The Effects of Gadget Games on Early Childhood Moral Behavior in Kindergarten in Kuok Sub-district, Kampar District

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to (1) obtain an overview of the categories of early childhood moral behaviour in kindergarten in Kuok sub-district; (2) obtain an overview of the intensity category of the use of gadget games by kindergarten children in Kuok sub-district, and (3) know the effect of gadget games on early childhood moral behavior in Kindergarten in Kuok Sub-district, Kampar District. The research method used was a survey with descriptive methods and simple correlation. The study population is children at the age of 5-6 years as many as 388 children and as many as 172 children were taken randomly as the sample. Data collection techniques by distributing a set of questionnair, observations and limited interviews. Meanwhile, the data analysis technique is a descriptive statistics technique and the chi-square person correlation test. The results showed that the moral behaviour of children aged 5-6 years in kindergarten in Kuok sub-district, Kampar District was in the high category (66.85%), while the intensity of the use of gadget games varied in the high category of 11.05%, moderate 35.47%, and 53.49% low. Person chi-square correlation test proved to affect the intensity of the use of gadget games on children's moral behaviour. However, the magnitude of the effect of the intensity of the use of gadget games on children's moral behavior is very small (3, 68 %). This means that other factors have more influence on a child's moral behavior. Therefore, further research is needed by identifying other dominant factors that influence early childhood moral behavior in kindergarten.