EFEK MUSIK TERHADAP PRESTASI ANAK USIA PRASEKOLAH: STUDI KOMPARASI EFEK LAGU ANAK, DOLANAN JAWA, DAN MUSIK KLASIK
Abstract: This study aimed to
investigate effects of Indonesian children’s songs, Javanese children’s songs,
and Western classical music as the musical backgrounds for the learning
environments in the kindergartens on the students’ achievement. The study was
conducted in the area of Sinduadi with a population comprising 45 students of
TK ABA Kutu Asem, 35 students of TK Pertiwi Sinduadi, and 55 students of TK
Tunas Muda Kutu Dukuh. The students were asked to listen to the tree types of
songs, each for one month and were then given a test. To investigate the effect
of each treatment, the pretest and posttest data were employed. The pretest was
administered as a control before the treatment was given and the posttest to
find out the effect of the treatment. The tests were administered to measure
the students’ thinking ability and skills and the questionnaire to collect the data
on the students’ environmental characteristics. The students’ achievement scores,
the time to finish the pretest and posttest, and their characteristics were analyzed
by (a) the paired-samples t-test at p < .05 using SSPS 12.0 for Windows to find
out the effect of the treatment, and (b) the description of the students’ characteristics
to interpret the meanings. The results of the study showed that Indonesian
children’s songs and Javanese children’s songs had positive effects and Western
classical music had negative effects. This showed that there was a correlation
among the students’ musical environment, the musical treatment effect, and the
students’ achievement. The treatment with music that the students were familiar
with had positive effects or made them learn with comfort so that they were
able to improve their achievement, but that with music that they were unfamiliar
with made them unable to concentrate so that their achievement went down.
Penulis: Budi Raharja
Koder Jurnal: jppendidikandd090171
