The Influence of Geometric Shape Media on the Cognitive Abilities of Children Aged 4-5 Years at the IT Kindergarten Nurul Hidayah Sampang

One of the aims of this research is to improve the cognitive abilities of children 4-5 years old at the IT Nurul Hidayah Kindergarten using geometric shapes as media. This research also uses quantitative methods with a type of pre-experimental design, namely one group pretest and posttest, namely a design that includes one group or one class. without any comparison The variables in this research are geometric shape media (X) as the independent variable, and children's cognitive abilities (Y) as the dependent variable. The data collection technique in this research is a test based on children's cognitive ability instruments. This research activity was carried out by providing media treatment with geometric shapes. The treatment was carried out over 2 meetings, which began with a pre-test, namely the initial activity to determine the child's abilities before being given treatment through the medium of geometric shapes.