Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning and Advanced Education (ICOLAE 2022)

<Previous Article In Volume
Next Article In Volume>

Do Students in Urban and Rural Areas Exhibit Different Spatial Thinking Ability?

Authors
Yuniar Budi Rahmawati1, Yunus Aris Wibowo1, *
1Geography Education Study Program, Universitas Muhammdiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: yaw222@ums.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Yunus Aris Wibowo
Available Online 29 August 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-086-2_197How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Spatial thinking; urban; rural
Abstract

This research was conducted in urban and rural areas of Klaten Regency. This study aimed to analyze the spatial thinking skills of junior high school students in urban and rural areas in the Klaten Regency and to determine the differences in the spatial thinking abilities of students in urban and rural areas. The type of research used to achieve the research objectives was descriptive quantitative research. The population used in the study was 4,184 students spread across urban areas (SMP N 1 Klaten, SMP N 2 Klaten, SMP N 3 Klaten) and rural areas (SMP N 3 Bayat, SMP N 2 Cawas, and SMP N 2 Jatinom). Determination of the research sample using the Slovin formula with an error tolerance of 5% and sampling from each school using a simple random sampling technique. Data collection techniques used in the study were questionnaires and observations, in which further data could be analyzed using a comparative test. The results of this study indicate that 1) The average value of the spatial thinking ability test results of students in urban areas is 34.9, including in the medium category, 2) The average value of the results of students’ spatial thinking skills in rural areas is 28.9 included in the low category, 3) The comparative significance test value of the independent samples t-test was 0.000, indicating that there was a difference between students’ spatial thinking skills in urban areas and rural areas.

Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

<Previous Article In Volume
Next Article In Volume>
Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning and Advanced Education (ICOLAE 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 August 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-086-2
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-086-2_197How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Cite this article

risenwbib
TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuniar Budi Rahmawati
AU  - Yunus Aris Wibowo
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/08/29
TI  - Do Students in Urban and Rural Areas Exhibit Different Spatial Thinking Ability?
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning and Advanced Education (ICOLAE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2490
EP  - 2507
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-086-2_197
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-086-2_197
ID  - Rahmawati2023
ER  -