Validity Analysis of Digital Puzzle Game Media with a Realistic Mathematics Education Approach on Arithmetic Operations Material for Early Childhood

¹ Universitas Terbuka, Early Childhood Education Department, 50156, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
² Universitas Billfath, Mathematics Department, 62261, Lamongan, Jawa Timur, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: ekurniasih@ecampus.ut.ac.id

Abstract

Early childhood in the era of digital development is in a unique process of growth and development. Children have growth and development patterns, thinking power, creativity, language and communication, which are included in intellectual intelligence, emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, according to the child’s growth and development level. The purpose of the results of this study is to produce a product in the form of a digital puzzle game media with arithmetic operations material approach Realistic Mathematics Education for Kindergartens. The method in this article uses 4 stages, namely 1) potential and problems, 2) data collection, 3) product design, 4) design validation. The output that has been achieved in this study is that a valid digital puzzle game based of RME product is produced on validity tests from material experts and media experts. Based on the results of the average assessment obtained from material experts that is equal 89,43% and the average assessment of media experts is equal 91,64%, It can be concluded that the results of the digital puzzle game media assessment of material experts and media experts are classified as very worth it and the digital puzzle game based of RME media is suitable for use by kindergarten students at Kekancan Mukti and IT Harapan Bunda.