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Development of a Theoretically Grounded, Web-Based Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Driver Inattention
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McDonald, Catherine C.; Brawner, Bridgette M.; Fargo, Jamison; Swope, Jennifer; Sommers, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Nursing, 2018
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of adolescent death. Inattention to the roadway contributes to crash risk and often results from distractions, such as cell phone calls, texting, and peer passengers. We report on the development of a web-based intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior that aims to reduce adolescent driver…
Descriptors: Attention, Adolescent Attitudes, Intervention, Driver Education
Lifelong Adaptability: A Cultural Literacy Perspective (Revised Edition)
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Moyer, John Thayer – Online Submission, 2011
This revised 1997 ex post facto study attempted to identify a lifelong adaptability curriculum from a cultural literacy perspective. It investigated students' lifelong adaptability ratings of 15 general school subjects as predicted by family structure, parental age, parental educational level, student cultural literacy, and student gender;…
Descriptors: Home Economics, Suburban Schools, Intelligence, Physical Education
Private Schools Make Education Profitable
Densham, William E. – Pennsylvania Education, 1972
A survey of Pennsylvania's private academic, trade, business, and correspondence schools. (SP)
Descriptors: Business Education Facilities, Certification, Correspondence Schools, Driver Education
Graduated Driver Licensing in the United States: Evaluation Results from the Early Programs.
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Shope, Jean T.; Molnar, Lisa J. – Journal of Safety Research, 2003
Review of graduated driver-licensing (GDL) programs in six states. Concludes that GDL programs are effective in reducing the crash risk of teenage drivers and that the impact of these studies and others to come will guide future research, practice, and policy. (Contains 2 tables and 19 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Driver Education, High School Students, High Schools
IMMEDIATE LEARNING REINFORCEMENT IN A COMPLEX MENTAL-MOTOR SKILL (DRIVER TRAINING) USING MOTION PICTURES, PHASE II.
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HAYES, ROBERT B. – 1965
THE STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE (1) WHETHER THE DRIVING SKILLS, ATTITUDES, AND KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS TAUGHT BY A MOVIE-SIMULATOR CENTERED COURSE DIFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE OF STUDENTS TAUGHT BY DUAL-CONTROL CAR CENTERED COURSE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE SIMULATOR FILMS WITHOUT THE USE OF THE SIMULATOR AND (2) WHETHER INSTRUCTIONAL TIME IN THE…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Driver Education, Experimental Teaching, Films
IMMEDIATE STANDARDIZED LEARNING REINFORCEMENT TO A COMPLEX MENTAL-MOTOR SKILL (DRIVER TRAINING) USING ELECTRONICALLY-COORDINATED MOTION PICTURES.
PORTER, DAVID L.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS OF A MULTISTATION, MOTION PICTURE, ELECTRONIC DRIVING SIMULATOR WERE STUDIED. THE SIMULATOR PROVIDED IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (FEEDBACK) USEFUL FOR ADJUSTING STUDENT DRIVING BEHAVIORS. THE STUDY INCLUDED 400 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO EITHER AN EXPERIMENTAL OR A CONTROL GROUP. FOUR INSTRUCTORS TAUGHT…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Electronic Equipment, Feedback, Films
ESEA Title I Projects Evaluation Report 1967, Volume II.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools, PA. – 1967
The reports in Volume II of a two-volume review of Pittsburgh's 1967 ESEA Title I projects do not adhere to the procedures established in an evaluation model. The reports consist of programs in physical education, safety education, driver education, family life education, mental health, instruction in nongraded classes, vision improvement, grammar…
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Clinical Diagnosis, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth