Interactive Training in Pedestrian and Bike Safety Grades 4-8

描述(申请人提供)：尽管自行车、行人和轮子运动碰撞是导致儿童死亡和严重受伤的主要原因之一，但目前还没有针对4-8年级儿童全面的自行车、行人和轮子运动安全技能的基于经验的、易于实施的预防计划。来自该年龄段的数据表明，针对同龄人、学校工作人员、儿童和家庭的多成分干预是有效改变年龄较大儿童安全行为的最佳选择。该项目将开发一个交互式多媒体程序，以提高4-8年级儿童在学校和家庭环境中使用的自行车、行人和轮子运动的安全技能。第一阶段的原型涵盖了在社区内步行和骑车安全航行所需的两项关键安全技能：(A)了解复杂的交通模式，(B)适当地使用头盔。在第二阶段，将制定针对更多目标群体(家长和学校工作人员)的计划，并将扩大互动安全计划，以包括：(A)一套全面的城市、郊区和农村环境中的安全技能(例如，维护自行车设备、集体骑行和避免撞车)；(B)全校实施指南；(C)课堂活动；以及(D)为家长提供的扩展材料。该项目的关键特征是利用互动媒体为个人用户量身定做教学演示，纳入已证明可实现最大学习的教学设计功能，在基于视频的真实交通情况示例中应用安全技能，以及与年龄匹配的视频建模。该计划将以行为改变理论为基础，将基于计算机的评估与补救相结合，以确保对内容的掌握。该项目的第二阶段将在40所中学进行的大规模临床试验中评估这一全面的全校计划的效果。 与公共健康相关：在美国，自行车、行人和轮子运动撞车是儿童意外伤害的主要原因。青春期前和早期青少年特别容易受到这一公共卫生问题的影响。这项计划有可能通过增加安全步行和骑自行车行为的实践来减少这一人群的伤害。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Although bicycle, pedestrian, and wheeled sports collisions are one of the leading causes of death and severe injury in children, there are currently no empirically-based, easily implemented prevention programs targeting comprehensive bicycle, pedestrian, and wheeled sports safety skills for children grades 4-8. Data from this age group indicate that multi-component interventions targeting peers, school staff, child, and family are optimal to effectively change the safety behaviors of older children. This project will develop an interactive multimedia program to enhance bicycle, pedestrian, and wheeled sports safety skills for children in grades 4-8, for use in both school and home settings. The Phase I prototype covered 2 of the critical safety skills required for safe navigation on foot and by bike in the community: (a) understanding complex traffic patterns, and (b) appropriate helmet use. In Phase II programs for additional targeted groups (parents, and school staff) will be developed, and the interactive safety program will be expanded to include: (a) a comprehensive set of safety skills (e.g., maintaining bike equipment, group riding, and crash avoidance) across urban, suburban, and rural environments; (b) school-wide implementation guidelines; (c) classroom activities; and (d) expansion materials for parents. The critical features of this project are the utilization of interactive media for tailoring the instructional presentation to the individual user, the incorporation of instructional design features that have been shown to achieve maximum learning, the application of safety skills in video-based examples of real-life traffic situations, and age-matched video modeling. The program will be grounded in behavior change theory and will incorporate computer-based assessment with remediation to ensure content mastery. Phase II of the project will evaluate the efficacy of this comprehensive school-wide program in a large-scale clinical trial with 40 middle schools. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Bicycle, pedestrian, and wheeled sports crashes are a leading cause of unintentional childhood injury in the United States. Preteens and early adolescents are particularly vulnerable to this public health problem. This program has the potential to reduce injuries in this population by increasing the practice of safe walking and biking behaviors.