Developing accurate decision making skill by a crisis simulation on volcanic eruption Satya Wacana University Press

Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Science Education August 2015, p. SC.99-105 Available on http://fsm.uksw.edu/ojs/index.php/2015/article/view/64Due to its geographical location and geological condition, Indonesia has many active volcanoes, hence potential to volcanic eruption. Efforts for minimizing impacts and reducing risks have been made, but much has not yet been achieved. Public awareness is the cornerstone of fundamental approaches aimed at reducing vulnerabilities to geophysical hazards. Concerns with national program for disaster risk reduction call for tertiary institutions to include disaster preparedness into university science curricula. This research examines the relevance of three eruption indicators: earthquake frequency, ground deformation rate, and SO2emission flux to eruption probability. A number of 53 science students were then involved in volcanic simulation using an online software called Eruption. The aim of this study is therefore to develop students’ emergency decision making skills for evacuation processes based on feedback given by three instruments. For all indicators, it was found that the eruption probability increases with increasing volcanic activities, where the volcanic earthquake frequency is the dominant indicator among others and that lives saved are spread over 35-60% of total population with an operational cost spent is in the range 16-36% of total funds availabl