Enhancing flood evacuation behaviour through Serious Disaster Game (SDG): Flood Alert!

Area of Science:

• Disaster education
• Educational psychology
• Game-based learning

Background:

• Conventional disaster education relies on one-way information transfer.
• Traditional methods may not effectively improve practical disaster response behaviors.
• There is a need for innovative approaches to enhance flood evacuation knowledge and self-efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate the Serious Disaster Games (SDG): Flood Alert.
• To assess the impact of SDG: Flood Alert on flood evacuation behavior, knowledge, and self-efficacy.
• To measure the effect of SDG: Flood Alert on students' intrinsic motivation for disaster education.

Main Methods:

• A one-group pre-test-post-test design was employed.
• The study involved 45 students.
• Serious Disaster Games (SDG): Flood Alert was developed based on experiential learning cycle theory.

Main Results:

• SDG: Flood Alert significantly improved students' knowledge and self-efficacy regarding flood disasters.
• Students demonstrated improved ability to respond to flood events (before, during, and after).
• High self-efficacy correlated with increased protective actions during disasters, and students reported enjoyment in learning via the game.

Conclusions:

• The SDG: Flood Alert is an effective tool for enhancing flood disaster knowledge and self-efficacy.
• The game-based approach fosters intrinsic motivation and provides a fun learning experience.
• SDG: Flood Alert shows potential as a valuable learning medium for students in flood-prone areas.