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Using comics in teaching mathematics to improve junior high school students' disaster awareness
Mailizar Mailizar1, Rahmah Johar1, Yulinar Safitri1
1Department of Mathematics Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Mathematical comics effectively improved disaster awareness in urban students, while rural students showed gains in disaster education awareness. This highlights comics as a tool for disaster preparedness education.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Mathematics Education
Background:
- Student disaster awareness is crucial, particularly in disaster-prone regions.
- Integrating disaster awareness into learning, such as through mathematical comics, can enhance preparedness.
- Developing disaster awareness during formative educational stages is essential for community resilience.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of mathematical comics on junior high students' disaster awareness.
- To compare the effectiveness of mathematical comics in improving disaster awareness between urban and rural students.
- To identify specific indicators of disaster awareness influenced by this educational intervention.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative approach utilizing a pre-test-post-test control group design.
- Involved Year 7 students from urban (Banda Aceh) and rural (Aceh Besar) junior high schools in Indonesia.
- Data collected via disaster awareness questionnaires and analyzed using t-tests.
Main Results:
- The urban experimental class demonstrated significant improvements in pre-disaster, false disaster, and post-disaster awareness compared to the control group.
- The rural experimental class showed enhanced disaster education awareness relative to its control group.
- Differential impacts of mathematical comics on disaster awareness indicators were observed between urban and rural settings.
Conclusions:
- Mathematical comics can be an effective tool for increasing students' disaster awareness.
- The study suggests varying effectiveness of comics-based interventions based on school location (urban vs. rural).
- Further research is recommended to explore the full potential and optimal implementation of comics in disaster education.
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