Training children in safe use of designated crossings (No.34)
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Executive summary
- 1. Background and objectives
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Objectives of the project
- 2. Strategies for designated crossings
- 2.1 Development of the crossing strategies
- 2.2 Detailed outlines of the crossing strategies
- 3. Software design
- 3.1 Overview of content and intended use
- 3.2 Detailed breakdown of each route and associated learning objectives
- 4. Evaluation methodology
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Experimental design
- 4.3 Participants
- 4.4 Training procedure
- 4.5 Test materials and procedure for pre- and post-tests
- 4.6 Scoring of pre- and post-test performance
- 5. Evaluation results - pelicans
- 5.1 Pre-test performance
- 5.2 Outcomes of training
- 5.3 Adult performance
- 5.4 Summary
- 6. Evaluation results - zebras
- 6.1 Implications of differences between pelicans and zebras
- 6.2 Baseline performance at pre-test and amongst adults
- 6.3 Outcomes of training
- 6.4 Summary
- 7. Evaluation results - junctions
- 7.1 Specific areas of concern with respect to junctions
- 7.2 Baseline performance at pre-test and amongst the adult sample
- 7.3 Outcomes of training
- 7.4 Summary
- 8. Conclusions and recommendations
- 8.1 Overall effects of training
- 8.2 Performance of the control children
- 8.3 Performance at the two sites
- 8.4 Areas for emphasis during training
- 8.5 Adult performance
- 8.6 Recommendations
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Appendix 1: Technical material relating to designated crossings consulted during task analysis phase
- Appendix 2: Illustrative screen shots from the training software
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