IJIET 2025 Vol.15(8): 1670-1679
doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2025.15.8.2368
doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2025.15.8.2368
Picture Science Story Game App: What Effects on Early Childhood Science Process Skills?
Delfi Eliza1,*, Intan Ayu Permana1, and Muhammad Dhanil2
1. Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia
2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia
Email: deliza.zarni@gmail.com (D.E.); ummahnajiha@gmail.com (I.A.P.); muhammaddhanil22@gmail.com (M.D.)
*Corresponding author
2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia
Email: deliza.zarni@gmail.com (D.E.); ummahnajiha@gmail.com (I.A.P.); muhammaddhanil22@gmail.com (M.D.)
*Corresponding author
Manuscript received February 8, 2025; revised February 25, 2025; accepted March 4, 2025; published August 18, 2025
Abstract—This study aims to explain the effect of the Picture Science Story Game App (PSSGA), integrated with Minangkabau local wisdom, on the science process skills of early childhood learners. This study employed a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest group design. The sample consisted of 58 early childhood students divided into two groups: the control group and the experimental group. The control group received instruction using picture media, while the experimental group was taught using PSSGA media. The research instrument used was an observation sheet, and data analysis was conducted using the Wilcoxon test and the Mann-Whitney test. The findings revealed that the p-value was less than 0.05, indicating that learning with integrated PSSGA media was more effective than learning with picture media. The effect size for the experimental group was 0.855, suggesting a large effect. Thus, the integrated PSSGA media incorporating Minangkabau local wisdom proved to be effective in enhancing early childhood science process skills.
Keywords—early childhood education, game, local wisdom, picture science story, science process skills
Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
Keywords—early childhood education, game, local wisdom, picture science story, science process skills
Cite: Delfi Eliza, Intan Ayu Permana, and Muhammad Dhanil, "Picture Science Story Game App: What Effects on Early Childhood Science Process Skills?," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 1670-1679, 2025.
Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).