Development of student drivers' self-assessment accuracy during French driver training: Self-assessments compared to instructors' assessments in three risky driving situations

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1488-1496

  Boccara, Vincent ^a,c   Delhomme, Patricia ^a   Vidal Gomel, Christine ^b   Rogalski, Janine ^b  

^a French National Institute for Transportation and Safety Research   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

Author keywords

Driver training; Instructors' assessment; Self assessment; Student drivers; Student drivers' skills

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT SCALE; CURRENT DRIVING; DEMOGRAPHIC DATA; DRIVING INSTRUCTORS; DRIVING SITUATIONS; DRIVING SKILLS; FEMALE STUDENTS; INSTRUCTORS' ASSESSMENT; MEAN AGES; NOVICE DRIVERS; PSYCHOMETRIC QUALITY; RISKY DRIVING; ROAD SAFETY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SELF-RATINGS; SUBTASKS; TRAINING PROGRAM;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DRIVER TRAINING; RATING; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF EVALUATION; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FACULTY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955621510     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.02.029     Document Type: Article

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