Pengaruh Brain Gym Terhadap Peningkatan Gross Motor Skill Pada Anak Usia 1-3 Tahun: Studi Quasi Eksperimental

Mubayinul Khoeroh; Arjun Gholpa Ashadi; Ersiana Intansari

doi:10.35671/ritekes.v2i2.130

Authors

Mubayinul Khoeroh Universitas Amikom Purwokerto
Arjun Gholpa Ashadi
Ersiana Intansari

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35671/ritekes.v2i2.130

Keywords:

Brain Gym, Gross Motor Skills, Toddlers Aged 1–3 Years

Abstract

The Brain Gym intervention in this study was implemented to evaluate improvements in gross motor skills among
children aged 1–3 years. A quasi-experimental pretest posttest design with a non equivalent control group was
employed, involving 30 children who met the inclusion criteria and were selected using purposive sampling. The
Brain Gym intervention was conducted over a four week period, with three sessions per week, and each session
lasted 20–30 minutes. Gross motor development was assessed using the Denver Developmental Screening Test
(DDST). The paired T test demonstrated a significant improvement in gross motor skill scores among children in
the intervention group following the Brain Gym intervention (p < 0.001). Furthermore, an independent
samples T test of the change scores (Δ) revealed a statistically significant difference between the intervention
and control groups (p = 0.048). These findings support the potential use of Brain Gym as an intervention to improve
gross motor skills and facilitate the development of movement abilities and functional capacity in children aged
1–3 years.

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