Animated Video Influence on Disaster Preparedness Activity of SDN 01 Students, Cigondang, Pandeglang

Abstract

One of the relevant media to develop the preparedness of the students in facing disasters is animation video since it can impress its viewers, especially children. This study aims to examine the disaster preparedness activity of the students of SDN 01 Cigondang, Pandeglang, Banten through the influence of animation video. This study employed Stimulus-Organism-Response Theory and experiment method quantitative approach with a positivist paradigm. Samples of this research are 114 students of grade IV, V, and VI  divided into two groups: group A consists of 58 students and group B consists of 57 students. Group A is the treatment group, treated by “tsunami aware” animation video;, and group B is the control group, treated by “tsunami aware” pictorial story media. The design used is Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. This study analyzes data through descriptive and inferential statistics. The result shows that an animation video does influence the disaster preparedness of the students of SDN 01 Cigondang, Pandeglang.