@article{Mulyana_Nurcahyani_2022, title={The Effect of the Puzzle Playing Method on Improving the Cognitive Development of Children Aged 4-6 Years}, volume={7}, url={https://knepublishing.com/index.php/KnE-Life/article/view/10354}, DOI={10.18502/kls.v7i2.10354}, abstractNote={<p>Playing in early childhood is very important; playing facilitates the learning process. Puzzles are an example of an educational learning method. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a puzzle playing method on improving the cognitive development of children aged 4-6 years in TK Nurul Iman, Sukakarsa Urban Village, Sukarame Subdistrict, Tasikmalaya District. A quantitative pre-experimental pretest-posttest design was used and data were collected through questionnaires. Respondents in this study included 40 students of TK Nurul Iman in Sukakarsa Urban Village. Data analysis involved the Mann-Whitney U-Test. The results of the pretest showed that 32 participants (80%) were in the low category, and the posttest results showed that 26 children (65%) were in the good category; this difference was significant (p &lt; 0.01). This showed that there was an effect of the puzzle playing method on improving the cognitive development of the children aged 4-6 years in TK Nurul Iman, Sukakarsa Urban Village, Sukarame Subdistrict, Tasikmalaya District. This research is expected to be used as a reference for other teachers in helping develop children’s cognitive abilities.</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> puzzle playing method, improving cognitive development</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={KnE Life Sciences}, author={Mulyana, Asep and Nurcahyani, Nida}, year={2022}, month={Feb.}, pages={542–548} }