children talent at an early age is also very important to help them to study in the future. Measurement

through observation and detection children talent at the early age is a process of evaluation that can provide

positive and productive information to schools, parents and to those who concern on childhood education

because children are the next generation who must be guided and directed at their early age. This research

was carried out at PAUD “SANDHY PUTRA TELKOM” Ternate as the beginning of the research phase

for some kindergarten in Ternate City. The instrument of this study is an observation in which the

observation is conducted at learning with puzzle games. Puzzle games are chosen in this teaching and

learning because Puzzle is considered on reflects psychologically children's activities because children tend

to play interesting games. On the other hand, this game reflects a child's talent.

1 INTRODUCTION

The child is the pride of his/her parents. The child is

the only wealth that belongs to the parents and

family. Child as the successor to the ideals of the

nation and religion. Therefore it is worth if the study

about child gets priority for the education lover. That

is important because the child deserved to be guided,

nurtured and directed to develop their interests,

talent and to acquire the learning objectives and the

goals of his life.

Stimulating the children talent are affected by the

playing process. Various games models selected as a

means within of child learning process. One of the

interesting games and is seen can stimulate the

children ingeniousness is a puzzle game. Logical

considerations in choosing this game on early

childhood learning were this simple game and attract

of children attending, hence the game's puzzle was

chosen as games made on early childhood learning.

Based on the above arguments, so it necessary to

be researched and studied of early childhood talent,

with a study entitled the analysis of the child's

Talents through the Puzzle Games on the early

childhood of Telkom of the Sandhy Putra Ternate at

the 2017/2018 school year.

2 RESEARCH METHODS

This research uses the descriptive type which aims

to know and describe the early childhood

ingeniousness on Telkom’s PAUD of Sandhy Putra

of Ternate.

2.1 The Research Subjects

The research subjects are the entire of the early

childhood respondent of B3 class, which totalled 31

children of early childhood Education school of

Ternate Putra Sandhy Telkom PAUD.

2.2 Research Variables

This research variable is early childhood

ingeniousness on Ternate Putra Sandhy Telkom

Paud that observed through Puzzle Games, with the

indicator of observation instrument checklist from

Taib, B. and Hairun, Y.

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the attitude observed and described based on

theoretic studies.

2.3 Data Collection Techniques and

Research Instrument

The data in the form of information about the early

childhood ingenious on PAUD of Telkom Sandhy

Putra Ternate obtained through observation with the

observation instruments that provided. Observation

instruments contain a check list about activities that

are undertaken by children who are categorized in

early childhood ingeniouson Ternate Putra Sandhy

Telkom PAUD. Furthermore, the observation results

were analyzed a qualitatively accompanied theoretic

study of child development.

3 RESEARCH RESULTS

Base on the observational result the Puzzle game

with eleven indicators of observation instrument that

has been done, it can be drawn of discussion that

subject observed is B3’s students on Ternate Putra

Sandhy Telkom PAUD that amount of 31 peoples

with the range the age of 5-6 years, as follows:

1. There are three students do the game is good, so

it can be concluded that they have excellent

talent. A more prominent talent of all three

students is their cognitive ability. This is in

accordance with the understanding of

ingenious/aptitude according to Widodo

Judarwanto (2007), aptitude is the of intellectual

ability or intelligence which include intellectual

ability of music, mathematics, physics,

chemistry, electronics, information technology,

language, sports and various levels of

intelligence in various other fields that his ability

is way above average child her age. Based on the

observation results and the opinion, so can be

stated that the child had a good talent that can be

developed positively in the futures.

2. There is good eight student’s judgment, that the

students have high imagination and creativity

high anyway. This is in accordance with the

ingenious understanding that expressed by

Renzulli (2002), ingenious is an interaction

between of the general ability and/or specific, the

responsibility level towards a high task and a

high creativity level. While the notion of

creativity, according to Munandar (Trisno

Yuwono, 2003:330), is the ability to create new

combinations based on data, information or

elements that exist. Based on an observation

results and the opinion, so be stated that the child

had a good talent that can be developed

positively in the futures.

3. There are seven students have a good talent. This

is in accordance with ingenious notion that

expressed by Galton (2002), aptitude is an extra

ordinary natural ability, that acquired from the

qualities combination that includes the

intellectual capacity, strong willingness, and

performance. Based on the observation results

and the opinion, so can be stated that the child

has a good talent that can be developed

positively in the futures.

4. There are six students have a good talent. This is

in accordance with the understanding that

expressed by Marison (Munandar,1982), the

aptitude of children include General intellectual

ability, ability, academic ability, the ability of the

creative thinking, ability in the arts, and the

ability on aspects of psychomotor or Connative.

