@article{c7c52fedb6e542888d14a021eb108039,
title = "Enhancing the capacities of natural hazard mitigation: A study on a typhoon curriculum module in high school earth science",
abstract = "This study is part of the hazards mitigation education program {"}research on teaching resources development and curriculum promotion on natural hazards mitigation at high school level.{"} This study demonstrated the implementation of a newly developed earth science curriculum module of typhoon hazards mitigation in a 10th grade high school classroom in Taiwan. The curriculum module design is a response to the calls for better natural hazards mitigation education in the school systems in Taiwan. Findings show that the curriculum module has resulted in the positive learning outcomes in both students' learning achievement and attitude toward typhoon hazards mitigation. Findings also suggest that group discussion activities could enhance students' thinking and experience sharing on the perceptions about typhoon hazards preparedness and mitigation. This study suggests that the hazards mitigation curriculum module to be added as a topic in the national high school curriculum guidelines.",
keywords = "Curriculum module, High school, Learning outcomes, Typhoon hazards mitigation",
author = "Chang, {Chun Yen} and Chang, {Yueh Hsia}",
note = "Funding Information: As part of the Research on Teaching Resources Development and Curriculum Promotion on Natural Hazards Mitigation project, this study was a response to the call from the Advisory Office of the Ministry of Education for designing high school natural hazards curricula to promote students{\textquoteright} awareness of natural hazards and hazards mitigation. By developing a new 200-min (four units) typhoon and flood curriculum module, the goal of this study was to embody the mitigation perspective in the curriculum content and classroom practice. To achieve this purpose, this study integrated new hazards mitigation module into the current high school earth science courses with innovative instructional delivery such as multimedia, group discussion, and hands-on activities. The research component of this study described the development and implementation of the new typhoon hazards mitigation module (2 units, 100 min), including the module{\textquoteright}s impacts on students{\textquoteright} learning outcomes. It was expected that the practical knowledge gained from the study could inform high school teachers and policymakers about effective natural hazards mitigation education. Also the curriculum development information can be used in other subject matters and at different levels of hazards mitigation education.",
year = "2010",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1007/s11069-010-9538-1",
language = "English",
volume = "55",
pages = "423--440",
journal = "Natural Hazards",
issn = "0921-030X",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "2",
}