The Effect of Project Methods on Environmental Care Behavior in Early Childhood during a Pandemic

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of the project method on environmental care
behavior in early childhood during the Covid 19 pandemic. The research sample was in
Kindergarten B group children at PAUD Pandan Wangi Secang, Magelang Regency. This
research was conducted because there were problems of environmental care behavior
during the pandemic related to environmental cleanliness. The low level of environmental
care behavior during this pandemic will be increased through the project method. The
design of this study used an Experimental Research model of Pre-experimental design in
the form of One Group Pretest-Posttest Design, namely through pretest, treatment, and
posttest. The research was conducted in three stages including preparation,
implementation, and evaluation. The subjects in this study were children in the TK B
group, totaling 30 children. Data collection techniques using observation and interviews.
Analysis of the data used is a parametric test. The results showed an increase in children's
environmental care behavior during the pandemic through the project method. This is
evidenced by the comparison of the pretest results showing the lowest score of 15, the
highest value of 23, and the average value of 19. Meanwhile, the posttest results showed
the lowest score of 34, the highest score of 43, and the average value of 38.9. Based on these
scores, it can be concluded that the project method has an effect on children's
environmental care behavior during the pandemic in Kindergarten B Group at PAUD
Pandan Wangi Secang Magelang.