Pengaruh Permainan Magic Box (Kotak Ajaib) terhadap Kemampuan Berbicara Anak di Tk Pertiwi Moluo Kecamatan Kwandang Kabuapaten Gorontalo Utara

This study aims to analyze the effect of implementing the Magic Box game on the speaking abilities of Group B children at Tk Pertiwi Moluo Kindergarten, Kwandang District, Gorontalo Utara Regency. The study employed a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental design, specifically a one-group pre-test-post-test design. The study sample consisted of 32 Group B children. Data analysis was conducted using statistical data processing. Data were collected through observation and assessment of children's abilities before and after the game intervention. The analysis results indicated a significant improvement in children's speaking abilities following the implementation of the Magic Box game. The pre-test average score had a median of 19.00 with a standard deviation of 1.721, while the post-test average score increased to 35.53 with a standard deviation of 2.347. Children's abilities improved from an initial average of 19.5 to 35.53 after the intervention. Based on the paired test table, the significance value (2-tailed) of 0.000 < 0.349 indicated that H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted, thus supporting the hypothesis that the Magic Box game positively influenced the speaking abilities of Group B children at Tk Pertiwi Moluo Kindergarten, Kwandang District, Gorontalo Utara Regency.