B. Suprapta, D.N. Wijaya, D.Y. Wahyudi
This paper aims to guide how the history teacher facilitates his student to compose their map and develop their spatial thinking skill. This paper is divided into three sections of Hikayat Tanah Hitu, visualizing the narrative map of Ambon and teaching how to compose the historical map to strengthen student's spatial thinking skills. The first deals with the historical context and the characteristics of Hikayat Tanah Hitu. Second, the researchers aim to narrate their experience to compose a digital map, by Geographical Information System (GIS), based on the narrative map of Hikayat Tanah Hitu (Hitu Chronicle). The last refers to the researchers' suggestion for history teachers to teach their students. The researchers also suggest that the next researcher analyze all place names mentioned in Hikayat Tanah Hitu and visualize them into several digital maps. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
History Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang, East Java, Malang, Indonesia
