Use of Educative Teaching Aids in Improving Logical-Mathematical Intelligence for Early Childhood

Abstract

Logical-mathematical intelligence is one of the eight types of potential intelligence possessed by Early Childhood. Based on grouping, there are some mathematical concepts that should be taught to the Early Childhood. For preschool groups (0-3 years), it is necessary to recognize mathematical concepts. As for the group of children who have been able to follow the Early Childhood Education (3-6 years) carried out the development of mathematical concepts. In the development of the concept is required a learning approach that can improve logical-mathematical intelligence, such as with the use of educative teaching aids in the learning. The findings from this study reveal that: (1) the use of more educative teaching aids in Early Childhood learning can further enable students in learning, so that learning activity become more meaningful; and (2) the use of educative teaching aids can awaken the reflection ability of Early Childhood on the concepts and relationships under study. Based on these finding, it is concluded that logical-mathematical intelligence on Early Childhood is the reflection ability of a concrete experience that is not defined by its physical form or its characteristics in the real world but through how much it relates to other mathematical ideas or situations.