The digital module encourages expression to develop the social competence of early childhood education teachers

Abstract

This study aims to develop a digital module that encourages expression and analyses the improvement of the social competence skills of early childhood teachers after using digital modules. The research and development methods and experimental methods were used. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire, pre-test–post-test and documentation. Data were analysed descriptively, qualitatively and quantitatively. Qualitative analysis was carried out through data reduction and curative analysis through inferential statistics with t-test. The results showed that the digital module had been developed through expert validity tests, limited trials and extensive tests. The digital module that has been developed is able to improve the social competence of early childhood education programme teachers. This is indicated by the transformation of teachers in cognitive, affective and behavioural aspects in dealing with children, and teachers begin to get used to using encouraging expressions.

Keywords: Digital module, encouraging expressions, social competence.