Parenting Big Brain Box Media (3B) On Logical Thinking Ability of Children 4-5 Years

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this research and development of Big Brain Box’s (3B) parenting media is to develop a cognitive learning set (logical thinking) for 4-5 years old for eight days and be done with parents. The researcher found out a problem in Pusat Pengembangan Anak (PPA) I-O 864 “Philia” Malang, i.e., 4-5-year-old child (66,6% or 8 of 12 children) had difficulties in sorting an object based on the same function, shape, color, size, or group, identifying causal reasoning, understanding patterns, and sequencing object based on five sizes or color series. These things are included in cognitive development (logical thinking). This research was used in the research and development model, which consists of four steps (4-D). The result of efficiency and media suitability is 92.85%, according to early childhood cognitive learning experts, 95.31% according to early childhood instructional media experts, and 96.35% according to media users. The conclusion is that the Big BrainBox as a parenting media is valid and efficient following the cognitive development of a 4-5-year-old child.

Keywords: parenting media, logical thinking, child