Assessment of Art Development and Creativity of Children Aged 4-6 Years

Abstract

Assessment is important and often necessary in various contexts such as in the development of children's art and creativity. The focus of the assessment is on the artistic development of children aged 4-6. In particular, the researchers looked at and measured how much progress the students had made at the PAUD schools studied, namely RA Al-Hidayah, RA Baiturrahman, and TK PGRI. This research is conducted to understand the extent of artistic development in children aged 4-6 in the PAUD schools under study, with a focus on RA Al-Hidayah, Baiturrahman, and TK PGRI.  The research studies used in this study used the method quantitative method to analyze and describe as well as disclose facts that occurred in the research location and see how the implementation of arts development assessments in the studied schools. The research subjects are 12 child samples in class B or children aged 5-6 years in RA Al-Hidayah and 10 samples aged 4-5 years in TK PGRI and RA Baiturrahman, totaling 10 samples on children's artistic development assessment. Data collection techniques include interviews, observations, and documentation, while data analysis utilizes interactive data analysis. Based on the calculations, the researcher concludes that overall, children from RA Al-Hidayah, Baiturrahman, and TK PGRI essentially have the same potential, although they possess unique skills and are entitled to develop. The research results indicate that the improvement of children's artistic development in RA Al-Hidayah, Baiturrahman, and TK PGRI can be developed and implemented through methods that support various aspects of children's artistic development, whether through the media used or not.