Development of OrSAEv Model Learning Materials to Strengthen the Characters of Tsunami Disaster Mitigation for Middle School Students (Preliminary Study)

Abstract

Geologically, Indonesia is a disaster-prone country, especially tsunami. One strategic step that can be taken to minimize the impact of the tsunami is through the education sector as the fundamental sector forming student character. Therefore, this research is aimed to determine the process of strengthening students’ character about earthquake and tsunami disaster mitigation, to find out the experiences of students facing earthquake and tsunami disasters and to find out the disaster learning that has been implemented in schools. This research belongs to a quantitative descriptive type of research. The subjects of this research were 30 students of ninth grade at Donomulyo 1 Public Middle School. The process of collecting the data was done by giving questionnaires and doing interviews. Questionnaires were given to students in the form of questionnaires about strengthening the character of earthquake and tsunami disaster mitigation, and questionnaires about students’ experiences in dealing with tsunami disasters related to learning in class, then interviews were conducted with two science teachers at the school. Samples were taken through the process of purposive sampling which was based on input from science teachers at Donomulyo 1 Public Middle School. Based on the results of the data in related to the analysis and discussion that have been conducted, it can be concluded that there are contradictory results. Where based on the questionnaire is obtained that the character of tsunami disaster mitigation in Donomulyo 1 Public Middle School students is good. However based on the results of interviews with two science teachers and questionnaires how students facing the tsunami and earthquake disasters, the results show that facilities, experience of facing the disasters and disaster learning in classroom are still lack of it. Therefore, it is necessary to test its application to find out whether the character is truly embedded within the students’ mind.