JPLED
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): Journal of Practice Learning and Educational Development (JPLED) in Press

The Effectiveness of Using Origami Paper Folding Techniques in Improving the Fine Motor Skills of Children Aged 5-6 Years

Anisa Suci Hardini (Universitas Mulawarman)
Evie Palenewen (Universitas Mulawarman)
Fitri Anjarwati (Universitas Mulawarman)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 May 2026

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of using origami paper folding techniques in improving the fine motor skills of 5-6 year old children at Barunawati 3 Kindergarten in Samarinda. This study uses a quantitative approach with a pre experimental design, One Group Pretest Posttest Design. The sample used was total sampling, namely all 23 children in group B at Barunawati 3 Samarinda. The results of this study showed that the pretest score 50.10, categorized as developing, and after the treatment, the average posttest score was 75.43, categorized as developing as expected. The n-gain score obtained a value of 0.6 < 0.7 with a percentage of 67.05%. placing it in the moderate category, which means that the use of origami paper folding techniques in improving children’s fine motor skills is quite effective. The n-gain score results show an improvement in fine motor skill after treatment using the origami paper folding technique. Furthermore, the significance value obtained in the hypothesis test was 0.000 < 0.05, which means that the significance value is smaller than α = 0.05. the t-count value obtained was 41.356 and the t-table value obtained was 1.713, so it can be seen that t-count > t-table, namely 41.356 > 1.713.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpled

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

Journal of Practice Learning and Educational Development is an open access, peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by GAES (Global Action and Education for Society). The aim of this journal is to publish articles dedicated to the latest outstanding developments in the field of education. It ...