Jurnal CARE
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026)

The Effect of Number Maze Media on the Beginning Arithmetic Ability of 5-6 Year Old Children at RA Perwanida 3 Palembang

Melani Firdha Maharani (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Amir Hamzah (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Tutut Handayani (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)
Leny Marlina4 (Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jul 2026

Abstract

Cognitive development describes how a child's mind functions and evolves, enabling the development of thinking skills. The use of maze-based learning media can alleviate boredom during the learning process due to its interactive nature and the engaging way the material is presented to children. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of "number maze" media on the early numeracy skills of children aged 5–6 years at RA Perwanida 3 Palembang. This study employed a quantitative experimental method. The population consisted of 51 children in Group B at RA Perwanida 3 Palembang, with a sample size of 17 children. Data collection techniques included observation, testing, and documentation. Data analysis involved several tests: validity, reliability, normality, homogeneity, and hypothesis testing. The hypothesis test was conducted using the t-test in SPSS for Windows (version 30), yielding a significance value (2-tailed) of 0.001 (p < 0.05). Thus, the significance level was below 0.05. It can be concluded that number maze media affects the early numeracy skills of children aged 5–6 years at RA Perwanida 3 Palembang.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JPAUD

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

JURNAL CARE is a scientific journal on Early Childhood Education that aims to communicate research results of professors, teachers, practitioners, and scientists in the field of early childhood education covering the fields of basic teaching in preschool, applied science and analytical-critical ...