Disaster preparedness is one concern in Indonesia for natural disasters have frequently occurred in the country, both geologically and environmentally. Disaster preparedness focuses on activity series which are related to organizational ability, spatial thinking, and decision-making abilities. However, the two latter are still unconcerned. This study aims to improve disaster preparedness through spatial thinking. It is an action research, with the subject of 32 high school students who were studying geography lesson. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques. The study results are: (1) there was an increase in students’ knowledge about disasters with the classical completeness of 92%, proving the effectiveness of the learning process (2) It is easier for students to understand the concept of disaster through spatial thinking. Spatial thinking includes three components, namely: (a) the spatial concept as the space and direction, such as points, regions, dist...

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了解灾难准备的空间思维和决策能力

在印度尼西亚，由于在地质和环境方面都经常发生自然灾害，因此备灾是印度尼西亚关注的一个问题。备灾工作着重于与组织能力，空间思维和决策能力有关的活动系列。但是，后两者仍然无关紧要。这项研究旨在通过空间思考来提高备灾能力。这是一项行动研究，研究对象是32名正在学习地理课的高中生。使用描述性统计技术分析数据。研究结果是：（1）学生对灾难的了解有了增加，经典程度达到了92％，证明了学习过程的有效性（2）通过空间思维，学生更容易理解灾难的概念。