Translation and Dissemination of Simulators for Novice Drivers

项目总结 交通事故是青少年伤亡的主要原因。这份第二阶段建议书描述了一个项目 翻译和传播为驾驶教育开发的基于计算机的教学系统，该系统具有 已被证明可以降低青少年的事故率。基于计算机的教学系统包括：1)传统教学-- 国家驾驶教育材料，以形成和塑造学生对驾驶安全的态度；2)桌面 驾驶模拟，教授关键的感知、精神运动和认知驾驶技能；3)用户界面， 允许选择教案、提供关于多媒体教育材料的测验以及存储和展示 模拟器驾驶性能。驾驶模拟组件已经被证明可以改善驾驶 在疾控中心赞助的加州新手司机项目中，技能和减少事故。实施- 这种基于计算机的驾驶教育教学系统包括一个软件平台，旨在 简化多媒体课程材料的呈现方式。该软件平台可以推出各种多媒体-- DIA材质(例如Power Point、视频)，并根据特定背景启动驾驶模拟 解决特定教学问题的场景(例如，速度控制、危险感知、情况 意识、决策和行动)。该平台还将提供知识问答，并提供足够的- 对学生进行有效的指导，使其达到毕业时可接受的分数。驾驶模拟场景-- RIO包括一系列典型元素(道路几何形状、路边元素、交通控制设备、交通 和行人)，以及在时间和空间上受到控制以要求可接受的驾驶员响应时间的危险 以确保成功完成。这项第二阶段SBIR项目的目标是将基于计算机的 结构化系统驾驶模拟在当前高中和社区大学驾驶教育中的应用 奶奶。这是一项纵向研究设计，将比较模拟训练驾驶员的事故经历。 ERS与没有接受模拟器训练的青少年组成的控制组进行了密切匹配。计算机模拟- 在前面的第一阶段研究中，一名教师使用了TiN，并成功地将其应用于 学生的接受度很好。驾驶技能和态度将在开始和结束时进行评估 基于计算机的驾驶教育指导性课程。

PROJECT SUMMARY Traffic accidents are the leading cause of teenage injury and death. This Phase II proposal describes a project to translate and disseminate a computer based instructional system developed for driver education that has been shown to reduce the teenage accident rate. The computer based instructional system includes: 1) tradi- tional driver education material to form and shape the student's attitude about driving safety; 2) a desk top driving simulation to teach critical perceptual, psychomotor and cognitive driving skills; 3) a user interface that allows selection of lesson plans, presents quizzes on multimedia educational material and stores and displays simulator driving performance. The driving simulation component has already been shown to improve driving skills and reduce accidents in a project sponsored by the CDC with California novice drivers. The implementa- tion of this computer based driver education instructional system includes a software platform designed to simplify the presentation of multimedia course materials. The software platform can launch various multime- dia materials (e.g. Power Point, video) and also launch the driving simulation with specific contextually based scenarios that will address particular instructional issues (e.g. speed control, hazard perception, situation awareness, decision making and action). The platform will also present knowledge quizzes, and provide suffi- cient instruction for the student to achieve an acceptable score for graduation. The driving simulation scena- rios include a range of typical elements (roadway geometry, roadside elements, traffic control devices, traffic and pedestrians), and hazards that are controlled in time and space to require acceptable driver response times for successful completion. The objective of this Phase II SBIR project is to integrate the computer based in- structional system driving simulation in current high school and community college driver education pro- grams. This is a longitudinal study design that will compare the accident experience of simulator trained driv- ers with a closely matched control group of teenagers not receiving simulator training. The computer simula- tion has been used by an instructor in the preceding Phase I study who has had success in its application with good acceptance by the students. Driving skills and attitudes will be assessed at the beginning and end of the computer based driver education instructional course.