Natural Disaster Prevention Literacy Education among Intermediate-Level Students

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the significant difference in the level of natural disaster preventionliteracy education among intermediate-level students when analyzed according to age and grade level. The studyemployed the non-experimental quantitative research design utilizing descriptive-comparative method, andconvenience sampling with Mean, t-test, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) as statistical tools. Researchersused adapted and validated survey questionnaires in gathering the data from the 186 target respondents. Thefindings revealed that intermediate-level students have high level of natural disaster prevention literacyeducation, indicating that school’s educational programs targeting this age group are effective in impartingcritical knowledge and skills related to disaster preparedness. Furthermore, the results showed no significantdifference in students’ natural disaster preventative literacy education based on grade level and age. This meansthat regardless of a student’s demographics, educational endeavors in this field are may have been inclusive andaccessible to many students. This study highlights the necessity of teaching natural disaster prevention in schoolsacross grades and focusing on providing the students with the knowledge and perception needed to improve theirnatural disaster prevention skills. Future researchers are recommended to consider other variables such as socioeconomic status, geographic location, cultural attitudes, parental involvement, community engagement,technology access and learning methods. This may provide additional information on the variables affectingintermediate-level students’ involvement in disaster preparedness initiatives.

KEYWORDS : natural disaster, prevention, literacy, education, intermediate-level students