"The world of child is a world of play while learning," wrote Hedy Lim, one of the teachers who have been certified professional teacher of Teacher Education and Professional Training (PLPG), in his article in Kompasiana. Read a quote that as teachers we certainly agree, it's just a lot of consideration to start applying it in the classroom. Starting from the consideration of the seriousness of the time it takes students to follow lessons.
Apart from the above assumptions, playing while learning remains the most effective method of learning. With this method the students to be more creative and active, they also become more fun to follow the lessons and not easily bored in class. In addition, students can also acquire some additional skills beyond the material being taught.
On this subject Rebekah Stathakis gives five reasons why it is important to learn as you play to be applied in the classroom. "Over the years, I have made a list of five reasons that I believe makes the game as the most powerful educational tool," he wrote in an article published on the site educationworld. The fifth reason that he put forward based on his experience teaching a foreign language in a primary, secondary and college. He always uses the game as a means of delivering learning material. Here are five reasons that:
First, students can learn through the running game. Rebekah said that the game the students can learn to understand concepts and new ideas in learning. They also can see what is being taught from the perspective that they have not known before, so they will start experimenting with the possibilities and new variables.
He pointed to a card game that is often used with students in the first week of lessons. In that game, the students were divided into groups consisting of 4 to 5 people, they play according to the instructions on the card they get. Each group gets a different game rules. The game was running with full solemnity in each group. After the first round, the winners of each group had the opportunity to move to another group.
In the other group, they get different rules with the previous game, so it must adapt to the new rules. There are many who do not accept and say "bermainmu wrong way," to other students at his new group. Rebekah It is used as the starting point in explaining about the transfer of a person from one area to another. He had to immediately adjust to the new situation in the region. "I tell you my personal experience when moving from Spain to Venezuela and then to the United States. At first, I felt that the people there speak the language wrong, "he continued.
The game continued, but with tolerance to discuss new rules to the players who had just moved from another group. In the final game, they begin to understand that the purpose of the game is to explain the importance of learning a new language. Until there was one of them said "I know, it turns out you are trying to show us why we need to learn another language. So that we can learn from each other. "
Secondly, the game can become an intermediary to engage students in the learning process. Some subjects require activeness of students in it. Like learning a foreign language that requires insight into how the pronunciation and vocabulary mastery sufficient. With the game, more teachers may invite them to say a few words or sentences, so indirectly they have practice saying the words and sentences. This method was more effective than what is in the textbooks that many foreign language vocabulary lists.
"I used to take the students to play 'charades', so they are compelled to pronounce the answer of the puzzle that I gave to the vocabulary and sentence structure are correct. Repeatedly they get the exercise they need, "said Rebekah.
Third, the passing game students can learn some important skills. There are so many skills that can be learned by students through games, such as critical thinking skills, creativity, team work, and sportsmanship. For example there are some lessons in basic skills is important, such as skill in the use of the word too much. "To practice, I used to take the students to play 'charades', after the game finished, I felt a rapid increase in the students' skills in using the word in large quantities," he said.
Fourth, the game may be one factor memory booster. During play, without realizing the many students interact with the material being taught, this may be one factor that makes them easy to remember the material. In the game, many students pass through difficult moments they forget, in this case Rebekah his experience "moments that I liked for teaching is when it comes time to play. I will never forget when Miguel, one of my students, ran around the class to tell his classmates the meaning of the word 'mono' (monkey), I'm sure his friends will not be able to forget the funny moments. "
By varying the type of game that we give, the stimulus received by students will vary. Some children with memperagakannya remember something, the other with the given clues that lead to something, there is also remembered having heard his friend screaming to answer the riddle. "Positive feelings that can support learning expressive" Rebekah said.
Fifth, the game can absorb the attention of students and engage them in the learning process actively. Because the students really liked the game, it can be a good way to concentrate focus while absorbing their attention. Some phenomena may be able to explain this. After passing through the long vacation, the students usually look very energetic and easily bored sitting. At times like this the game that takes a lot of energy to immediately restore their minds to the lessons, so that they can come back ready to receive a new lesson. "The game can quickly engage them in the lesson and restore their mind to the material we are teaching" wrote Rebekah.
Children grow and develop through play activities. The more they enjoy the learning process, the more material is absorbed and understood by children. The process of teaching material by the teacher to the students own more than just the transfer of information. Students need to understand the concept of the material being taught in order to master it well. Well, to make learning fun, students will be able to more easily understand what is being taught.
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