PENGARUH MEDIA EMOTIONAL CARD TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN EMOSI ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN DI RA NURUL YAQIN

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of Emotional Card media on the emotional development of children aged 5-6 years at RA Nurul Yaqin. The research was motivated by the need for concrete and attractive learning media that can help young children recognize, understand, and express emotions appropriately. This study used a quantitative approach with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The participants consisted of 17 children in group B, and the data were collected through observation and documentation using validated emotional development instruments. The treatment was conducted through learning activities using Emotional Card media that presented various emotional expressions and social situations. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, validity and reliability testing, normality testing, linearity testing, simple linear regression, coefficient of determination, and F-test. The results showed that Emotional Card media had a positive effect on children's emotional development. The regression analysis indicated a significance value of 0.002, which was lower than 0.05. The model summary showed an R Square value of 0.512 and an Adjusted R Square value of 0.454, indicating that the media contributed meaningfully to emotional development. These findings suggest that Emotional Card media can be used as an effective visual learning medium to support emotional recognition, emotional expression, self-regulation, and prosocial responses in early childhood learning.