PERAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR SPASIAL DALAM ANALISIS LINGKUNGAN BERBANTUAN CITRA PENGINDERAAN JAUH MULTI RESOLUSI

Abstrak / Ringkasan

Spatial thinking ability (STA) is a unique type of intelligence, which is an amalgam of the concepts of space, means of representation, and the ability to reason. Since the NRC published a report entitled “Learning to Think Spatially”, various parties realize the importance of these skills in various areas of life, including in environmental management. Based on the urgency of STA, the author has conducted research on geography student teachers, which aims to (1) examine the role of STA in environmental analysis, (2) the effect of multi-resolution remote sensing imagery in learning to improve STA.
This study uses a quasi-experimental desaign, with manipulation alternately group. The control group was not chosen at random, but requires the presence of two groups who each earn the same manipulation but at different times. The subjects were students majoring in Geography Education FIS UNY who are taking courses Remote Sensing. For the purposes of manipulation in the experiment, used three types of images with low spatial resolution (Landsat 5), medium spatial resolution (ALOS), and the high spatial resolution (Ikonos). Data collection methods used were test. Data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis and one way ANOVA.
The results showed that (1) most students of geogrphy education departement have STA at middle level; only 18% of students were included in the high STA; (2) utilizing the multi-resolution images significantly affect the increase of STA with applied environmental analysis; and (3) There is significant difference among the three types of multi-resolution imagery in improving spatial thinking ability of students to study the environment. The use of these images differ significantly to the improvement of spatial thinking ability in thematic environemental studies.

Keywords: spatial thinking, environmental, multi-resolution image

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