Factor Analysis: Geographic Literacy Level of High School Students in North Bandung Area

This study aims to (1) Identify the level of geographic literacy of students; (2) Analyze the factors that affect the geographic literacy of high school students in the North Bandung Area. The method used is in the form of survey research with a quantitative approach. The analysis techniques used are descriptive statistics and inferential statistics in the form of simple linear regression. The results obtained show that (1) The level of geographic literacy of high school students in the North Bandung Area is still relatively low; (2) Factors that affect the level of geographic literacy of learners such as gender, use of social media, use of information media and use of spatial information. Therefore, the implications of this research require the role of teachers in promoting the concept of geographic literacy by integrating the concept into learning models, media, teaching materials and assessments in the classroom.

Keywords: Geographic Literacy, Factor Analysis, North Bandung Region