“Rekonstruksi Konsep Dasar Ilmu Geografi sebagai Fondasi Penguatan Literasi Spasial Mahasiswa dalam Memahami Fenomena Geosfer”

Abstract

Geography is the study of geospheric phenomena with an emphasis on spatial, environmental, and regional aspects. In geography instruction at universities, an understanding of basic geographic concepts serves as an essential foundation for students to develop spatial literacy skills. However, in practice, some students still lack a comprehensive understanding of basic geographic concepts such as location, distance, patterns, interactions, and spatial relationships. This situation indicates the need for reconstruction of basic geographic concepts in the learning process to improve students' spatial analysis skills.

This study aims to analyze students' understanding of basic geographic concepts and formulate a learning reconstruction that can strengthen spatial literacy in understanding geospheric phenomena. The research method used was a qualitative descriptive approach, with data collection techniques through literature review, learning observations, and document analysis. Data were analyzed using interactive analysis techniques that include data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.

The results indicate that the reconstruction of basic geographic concepts through spatial, ecological, and regional complex approaches improved students' understanding of geospheric phenomena more comprehensively, with an average score of 77.4%. Furthermore, the integration of spatial literacy into geography learning can also help students develop critical thinking skills regarding various environmental and regional phenomena. The overall average score is 76.5%. Thus, the correlation value is 0.67%, making the reconstruction of basic geographical concepts an important strategy in strengthening the competencies of geography education students in higher education.