Effectiveness of Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Teaching Geography in Indonesian Schools

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10.2991/978-2-38476-360-3_3How to use a DOI?

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learning media; quasi-experiment; learning achievement; learning motivation; geography learning; Geographic Information Systems

Abstract

A number of teachers in several countries around the world have used GIS for geography learning. However, the widespread use of GIS could be improved by, among other things, the limited availability of applications in the education sector. Based on these circumstances, this research aims to develop a Geographic Information System that is easy to use and has appropriate data availability for geographic learning purposes. The quasi-experiment design used in this research is a design with an unequal control group. Pretest and posttest were carried out to measure learning effects. We also compare learning supported by GIS as a learning medium with conventional learning in geography subjects. In this research, student learning effectiveness is measured through the level of understanding of the two main assessment components in geography learning: learning motivation and learning achievement. Nonparametric analysis was carried out to determine whether the increase was significant. The experimental results show that after learning with the support of GIS as teaching media, students’ ability in learning achievement (average difference = 1.95 p < 0.01) increased significantly. The ability to learn motivation was also much better than the control group (mean difference = 3.07, p < 0.05). This shows that learning using GIS as a learning medium has positive results and supports student learning. GIS as a learning medium is also better than using traditional teaching with conventional learning in various measurable effects.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Iwan Setiawan
AU  - Riko Arrasyid
AU  - Asep Mulyadi
AU  - Jupri Jupri
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/04/02
TI  - Effectiveness of Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Teaching Geography in Indonesian Schools
BT  - Proceedings of The 8th International Conference on Education Innovation (ICEI 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 21
EP  - 43
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-360-3_3
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-360-3_3
ID  - Setiawan2025
ER  -