Improving Environmental Awareness of the 4-6 Years Old Children through Neurosensory Instructional Approach

Martini Jamaris¹ and Edwita^1,

¹School of Education, State University of Jakarta, Indonesia

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Martini Jamaris and Edwita. Improving Environmental Awareness of the 4-6 Years Old Children through Neurosensory Instructional Approach. American Journal of Educational Research. 2015; 3(4):427-438. doi: 10.12691/education-3-4-7

Abstract

The research was aimed to study the role of neourosensory instructional approach in improving environmentalalal awareness of the of the 4-6 years old children. The instructional approach was applied in the form of multiple intelligences holistic integrative instruction, in which, the instruction was fuctioned as bridges to improve the children environmental awareness. The eight types of mutiple intelligences used as bridges to empower environment awareness of the children were consisted of: (1) verbal linguistic intelligence, (2) logical mathematical intelligence, (3) visual spatial intelligence, (4) intrapersonal intelligence, (5) interpersonal intelligence, (6) bodily kinesthetic intelligence, (7) music rhythmic intelligence, and (8) naturalistic intelligence. The research was used mix method research, in which, it applied quantitative and qualitavite research methodologies. The mix method research was apllied in the form of action research, particulary, Martini Jamaris’ action research model. The research was participanted by inclusive group of 15 children, who came from the low social economics background. The result of the research revealed that environmental awareness of the 15 children were increased. It could analysize from the difference between the cildren average score on pre- assessement of environmentalalal awareness which was 90.40 and their average score on post-assessment which was 188. 53. Therefore, the children envirinmental awareness was increased 230. 70 % Beside that, the research revealed that verbal linguistic intelligence was fuction as the most effective brige to improve the 4-6 years old cildren’s environmentalal awareness.

Keywords:
neurosensory instructional appeoach environmental awareness multiple inteligences holistic integrative instruction mixmethod research inclusive group of the 4-6 years old children

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