Assessment: Attitude and Spatial Ability in Learning Flat-Sided Rational Buildings in Junior High School

Abstract

This study aims to determine the results of attitude assessment and spatial abilities of students on the material of flat-sided space building class VIII in one of Yogyakarta State Junior High Schools. This research uses descriptive research through qualitative and quantitative approaches. The sampling technique in this study used a random sampling technique. The subjects of this study were 32 students of class VII with the duration of the study for 5 meetings. This research instrument is an observation guideline for attitude assessment containing 7 aspects of assessment at each meeting and a test for spatial ability divided into 2, namely 2 questions for assignments done at school and 2 questions as take-home assignments. In addition, at the last meeting, 4 questions were given as a daily test. This research data was processed with the help of SPSS and Microsoft Excel. Based on the results obtained through several aspects of attitude assessment, aspects that have increased between the beginning of the meeting and at the end, namely the attitude of expressing opinions, the attitude of answering, and the attitude of imagining. However, the attitude assessment on the aspect of listening to the teacher's explanation is the aspect that has decreased. In addition, it was found that students' spatial abilities were seen from four ability indicators. The concept understanding indicator increased until the last meeting, while the pattern recognition and imagination indicators tended to increase and decrease at the last meeting. In the problem-solving indicator, students had experienced an increase and decrease but experienced a significant increase during the last meeting.