Pelatihan Penggunaan Aplikasi Scratch pada Guru-guru SD dan TK untuk Meningkatkan Logika Berpikir

Abstract

Logical thinking has become an increasingly important skill in today's digital era. One way to train logical thinking is by using engaging and easy-to-understand applications. Scratch is an application with a visual programming platform that provides an engaging and accessible way to learn. This application helps teachers to better understand basic programming concepts and to develop computational thinking from an early age. The training was conducted online, beginning with an explanation of the importance of innovation in the Industry 5.0 era, which demands that teachers be more innovative in delivering teaching materials. After that, the activity continued with hands-on practice using the Scratch software. It began with an introduction to the Scratch menu, an introduction to sprites, and a simple animation example of a moving bear sprite. This was followed by adding backgrounds, sounds, an introduction to conditionals (if-statements), and simple loops. The final project of the training was to create a zoo-themed park containing at least four moving animals and a simple conversation as the basis for storytelling. The training was conducted via Google Meet, with 13 participants consisting of 6 kindergarten teachers and 7 elementary school teachers. Based on the results of an online questionnaire, 92% stated that the training was very useful, and 8% said it was useful. All participants expressed a desire to attend similar training sessions in the future.