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Using interactive multimedia to teach pedestrian safety: an exploratory study.

Ann Glang·John Noell·Dennis Ary·Lynne Swartz
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate an interactive multimedia (IMM) program that teaches young children safe pedestrian skills. METHODS: The program uses IMM (animation and video) to teach children critical skills for crossing streets safely. A computer-delivered video assessment and a real-life street simulation were used to measure the effectiveness of the program in teaching safe street-crossing skills. RESULTS: Significant effects were found on the computer-delivered and behavioral measures. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that children can learn to discriminate dangerous elements in traffic situations using the IMM program and transfer that knowledge to real-life environments.

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Accident PreventionChildChild, PreschoolComputer-Assisted InstructionFemaleHumansMaleMotor VehiclesMultimediaSafetyUser-Computer InterfaceWalkingEvaluation StudyJournal ArticleResearch Support, N.I.H., ExtramuralResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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Ann Glang, John Noell, Dennis Ary, Lynne Swartz. Using interactive multimedia to teach pedestrian safety: an exploratory study.. https://doi.org/10.5555/ajhb.2005.29.5.435

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