Development of Flash Player Media to Improve Environmental Health Knowledge of Elementary School Students in Semarang

Abstract

The role of students in the meaning of the attitude, behavior, understanding, and participation in environmental problems needs to be fostered and developed, because students have an important role in creating a healthy environment. Understanding of student behavior is the first beginning to create a clean environment, because with the presence of science there will be a feeling, awareness, caring, even feeling will want to create a clean and comfortable environment. The purpose of this study was to develop an environmental health education multimedia for elementary school students in the city of Semarang. This research used Research and Development design. The population in this study were all public elementary schools in the city of Semarang. For the study sample were 8 elementary schools in the city of Semarang. The intervention and control groups were selected for class 1, class 2, and class 3 students from 4 elementary schools which were considered to represent the characteristics of elementary school students in Semarang City. Data analysis using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate. From the results of the study data obtained 77% of class 1 students, 25% of class 2 students, and 20% of class 3 students had low knowledge regarding environmental health. Data also shows that 48% of class 1 students, 54% of class 2 students, and 18% of class 3 students have a low attitude. For the results of the practice measurement data obtained 36% of class 1 students, 14% of class 2 students, and 49% of class 3 students had bad practice. From these results it is necessary to develop a multimedia environmental health education to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of elementary school students.