Science Literacy Ability of Students towards Drought Mitigation in Bekasi
A K Syahbani, F I Kharisma, C Rochman, R D Agustina

Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Abstract

Drought is a natural disaster caused by rainfall deficit in a certain period of time which causes inadequate availability of water for human activities and the environment. Drought is a complex natural disaster that affects large areas. The purpose of this study is to describe the profile of students scientific literacy ability to mitigate drought in Bekasi. This research method uses a descriptive qualitative method approach. The results showed that the average value of the scientific literacy ability of students on drought disaster mitigation of 41.46% in the low category. This can be used as reference for the preparation of instructional media in improving students scientific literacy.

Keywords: Disaster Mitigation, Drought, Instructional Media, Science Literacy

Topic: Environmental Engineering