A MODEL OF LOCAL CONTENT DISASTER-BASED CURRICULUM AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

West Sumatera geographical conditions are prone to natural disasters and earthquakes, resulting in
people vulnerable to becoming victims. This is especially true for students, because they do not have the capacity
to face earthquake disasters. Therefore, it is important to equip learners systematically and massively on a wide
range of knowledge, attitudes/values, and basic skills required by the curriculum in schools in order to minimize
the risk of earthquakes. Related to this, the present study was conducted in order to produce a model of local
content disaster-based curriculum, especially about earthquakes, for elementary school students. This research
was developed by using a conceptual model comprised of several stages: a literature review, a needs analysis,
development of the draft, validation/expert tests, revisions, activities of focus group discussions, and finalization
of models. The data was obtained from various elements of information that were relevant to earthquakes
through questionnaires, the assessment format, and recording of the activities of focus group discussions; these
methods were analyzed by using a descriptive qualitative analysis. The results of this development were the
formulation of course objectives, competency standards, basic competencies, subject matter, approaches to
learning, teaching methods, and types of assessment. These components are interrelated to one another and have
clear ideas, are comprehensive, and are positioned to equip students to be functional in the face of an earthquake.