Effects of web geographic information system (GIS) technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reduction
<p>Disaster risk reduction education (DRRE) is a strategy to mitigate the harmful effects of disasters. The implementation of DRRE in schools is on the rise, and web geographic information system (GIS) technology in DRRE is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, little knowledge exists abou...
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| description | <p>Disaster risk reduction education (DRRE) is a strategy to mitigate the harmful effects of disasters. The implementation of DRRE in schools is on the rise, and web geographic information system (GIS) technology in DRRE is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, little knowledge exists about whether students can improve their understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR) through web GIS technology and which factors affect their learning of web hazard maps. This study has provided materials and curricula for DRR education in Chinese and Japanese high schools and utilized them eight times in the classroom between 2020 and 2022. These classes had three forms of implementation due to the COVID-19 pandemic: online, on-site and online–on-site mixed. The students first answered a pretest. Then they learned about DRR using the explanatory web pages and the web hazard maps by answering quizzes shown on the pages. After that, they answered a posttest and a questionnaire. Most students exhibit improved results after utilizing the digital DRR materials. This improvement is pronounced for the on-site implementations, while the mixed online–on-site implementation proves less effective. The pretest scores for the implementations using local disaster cases are low, but the subsequent improvement is significant. The ability of students to utilize electronic devices affects the learning of GIS-related content rather than other aspects. The daily use of online maps and attention to disaster prevention and mitigation affect the learning of all the materials. Increasing the use of online hazard maps is key to realizing social DRR.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2426003100194774b04a1ef71f6e35402023-11-28T07:59:11ZengCopernicus PublicationsNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences1561-86331684-99812023-11-01233617363410.5194/nhess-23-3617-2023Effects of web geographic information system (GIS) technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reductionJ. Song0J. Song1H. Yamauchi2T. Oguchi3T. Ogura4Y. Nakamura5J. Wang6School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, 17922 Jingshi Road, Jinan 250061, ChinaCenter for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwa, 277-0882, JapanGraduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwa, 277-0882, JapanCenter for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha 5-1-5, Kashiwa, 277-0882, JapanInstitute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8577, JapanKumon Kokusai Gakuen Junior Senior High School, 777 Kosuzumecho, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 244-0004, JapanSchool of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, 17922 Jingshi Road, Jinan 250061, China<p>Disaster risk reduction education (DRRE) is a strategy to mitigate the harmful effects of disasters. The implementation of DRRE in schools is on the rise, and web geographic information system (GIS) technology in DRRE is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, little knowledge exists about whether students can improve their understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR) through web GIS technology and which factors affect their learning of web hazard maps. This study has provided materials and curricula for DRR education in Chinese and Japanese high schools and utilized them eight times in the classroom between 2020 and 2022. These classes had three forms of implementation due to the COVID-19 pandemic: online, on-site and online–on-site mixed. The students first answered a pretest. Then they learned about DRR using the explanatory web pages and the web hazard maps by answering quizzes shown on the pages. After that, they answered a posttest and a questionnaire. Most students exhibit improved results after utilizing the digital DRR materials. This improvement is pronounced for the on-site implementations, while the mixed online–on-site implementation proves less effective. The pretest scores for the implementations using local disaster cases are low, but the subsequent improvement is significant. The ability of students to utilize electronic devices affects the learning of GIS-related content rather than other aspects. The daily use of online maps and attention to disaster prevention and mitigation affect the learning of all the materials. Increasing the use of online hazard maps is key to realizing social DRR.</p>https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/23/3617/2023/nhess-23-3617-2023.pdf |
| spellingShingle | J. Song J. Song H. Yamauchi T. Oguchi T. Ogura Y. Nakamura J. Wang Effects of web geographic information system (GIS) technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reduction Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| title | Effects of web geographic information system (GIS) technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reduction |
| title_full | Effects of web geographic information system (GIS) technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reduction |
| title_fullStr | Effects of web geographic information system (GIS) technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of web geographic information system (GIS) technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reduction |
| title_short | Effects of web geographic information system (GIS) technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reduction |
| title_sort | effects of web geographic information system gis technology and curriculum approaches on education for disaster risk reduction |
| url | https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/23/3617/2023/nhess-23-3617-2023.pdf |
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