Comparison of Simulation Method and Animation Video on Knowledge Related to Preparedness of Elementary School Students in Ternate, Indonesia

Ternate location which passed by Pacific Ring of Fire made the area of Ternate have a high risk of experiencing volcanic eruptions. School as one of the stakeholders is responsible for improving the preparedness of students. Students are the most group vulnerable to disasters. Preparedness in reducing disaster risk that possessed by students is still relatively low, thus requires training for students to deal with disasters that cannot be predicted when it occurs. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of simulation and animation video methods in improving the knowledge related to preparedness among students. This study used pre-test posttest with control group design. The population in this study were fifth and sixth-grade students from four different schools which in the disaster-prone area in Ternate, North Maluku. Total respondent in this study was 90 respondents that were selected using purposive sampling technique, then divided into two groups: simulation and animation video methods. Data of knowledge and attitude variables were collected before and after training using a questionnaire. Data collected from this study were analyzed using the Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney tests (α=0.05) with SPSS 20. The result of this study was shown that there was a significant difference in knowledge between the two groups before and after an intervention. Both groups shown an improvement mean score in knowledge (from 5.02 to 7.38) Similarly, the video group (5.27 to 6.67, p=0.000). Comparison between the two methods shown that the simulation method obtained higher knowledge than the video method with a mean rank of 55.44 vs. 35.56 (p=0, 000).