Research Article
Improving Kindergarten Students’ Empathy Using Role-Play Technique at Raudlatul Athfal (RA) in Genuk, Semarang City
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.12-11-2022.2327397, author={H. Muslam}, title={Improving Kindergarten Students’ Empathy Using Role-Play Technique at Raudlatul Athfal (RA) in Genuk, Semarang City}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd Multidisciplinary International Conference, MIC 2022, 12 November 2022, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={MIC}, year={2023}, month={2}, keywords={student’s empathy; role-playing technique}, doi={10.4108/eai.12-11-2022.2327397} }- H. Muslam
Year: 2023
Improving Kindergarten Students’ Empathy Using Role-Play Technique at Raudlatul Athfal (RA) in Genuk, Semarang City
MIC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.12-11-2022.2327397
Abstract
The study aims to explore whether the role-playing technique can improve Raudlatul Atfal (RA; kindergarten) students’ empathy. The study employed a classroom action research design. The study involved 21 RA students from kindergarten in Genuk District, Semarang city. The students’ average score of empathy before the implementation of the role-playing technique (pre-cycle) is 66.19 (low category), while their average score after the implementation of the role-playing technique (cycle I and cycle II) were respectively 76.09 (medium category) and 83.38 (high category). The subjects gained an increased score across three examination stages. This study reported that role-playing technique could increase Genuk Semarang Raudhlatul Athfal (kindergarten) students’ empathy.
