The Effect of Using Loose Parts Media on Critical Thinking Ability in Children Aged 5-6 Years in Learning in Kindergarten

Learning in early childhood education today should adapt to technological advances or the competency framework of the 21st century. The application of current learning that prioritizes High Order Thinking Skills as the main capital to compete in the 21st Century. Critical thinking in children is a very important ability and is needed so that Children are able to solve problems with a careful and thorough attitude and have different points of view. The current phenomenon in recent years is that asurvey has been conducted Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the results show that Indonesia occupies 64th position consisting of 72 countries that have been reviewed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Therefore, learning must be able to hone children's critical thinking skills in learning. one way is with the support of learning media, namelymedia loose parts. Media loose parts is a medium which is suitable and readily available in the environment around the child without the cost of expensive. media loose parts come from natural materials or materials that can be recycled. This study uses a quantitative approach to the type of pre-experimental research. The research design used one group pretest-posttest.