Studi tentang Kemampuan Spasial Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) di Mojokerto

Authors

  • Rizky Oktaviana Eko Putri
  • Ulil Nurul Imanah Universitas Islam Majapahit

Keywords:

Kemampuan Spasial, The Purdue Spatial Visualization Test (PSVT)

Abstract

Kemampuan spasial adalah aktivitas kognitif untuk menvisualisasikan objek dalam pikiran termasuk kemampuan untuk mengubah sudut pandang ketika melihat sebuah objek. Kemampuan spasial sangat penting dalam pembelajaran Geometri. Namun, ada kecenderungan dalam pembelajaran tidak memperhatikan aspek ini. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari guru yang hanya focus pada kemampuan siswa dalam penyelesaian masalah. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menginvestigasi kemampuan spasial dari siswa SMP. Subjek dalam penelitian adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP di kota Mojokerto. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. The Purdue Spatial Visualization Test (PSVT) digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data kemampuan spasial siswa. Subjek penelitian dikelompokkan ke dalam tiga kategori kemampuan spasial, yaitu kemampuan spasial tinggi, sedang dan rendah. Dari analisis statistik diperoleh data bahwa mayoritas siswa berada pada tingkat kemampuan spasial sedang, dengan presentase sebesar 69%. Sedangkan sisanya berada pada tingkat kemampuan spasial tinggi, yaitu 16%, dan kemampuan spasial rendah, yaitu sebesar 15%. Selanjutnya, berdasarkan analisis data disarankan pada guru untuk menciptakan pembelajaran yang dapat meningkatkan kemampuan spasial siswa.

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2018-09-30