The Effect of Different Educational Interventions on Schoolchildren's Knowledge of Earthquake Protective Behaviour in Israel

• 2010

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• Yechiel Soffer; Avishay Goldberg; Galit Avisar-Shohat; Robert Cohen; Yaron Bar-Dayan
PMID: 19793325DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009.01125.x

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The study looks at how different teaching methods help Israeli schoolchildren learn what to do during an earthquake. It describes three types of lessons: lectures, drills, and a mix of both. Researchers gave quizzes to 5th and 6th graders in 120 schools across the country. All groups learned more than those who didn't get any lessons, but the best results came from using both lectures and drills together. The findings suggest that combining these methods is most effective for teaching kids how to stay safe during an earthquake.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Public Health Professionals; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Disaster Planning; Earthquakes; Education; Israel; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Schools; Surveys and Questionnaires

Institutions: Home Front Command; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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