Eco-Science Learning: Pembelajaran Sains berbasis Eksplorasi Lingkungan untuk Menumbuhkan Sustainability Awareness Anak Usia Dini
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Eco-Science Learning, pembelajaran sains, eksplorasi lingkungan, sustainability awareness, anak usia dini.Abstract
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan Eco-Science Learning terhadap sustainability awareness anak usia dini. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain quasi-experimental dan nonequivalent control group design. Penelitian melibatkan 30 anak kelompok B di TK Lila Hita Singaraja, Bali, yang terdiri atas 15 anak kelompok eksperimen dan 15 anak kelompok kontrol. Kelompok eksperimen memperoleh pembelajaran berbasis eksplorasi lingkungan melalui kegiatan pemilahan sampah organik dan nonorganik serta perawatan tanaman. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan lembar observasi yang mencakup enam indikator sustainability awareness. Analisis data meliputi statistik deskriptif, uji normalitas Shapiro–Wilk, uji homogenitas, dan independent samples t-test, serta Cohen’s d. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata skor kelompok eksperimen meningkat dari 15,20 (SD = 1,63) menjadi 20,60 (SD = 1,42), sedangkan kelompok kontrol meningkat dari 15,13 (SD = 1,58) menjadi 17,40 (SD = 1,55). Hasil t-test menunjukkan perbedaan signifikan, t(28) = 5,896, p < 0,001, dengan Cohen’s d = 2,15 yang termasuk efek sangat besar. Dengan demikian, Eco-Science Learning berpengaruh kuat terhadap peningkatan sustainability awareness anak usia dini.
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