A Conceptual Framework and Scale Development Study for Earthquake Literacy
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https://doi.org/10.63556/ankad.v9i3.289Keywords:
Earthquake Literacy, Scale development, 18-65 age, modern disaster management, disaster educationAbstract
This study involves the conceptual framework of earthquake literacy for adults (18-65 years old), based on disaster education efforts and modern disaster management stages, aiming to develop an earthquake literacy scale. The introduction section addresses assessments of the components and scope of earthquake literacy, drawing from limited studies published specifically on earthquake literacy, defined as having basic knowledge about earthquakes and developing attitudes and behaviors towards earthquakes. For the scale development stage of the research, an item pool of 81 items was created through a literature review. With feedback from five researchers specializing in earthquake education, measurement, and assessment, the number of items was reduced to 61. A pre-test of the scale was conducted with 40 adults not included in the pilot application, resulting in corrections to 4 items. Data for exploratory factor analysis were collected from 764 participants, and 255 university students were reached for confirmatory factor analysis. After analysis, the reliability coefficient for the overall scale was found to be .910. The decision was made that the scale had four factors. The reliability coefficients for the dimensions were as follows: .781 for the "risk reduction" dimension, .714 for the "participation" dimension, .884 for the "responsibility" dimension, and .821 for the "behavior" dimension. As a result of the analyses, a 30-item earthquake literacy scale with a 5-point Likert-type rating was obtained.
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