NUMBER SENSE ANAK USIA DINI: SUATU INVESTIGASI PADA ARITMETIKA TAHAP AWAL

Abstract

Number sense of the child has built up since early childhood. Number sense is crucial need
to solving mathematics problems. Regarding the component of some number sense in
kindergarten student will help teachers design the appropriate instructional learning of
mathematics in schools. Purpose of this reasearch is is investigated thecertain number
sense characters through arithmetic. The number sense character study number sense
component investigated by the understanding of the numbers meaning, number
relations and numbers magnitude. All three characters are investigated through
arithmetic question of the test. In this research, number sense component investigated
by the understanding of the numbers meaning, number relations and numbers
magnitude. The results derived from the answers worksheets and interviews were analyzed
based on qualitative data. The results of the study showed number of early childhood
number sense is (1) the understanding of the numbers meaning in use concrete objects
representation of specific numbers, (2) number relations is making sequencing starting
from the smallest (quantity) to the greatest, and (3) numbers magnitude that the
understanding begins with recognizing the same number. Further distinguishing different
number and choose a bigger number.