Outdoor learning method as an effort to improve the spatial thinking skills of students of geography teachers candidate in university of pgri palembang

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the application of the Outdoor Learning Method in improving the spatial thinking skills of Geography Education students at the Palembang PGRI University on location and condition indicators. The research method used was Classroom Action Research. The subjects in this study were 27 students of geography education. The results of the analysis of research data indicate that the Outdoor Learning Method can improve students’ spatial thinking skills at the concept of location which consists of two aspects, namely conditions and connections. This can be seen from the percentage of spatial thinking ability test results in the first cycle that got above 76 as many as 59.26% or 16 students. Whereas in the second cycle, the students got above 76 were 74.07% or 20 students. As a result, there was a significant increase from cycle I and cycle II of 14.81%. Thus, it can be concluded that the environment outside the classroom is a substantial source of learning and is a very important source of learning, especially to improve spatial thinking skills.