Based on the results of the opinion and

observation may be stated that the child had a

good talent that can be developed positively in

the times to come.

5. There are five students have a good talent. This

is in accordance with the understanding that

expressed by Clark and Zimmerman (1984)

aptitude is a concept with biological roots, it's

explaining that high-level intelligentsia is a result

of advanced and fast integration from functions

within the brain, include cognition, emotion,

sensing, and intuition are then expressed in the

form of more skills involving cognition,

creativity, academic skills, leadership or fine arts

and performing arts. Based on the observation

results and the opinion can be stated that the

child had a good talent that can be developed

positively in the futures.

6. There is one student not seen meet all indicators,

based on the opinion of Clark (1986), aptitude is

special and wonderful universal characteristics

that are carried since birth and is the interaction

result of the environment influence. Aptitude

also is determined by the needs and culture tend

where the talented person was alive. From the

observation and opinion occurs a contrast so that

we continue to study the environment in which

the child resides i.e. parents or the surrounding

environment. Obtained information that the child

cannot do anything according to his will or

his/her preferences because of forbidden parents.

This has resulted in the child not able to

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maximize his/her potential so that always tend to

in doubt.

There is one student appears to show some good

aspects i.e. aspects of the spirit, cooperation,

according to a teacher command, share with friends

and have rigor, but there are also some not good

fulfilment aspects i.e. aspects of the initiative,

appreciate your friends, speed, creative,

concentrated and diligently. This is in accordance

with the understanding of talent that expressed by

Tedjasaputra, p. (2003), the talent is a someone

condition where with an education and training

allow them to achieve a proficiency, knowledge and

specific skills. Based on the observation results and

the opinion then it can be stated that the child had a

different specific talent with others but are not yet

well developed so that need for optimum stimulation

to develop these talents.

4 DISCUSSION

Based on the above results, so the research question

can be answered as follows:

1. PAUD student’s Telkom Sandhy Putra has a

good talent; there is one person who is not

fulfilled the aptitude aspect, so that it appears

his talent as a whole; and there is one learner

not meet all aspects, so he should become a

special attention from teachers, parents and the

environment to help develop his potential or his

potential aptitude.

2. The talent that appears on the PAUD student’s

Telkom Sandhy Putra that observed through a

puzzle game that is able to retrain your

concentration, precision and patience, as well as

strengthen memory and introduces the children

to the system and the relationships concept, to

retrain a logic as well as retrain coordination the

eye and hand that can to develop the child

aptitude. Gifted children that besides having a

high intellectual ability, also shows a special

field skill varies between one child with

another. These children are referred to as "gifted

and talented" which means talented intellectual.

Here we must distinguish between innate and

potential as a talent is a talent that has been

manifested in a high achievement. All children

are gifted have potential, but not all of them

have managed to embody the superior potential

optimally.

3. A talent that dominates is good talents are

observed as many as 29 students.

4. The recommendation was given to 29 students

who had good talents, 2 students are necessary

specifically paid and directed so that they can to

develop the default potential so that he can grow

on his bright talents.

The answer to the above problem formulation

based on certain opinions is related to aptitude.

Aptitude in its development has undergone various

changes, and recent the of aptitude notion besides to

cover high intellectual ability, also refers to the

ability of the creative, even according to Clark

(1986) in Conny Semiawan (1994), creativity is the

highest aptitude expression.

5 CONCLUSIONS

The conclusions of this research are as follows:

1. Twenty-nine of PAUD students of Telkom

Sandhy Putra has a good talent; two students not

fulfilled so have not seemed entirely his talent;

so both the students should become of teachers

particular attention, parents and the environment

to help develop his/her self-potential or the

aptitude potential.

2. The talent that appears is able to retrain the

concentration, precision, and patience, as well

as strengthen memory and introduces the

children in the system and of relationships

concept, to retrain the logic as well as to retrain

eye child’s coordination eye and hand that can

develop child aptitude. The gifted children,

besides having a high intellectual ability, also to

show a protrusion of special skill that its field

varies between one children with other children.

3. A talent that dominates is good talents are

observed as much as 29 students.

The recommendations given to parents and teachers

from 29 students who had good talents, 2 students

are necessary specifically paid and directed so that

they can to develop the default potential so that he

can grow on his bright talents.

5.1 Recommendations

In order for developing of early childhood aptitude

able to develops so the researcher gives suggest is

necessary the creation of a conducive environment.

As for the supportive environment in the aptitude

development of early childhood among others things

the family environment, school environment, and

community environment.

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