PENGARUH FINGERPAINTING TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN MOTORIK HALUS ANAK USIA 4-5 TAHUN DI TK NURUL FALAH

Abstract

Fine motor development is an important aspect of early childhood learning readiness, but preliminary studies at Nurul Falah Kindergarten show that most 4-5-year-old children still experience difficulties in finger and hand skills due to insufficiently varied stimulation. This study aims to determine the effect of finger painting activities on the fine motor development of 4-5-year-old children. The method used was an experiment with a pretest–posttest control group design. The results showed that the average fine motor skills score of children in the experimental group increased significantly higher than that of the control group after receiving finger painting treatment. The difference in the posttest scores of the two groups was significant, proving that finger painting is effective in improving finger strength, eye–hand coordination, and fine motor control in children.