Diseño de material educativo para promover medidas de autoprotección frente a erupciones volcánicas, para niños y niñas de 5 a 10 años de la Unidad Educativa “Capitán Edmundo Chiriboga” Riobamba. Chimborazo. Octubre 2014 – marzo 2015.

Abstract

Volcanic eruptions not only have great social effects because of their power of devastation, also pose a serious risk to health. The objective of the research is to design an educational material to promote the measures of self-protection against volcanic eruptions, in boys and girls of the Educational Unit "Captain Edmundo Chiriboga" of the city of Riobamba. For this, a descriptive, cross-sectional, non-experimental study with a sample of 69 students comprised of 36 men and 33 women in ages between 5 and 10 years, in which data were collected in two steps. The first was the implementation of a closed type survey and previously validated by experts, with questions being asked about: socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and practices of individuals in a study on measures of self-protection against volcanic eruptions. The second stage was to design the educational material, the same as in the unit through a validation guide was approved, which measured: format, content and clarity of messages. Therefore, this material education will be the first step for children to develop of self-protection in the event of a volcanic eruption. According to the diagnosis made, it was identified that the students have a acceptable level of knowledge about self-protection measures against Volcanic eruptions; however, faults were also identified important in terms of the theme that needed to be strengthened.