Mengenalpasti persepsi kanak-kanak tadika terhadap landskap persekitaran tadika NCDRC, UPSI
Identifying Kindergarten Children's Perceptions of the Landscape Environment at NCDRC, UPSI
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jpak.vol14.1.10.2025Keywords:
Reka Bentuk Landskap, Persekitaran Tadika, Psikomotor, PdPc, MalaysiaAbstract
Persekitaran pembelajaran di luar kelas merupakan salah satu faktor utama dalam mempengaruhi perkembangan psikomotor kanak-kanak tadika. Perkembangan psikomotor kanak-kanak tadika yang lemah serta kurang memberangsangkan turut dipengaruhi oleh ruang persekitaran terutamanya di luar kelas. Oleh demikian, tujuan utama kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk mengenalpasti persepsi kanak-kanak terhadap landskap persekitaran tadika di NCDRC, UPSI dalam mempengaruhi perkembangan fizikal, sosial, emosi, kognitif dan psikmotor mereka. Peserta kajian terdiri daripada 100 orang kanak-kanak tadika di NCDRC, UPSI yang berumur 4 hingga 6 tahun. Soalan kaji selidik berasaskan penilaian visual diedarkan kepada kanak-kanak berkenaan untuk menilai persepsi mereka terhadap landskap di persekitaran NCDRC. Penganalisisan data melibatkan statistic deskriptif di mana peratusan, taburan kekerapan dan min setiap item telah digunakan untuk melihat indeks persepsi kanak-kanak terhadap rekabentuk landskap di luar kelas serta bagaimana mereka melihat, menghargai dan berinteraksi dengan persekitaran fizikal di luar kelas. Secara keseluruhan dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa faktor persekitaran pembelajaran khususnya di luar kelas mempunyai hubungan secara positif terhadap perkembangan fizikal, sosial, emosi, kognitif dan psikomotor kanak-kanak tadika di NCDRC, UPSI. Terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan di antara kanak-kanak setiap peringkat dari segi pandangan mereka terhadap persekitaran landskap di luar kelas. Hasil kajian ini juga menunjukkan bahawa ruang persekitaran tadika yang selesa dan menarik mampu memberi kesan positif terhadap perkembangan prestasi psikomotor kanak-kanak. Dapatan kajian ini diharapkan dapat memberi implikasi positif terhadap langkah-langkah yang boleh dilaksanakan oleh pihak pengurusan tadika, pihak Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia serta pihak yang berkaitan dengan jaringan pendidikan dalam membantu mewujudkan persekitaran landskap di luar kelas yang selesa, manarik dan kondusif terutamanya di peringkat tadika.
The outdoor learning environment is a key factor in influencing the psychomotor development of kindergarten children. Poor and underdeveloped psychomotor skills among kindergarten children are often influenced by the surrounding environment, particularly outdoor spaces. Therefore, the primary aim of this study is to identify children's perceptions of the kindergarten landscape at NCDRC, UPSI, and how it impacts their physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and psychomotor development. The study participants consisted of 100 kindergarten children at NCDRC, UPSI, aged 4 to 6 years old. A visual-based survey questionnaire was distributed to the children to assess their perceptions of the landscape at NCDRC's outdoor environment. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, where percentages, frequency distributions, and means for each item were used to evaluate the children's perception index regarding the landscape design outside the classroom, and how they view, appreciate, and interact with the physical environment. Overall, the findings of the study indicated that the outdoor learning environment had a positive relationship with the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and psychomotor development of kindergarten children at NCDRC, UPSI. There were significant differences in how children of different age groups perceived the outdoor landscape environment. The results also showed that a comfortable and appealing outdoor environment positively affects the psychomotor development of children. It is hoped that the findings of this study will provide positive implications for steps that can be taken by kindergarten management, the Ministry of Education, and relevant stakeholders in education to help create comfortable, attractive, and conducive outdoor landscape environments, particularly at the kindergarten level.
Keywords: Landscape Design, Kindergarten Environment, Psychomotor, PdPc, Malaysia
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