PERSEPSI GURU TAMAN KANAK-KANAK TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA DI KECAMATAN SIAK HULU KABUPATEN KAMPAR

Abstract

Abstract : This study aims to determine the perception of kindergarten teachers towards mathematics
learning in Siak Hulu District, Kampar Regency. This study uses a quantitative descriptive approach. The
results of this study can be concluded into a good category. The overall perception of teachers about early
childhood learning creativity is said to be good in several indicators of creativity, namely creativity of fluency
of thinking obtaining an average of 72.875, creativity of flexibility of thinking obtaining an average of 70.93,
creativity of elaboration of thinking obtaining an average of 71, and creativity of originality of thinking
obtaining an average of 70.16. Of the four indicators of creativity, there is an indicator that obtains the
highest average result of 72.875, namely creativity of fluency of thinking, and it can be seen overall that the
four indicators of creativity reach a percentage of 60 - 79 which is interpreted as good. When viewed based
on the results of the research of each of the eight research subjects, the researcher describes the most
prominent results of teacher perceptions, namely research subject A6 who obtained an overall average result
of 9.6 and is interpreted as very good. This is influenced by the length of work period, which is 5 years, of
course the teacher already has various experiences and additional knowledge about early childhood
learning. While the results of the perception that are not so prominent but are still in the very good category
are research subject A8, namely obtaining an overall average result of 8.31. This is influenced by the length
of work period which is still new, which is 4 months running.

Key Word : Teacher Perception, Learning