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Integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and Disaster (STEM-D) Education for Building Students’ Disaster Literacy

Pandu J. Sampurno, Yessi A. Sari, and Agusta D. Wijaya
The University of Jember, Jember, Indonesia

Abstract—This paper discusses about innovation strategy to build students’ disaster literacy through integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and Disaster (STEM-D) Education. Indonesia is risk of many disasters e.g. earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, and flood. Through STEM-D students are taught the relation between STEM concepts and disasters occur in Indonesia. The six steps of STEM-D are observing, identify and planning, discussion, question and answer, elaboration, and reflective.

Index Terms—students’ disaster literacy, STEM, disaster, STEM-D

Cite: Pandu J. Sampurno, Yessi A. Sari, and Agusta D. Wijaya, "Integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and Disaster (STEM-D) Education for Building Students’ Disaster Literacy," International Journal of Learning and Teaching, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 73-76, June 2015. doi: 10.18178/ijlt.1.1.73-76

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