Perception toward teaching performance in natural disaster education: Case of primary school teachers in Merapi Volcano Area, Indonesia

The present study described the implementation of natural disaster prevention education at primary school level by assessing teachers’ perception toward their performance in teaching natural disaster related content. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The participants for the study were a hundred and ninety one (191) teachers from 24 purposely selected primary schools in three sub-districts near Merapi Volcano in Sleman district, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. Questionnaire instrument was used for data collection. The data were analyzed using simple frequency and percentages. The findings revealed that majority of the teachers could effectively integrate the natural disasters content to their main teaching subjects by using textbooks and modules under various kinds of teaching methods and they checked their students’ understanding toward learning content on natural disasters using behavior, attitude and written tests.