There are several things that need to be prepared to support children's development through the learning process, one of which is preparing media that can support aspects of their development. Most teachers only use an approach in the form of media images through worksheets without any modifications in the form of games. The purpose of this study is to describe the related Implementation of Mathematical Learning for Early Childhood 4-6 years Through the Traditional Game of Bekel Ball at PG-TK Islam Tirtayasa. This research uses a qualitative method. The research subjects were children aged 4-6 years old. With data collection techniques through an interview, observation, and documentation, classroom Action Research is an activity to improve learning practices to learning activities from problems that arise in learning situations. The results of the study are that there is an increase in the symbols for numbers 1-10 and knowing the shape of a circular geometric circle which if written in proportion is knowing the symbols for numbers 1-10 which is caused by stimulation of the child's brain for cognitive aspects through congklak media, as many children develop very well (BSB) 70% and children who develop as expected as much as 30% while children who know the geometry of circles with an unprecedented development rate as much as 80% and who develop as expected as much as 20%. This is also shown when the process of bekel ball games is done, namely the enthusiasm of children in playing and children are delighted when playing ball together with their friends so that the child does not feel that he is learning as well.

Pada umumnya media yang sering digunakan di sekolah antara lain media gambar dan media abstrak lainnya, media laptop atau komputer, proyektor, pengeras suara, dan alat sejenis lainnya. Kadang-kadang guru lalai menggunakan sumber belajar yang tersedia di daerah terdekat untuk mempromosikan kegiatan belajar.Namun pada penelitian ini peneliti bertujuan menumbuhkan keaktifan siswa dengan menerapkan pemanfaatan barang bekas sebagai media pembelajaran matematika pada materi bangun ruang. Pendekatan yang digunakan pada penelitian yaitu kualitatif, untuk metode penelitiannya peneliti menggunakan metode deskriptif yang mana dalam pengumpulan data peneliti menggunakan teknik yaitu observasi dan dokumentasi. Penelitian dilaksanakan di SDN Cilegon IX yang beralamatkan di Jl Tumenggung No.9, Jombang Wetan, Kec. Jombang, Kota Cilegon Prov. BantenSaat melakukan pengumpulan data di lapangan peneliti juga melakukan analisis data. Semua data yang telah di dapat kemudian diolah melalui tiga tahap analisis data kualitatif yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian yang ditemukan pada penelitian ini bahwa penggunan barang bekas sebagai media pembelajaran ini dapat membuat situasi kelas menjadi hidup karena media ini sangat menarik minat dan perhatian siswa terutama jika siswa dilibatkan langsung untuk berkreasi dan membuat media pembelajaran itu sendiri sehingga siswa menjadi lebih aktif dalam kegiatan pembelajaran. Pemanfaatan barang bekas sebagai media pembelajaran pada pembelajaran matematika ini dapat mempermudah siswa dalam memahami materi bangun ruang karena dengan menggunakan barang bekas ini siswa dapat mengeksplorasi dan berkreasi membuat media pembelajaran sendiri.

This study discusses the perceptions and opinions of the primary school teachers about whether or not for primary students go to the kindergarten first. Respondents of this study are the primary school teacher who have immeasurable teaching experience. The data were collected by interviewing 40 primary school teachers who are selected randomly. The teachers especially have had been teaching for about 11 to 18 yearsteaching experience. Based on the data collection and results of the study, it can be concluded that 85% of the teachers admitted that they did not encounter any obstacles in teaching students who are not go to kindergarten before they go to the primary school. In other words, kindergarten education did not give any significance to the primary school teacher in their teaching process to the students.

It is necessary for every counselor to be equipped with a comprehensive understanding of the therapeutic alliance and do the same with skills to foster and maintain the therapeutic alliance with the counselee during the counseling process. Hence, mastery of the therapeutic alliance building skill should be acquired by all of pre-service counselor. This study aims to describe how the improvements of the pre-service counselor in building therapeutic alliance by using the peer coaching method is. This study was conducted by using action research to 32 pre-service counselors in guidance and counseling department of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. The research data were collected by using rating scale and test instrument. The data collected then were analyzed by using the interactive models of data reduction, data display and data generalization. The result of this uncovers the mastery level of pre-service counselor skill in building therapeutic alliance is at a low-level category. This point becomes an empirical data base determiner for selection the actions focus in training program implementation using peer coaching methods to improve the skill of pre-service counselor in building therapeutic alliance. The implementation of the action consists of three cycles. Each cycle consists of four stages, namely planning, implementation, observation and reflection. After doing the three cycles, in conclusion, there is a rising level point of the pre-counselor skill mastery. This increasing proportion number were shifted from low to high level, cycle by cycle. Each aspect of the therapeutic alliance building has reached beyond succed indicators determined previously.

The Covid-19 outbreak has impacted research since the government employs social distancing and physical distancing. As a matter of fact, the data collection process should use technology. This article aims to reveal the use of social media technology as a research tool during the pandemic time. This study focused on the potential and challenges of using social media in the educational research field. Basically, social media can be freely used by various circles, both in terms of cost and time spent. In addition, looking at the economic conditions during the declining Covid-19 pandemic, making social media can be used as an alternative tool compared to other technological platforms. Based on these facts, the authors are interested in studying social media as an alternative research tool in favor of the Covid-19 policy. This study revealed the high potential of social media use (Youtube, Instagram, and WhatsApp) in educational research. The low-cost feature of social media made this alternative should be considered although having some challenges. This study promoted social media as one of the alternative troubleshooting educational researches during the COVID-19 period. The research hopefully contributed to the development of technology for research at the limitation of the COVID-19 pandemic.