What are the main skills that pupils learnt from traditional Bruneian games?
1. Mental Calculation / Estimation
Children can carry out the calculations mentally without the help of calculators or any devices. E.g. In playing “Congkak”, children count the number of beads mentally in order to get into the target hole.
- Students can do basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division mentally.
2. Thinking skills
Children can develop their thinking skills and thinking strategies through solving varieties of problems that may arise while playing the games. E.g. “Pasang”, children think of the offensive and the defensive strategies for each move.
Hence, children can improve on their imaginary skills. They know the risk of winning and losing the game. They will be able to think in higher order thinking.
3. Predicting skills in estimation problems
When they have mastered the game i.e. they know the game strategies already, they will be able to predict or think of the move of their opponents.
4. Observing / focusing skills
E.g. In playing marble, they have to focus on the targeted marble to win the game. In other game like “Simban”, the child needs to observe his/her opponent to avoid cheating. Another game, “Gasing”, the player needs to really focus to target the opponent’s “Gasing”.
Hence, they will be able to identify shapes, patterns, and they will also be able to do problem solving.
5. Communication Skill
Children can learn to communicate with each other. In playing any Bruneian games, children may give instructions or the rules of the game to their friends; give supports to their group members if they play the game in group, etc.
- Through discussion, brainstorming, interaction (interpersonal or intrapersonal) with peers or teachers.
6. Balancing skill
In the games like “Sepak Raga” and “Tinting”, children needs to balance their bodies so that they would not fall to the ground.
- They will be able to weigh using balance.
7. Recording and handling data
Children can learn how to jot down or record their score data. They can also learn how to count using “tally” method. E.g. In playing “Congkak”, Munah got 77 beads and Munap got 35 beads. So, they may count the no. of beads using the “tally” method as follow:
| Munah | |
| Munap | |
They will also be able to plot graph or any data representations.
8. Mastering simple concept
“Symmetrical” or “Rotation” – “Pasang”
“Higher” or “Lower” – “Main getah”
“Nearer” or “further” – “Tinting”
Hence, children can do comparison of values, height, area, volume and even weight.
9. Measuring skill
Children can learn how to measure for example, in making kites or in drawing Tinting’s layout. They can learn to measure using arbitrary units or standard units.
They can measure length, breadth, volume, area, etc.
Done By: Sha, Zahrah, Faisal, Rozie & Hannie.
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