Analysis of Happy Family School Kindergarten Stundent’s Impressions Toward the Game “Happy Class”

Education is a vital element in building the future of individuals and should begin from an early age. Early childhood education is very important because during this time, children are in the golden age of their barin development. One way to take advantage of this moment is to enroll them in Kindergarten. However, the teaching and learning process in kindergarten often face challenges, hence the need to use a new teaching method that are appropriate for the modern era. Today’s kindergarten students are part of Generation Alpha, who have been accustomed to techonology from an early age. Therefore, the new learning method should integrate technology, such as Game Based Learning method, which uses video game as a learning medium. Because each video game are different, it is necessary to conduct trials to see the children’s impressions of the game. The researcher want to test Happy Class, an educational game from Happy family School. From the result of the test, the researcher found that Happy Class received a mediocre impression from the majority of the students. The researcher wants to investigate the reason behind this impression.

AARON FELLIX Listia (Advisor 1); Hen Dian Yudani (Advisor 1); Bing Bedjo Tanudjaja (Examination Committee 1); Heru Dwi Waluyanto (Examination Committee 1) Universitas Kristen Petra English Digital Theses Undergraduate Thesis Skripsi/Undergraduate Thesis Skripsi No. 00200019/IPDM/2024; Aaron Fellix (E12200198) GRAPHIC ARTS; INTERACTIVE MEDIA; VIDEO GAMES IN EDUCATION; VISUAL COMMUNICATION

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