Open AccessVisual-spatial intelligence level of junior high school students: what difficulties are experienced by the students
Author(s) -
Tabita Wahyu Triutami,
Dwi Novitasari,
Ratna Yulis Tyaningsih,
Rivatul Ridho Elvierayani,
Ulfa Lu’luilmaknun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1776/1/012033
Subject(s) - mental rotation , spatial intelligence , spatial ability , psychology , test (biology) , mathematics education , cognitive psychology , cognition , developmental psychology , paleontology , neuroscience , biology
Visual-spatial intelligence is one important intelligence to solve mathematics problems, especially in geometry. The present research aims to find out junior high school students’ visual-spatial intelligence level and to identify the components of visual-spatial intelligence that are poorly mastered by students. The instrument of this research was a visual-spatial intelligence test. The test consisted of 18 multiple choice questions arranged based on three components of visual-spatial intelligence. The participants were 77 third grade junior high school students in Lombok, Indonesia. The collected data were analysed a using descriptive quantitative method. The findings were 2 students had a high level of visual-spatial intelligence, 65 students had an average level of visual-spatial intelligence, and 10 students had a low level of visual-spatial intelligence. In terms of the ability to accurately perceive the visual world, students were still weak when it comes to counting a particular configuration question. In terms of transforming visual experience, students have difficulty when working on questions about mental rotation. In terms of modifying visual experience, questions about folding and unfolding a particular configuration were poorly mastered by students.