DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL ABRASION-BASED MODULES INTEGRATED IN CHEMICAL MATERIALS

Abstract

Indonesia is an archipelago surrounded by the coast. The coastal abrasion happened in many places in Indonesia, including the Aceh province. This research was conducted to find out how the school community perceives coastal abrasion, especially on corrosion. The study captures the student’s perspectives by assessing a module-based disaster mitigation that is integrated in chemistry lessons in SMA Negeri 1 Peukan Bada, a school that is located in the coastal area in the Aceh Besar District. This study revealed that the integrated module has been effective in strengthening the students' understanding of coastal abrasion. It found that 87.5% of students acknowledge the process and the importance of the prevention efforts to avoid more abrasion in the coastal area. The study also indicated that 79.2% of students recognise that the school will face a serious problem if the school community responds to the efforts in preventing abrasion that occurred around the school environment. It needs more serious efforts from the school community to reduce the impact from the coastal abrasion and make the school a safer place for students.