Children’s Safety Education Model through Child-Friendly Games

Abstract

Children are vulnerable to potential hazards from their environment because of theircognitive, psychological and social developments are in immature stages. Formal educationis still lacking in teaching safety concepts for children, hence a fun educationalmedia for children is needed so that children can learn through child-friendly educativegames. Because of that develop a fun child safety education model is important toimprove children’s knowledge on the importance of safety, so that children can easilyunderstand how to implement safety values in their life. We used Research and Development(R&D) level 1 design to develop children’s safety education game, which consistedof five stages, started from the data collection up to assess the product effectiveness. Theresult was a “snake and ladders of safety” game as safety education media for children.We presented 12 pictures in “snake and ladders of safety” game. This research was conductedon year 2017. Based on the game evaluation, the highest average pretest scorewas 37.9 and the average posttest score increased to 65.5, hence there was an increase ofknowledge on safety by 73.1%. It can be concluded that this game can increase children’sknowledge on safety.

Pendidikan Keselamatan Melalui Penyusunan Surveilans Kesehatan Berbasis Sekolah (Sebagai Upaya Mitigasi Covid-19 di Sekolah)

“…Pengaturan tempat duduk siswa juga dapat dilakukan untuk menjaga jarak antara siswa yang satu dengan siswa yang lainnya selain itu ketersediaan media Komunikasi Informasi Edukasi/KIE pencegahan Covid-19 di sekolah juga sangat penting untuk diperhatikan, karena media KIE ini dapat meningkatkan tidak hanya pengetahuan siswa namun juga semua warga sekolah . Media KIE juga bisa dikemas melalui media permainan edukatif sehingga anak dapat belajar dengan nyaman dan menyenangkan melalui media permainan keselamatan anak yang ramah anak (Widowati et al, 2018).…”

Implementation of Emergency Response System in Elementary School as an Effort to Increase Safety Culture from an Early Age

“…Schools have a role that not only teaches knowledge to their students but also protects the safety and health of students while they are at school (Hutasoit & Widowati, 2017;Novalita & Widowati, 2018;Widowati, Husodo, & Istiono, 2020;Widowati, Istiono, & Husodo, 2021;Widowati, Istiono, & Sutomo, 2021;Widowati, Koesyanto, & Sugiharto, 2018). On the other hand, children are included in the category of vulnerable groups, such as being vulnerable to disasters, accidents or acts of violence that can threaten their safety (Bowes et al, 2019;Widowati, Hendriyani, et al, 2018;Widowati, Koesyanto, et al, 2018). Therefore, children especially in elementary schools need to gain knowledge and understanding of all potential hazards that can threaten their safety both at school and in the surrounding environment, because providing safety education as early as possible can contribute to preventing accidents, both those with minor impacts or up to disability and death (Widowati, Koesyanto, et al, 2018).…”

“…In addition, at the age of a child it is easier for someone to learn and absorb information so that it is considered appropriate to be given safety education (Jatmiko, 2012;Widowati, Hendriyani, & Nugroho, 2019;Widowati, Koesyanto, et al, 2021). Especially for children of primary school age to form the basis for the development of thinking skills which will influence the formation of a culture of safety in the future (Widowati, Hendriyani, et al, 2018).…”

Disaster Preparedness and Safety School as a Conceptual Framework of Comprehensive School Safety

“…This is especially true in the subjects which require prior safety education such as mathematics, sciences, and the arts, because the lessons sometimes involve several tools that can lead to injuries, for example, sharp objects and other potentially dangerous items. Furthermore, teachers’ capacities in exploring the values of safety education in the available teaching materials are also limited (Widowati, Hendriyani, et al, 2018; Widowati, Koesyanto, et al, 2018). This happens despite the fact that teachers’ capacity, teaching materials’ content, and schools’ facilities are very important in child safety education and its implementation.…”

“…Children are part of the more vulnerable groups during disasters and are also prone to threatening accidents or violence because of their lack of knowledge, energetic character, strong curiosity, and immature psychological and social development (Widowati, Hendriyani, et al, 2018; Widowati, Koesyanto, et al, 2018). Children should be given safety education because they can easily learn and absorb new information (Jatmiko, 2012).…”