Abstract:
Children are not able to focus, sometimes fail to focus on the small things, or make a
mistake that really should not be happening, because of lack of caution in school
work and other activities in accomplishing tasks or play can not sustain attention
continuously; The aim of this study is to determine the level of concentration and the
contributing factors to the low concentration in children aged 4-5 years old in
kindergartens Kemala Bhayangkari 1 Pekanbaru. The research method is descriptive
quantitative research methods. This study uses descriptive quantitative research form.
The collection of data in the research is using the observation sheet. The sample
totaled were 33 children. The results showed that the concentration levels of children
aged 4-5 years old in kindergarten Kemala Bhayangkari 1 Pekanbaru and based on
the lowest observation findable in 6 indicators of 37.87%, 2 indicator with a
percentage of 43.93%, and the first indicator with a percentage of 48.48%. The
factors causes of the low level of concentration in children aged 4-5 years old, which
is highest in the 3 indicators is 91,66%. While the causes of the low level of
concentration in children aged 4-5 years old are the lowest in the secondly indicators
is with percentage of 49,24%.
