An evaluation of The Great Escape: Can an interactive computer game improve young children's Fire safety knowledge and behaviors?

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 496-502

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Schwebel, David C ^b   Bell, Melissa ^a   Stewart, Julia ^a   Davis, Aaron L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn prevention; Computer game; Fire safety; Intervention study; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FIRES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84867592632     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027779     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Azeredo, R., & Stephens-Stidham, S. (2003). Design and implementation of injury prevention curricula for elementary schools: Lessons learned. Injury Prevention, 9, 274-278. doi:10.1136/ip.9.3.274
2. Butler, A. C., Karpicke, J. D., & Roediger, H. L. (2008). Correcting a metacognitive error: Feedback increases retention of low-confidence correct responses. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 34, 918-928. doi:10.1037/0278-7393.34.4.918
3. Chi, M., DeLeeuw, N., Chiu, M., & LaVancher, C. (1994). Eliciting self-explanations improves understanding. Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 18, 439-477.
4. Coles, C. D. (2006). Prenatal alcohol exposure and human development. In M. W. Miller (Ed.), Brain development: Normal processes and the effects of alcohol and nicotine (pp. 123-142). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
5. Coles, C. D., Strickland, D. C., Padgett, L., & Bellmoff, L. (2007). Games that "work": Using computer games to teach alcohol-affected children about fire and street safety. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 28, 518-530. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2006.07.001
6. DeLoache, J. (1989). Young children's understanding of the correspondence between a scale model and a larger space. Cognitive Development, 4, 121-139. doi:10.1016/0885-2014(89)90012-9
7. Englander, J., Cleary, S., O'Hare, P., Hall, K., & Lehmkuhl, L. D. (1993). Implementing and evaluating injury prevention programs in the traumatic brain injury model systems of care. The Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation, 8, 101-113. doi:10.1097/00001199-199308020-00011
8. Halpern, D. F. (2000). Sex differences in cognitive abilities. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
9. Herzog, M. H., & Fahle, M. (1997). The role of feedback in learning a vernier discrimination task. Vision Research, 37, 2133-2141. doi: 10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00043-6
10. Hong, J. C., Cheng, C. L., Hwang, M. Y., Lee, C. K., & Chang, H. Y. (2009). Assessing the educational value of digital games. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 25, 423-437. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2729.2009.00319.x
11. Jones, R. T., Kazdin, A. E., & Haney, J. I. (1981). Social validation and training of emergency fire safety skills for potential injury prevention and life saving. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 14, 249-260. doi:10.1901/jaba.1981.14-249
12. Jones, R., Ollendick, T. H., McLaughlin, K. J., & Williams, C. E. (1989). Elaborative and behavioral rehearsal in the acquisition of fire emergency skills and reduction of fear of fire. Behavior Therapy, 20, 93-101. doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(89)80120-0
13. Karpicke, J. D., & Roediger III, H. L. (2007). Repeated retrieval during learning is the key to long-term retention. Journal of Memory and Language, 57, 151-162. doi:10.1016/j.jml.2006.09.004
14. Kendrick, D., Groom, L., Stewart, J., Watson, M., Mulvaney, C., & Casterton, R. (2007). "Risk Watch": Cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating an injury prevention program. Injury Prevention, 13, 93-98. doi:10.1136/ip.2006.013862
15. Lamb, R., Joshi, M., Carter, W., Cowburn, G., & Matthews, A. (2006). Children's acquisition and retention of safety skills: The Lifeskills program. Injury Prevention, 12, 161-165. doi:10.1136/ip.2005.010769
16. Linebarger, D. L., & Piotrowski, J. T. (2009). TV as storyteller: How exposure to television narratives impacts at-risk preschoolers' story knowledge and narrative skills. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27, 47-69. doi:10.1348/026151008X400445
17. Matheny, A. (1991). Children's unintentional injuries and gender: Differentiation by environmental and psychosocial aspects. Children's Environments Quarterly, 8, 51-61.
18. McConnell, C., Leeming, F., & Dwyer, W. (1996). Evaluation of a firesafety training program for preschool children. Journal of Community Psychology, 24, 213-227. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199607)24: 3<213::AID-JCOP3>3.0.CO;2-Y
19. McDonald, E. M., Solomon, B., Shields, W., Serwint, J. R., Jacobsen, H., Weaver, N. L.,...Gielen, A. C. (2005). Evaluation of a kiosk-based tailoring to promote household safety behaviors in an urban pediatric primary care practice. Patient Education and Counseling, 58, 168-181. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2004.08.015
20. Meints, K., & de Keuster, T. (2009). Don't kiss a sleeping dog: The first assessment of "The Blue Dog" bite prevention program. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34, 1084-1090. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp053
21. Mondozzi, M. A., & Harper, M. A. (2001). In search of effective education in burn and fire prevention. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 22, 277-281. doi:10.1097/00004630-200107000-00006
22. Morrongiello, B. A. (1997). Children's perspectives on injury and closecall experiences: Sex differences in injury-outcome processes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22, 499-512.
23. Morrongiello, B. A., Miron, J., & Reutz, R. (1998). Prevention of pediatric acquired brain injury: An interactive, elementary-school program. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 89, 391-396.
24. Morrongiello, B. A., & Rennie, H. (1998). Why do boys engage in more risk taking than girls? The role of attributions, beliefs, and risk appraisals. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 23, 33-43. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/23.1.33
25. Morse, B., & Weiner, L. (1993). FAS: Parent and child. Brookline, MA: Fetal Alcohol Education Program.
26. Rohrer, D., Taylor, K., Pashler, H., Wixted, J. T., & Cepeda, N. J. (2005). The effect of overlearning on long term retention. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 19, 361-374. doi:10.1002/acp.1083
27. Rosen, B., & Peterson, L. (1990). Gender differences in children's outdoor play injuries: A review and integration. Clinical Psychology Review, 10, 187-205. doi:10.1016/0272-7358(90)90057-H
28. Sohlberg, M. M., & Mateer, C. A. (2001). Cognitive rehabilitation: An integrative neuropsychological approach (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford.
29. Ta, V. M., Frattaroli, S., Bergen, G., & Gielen, A. C. (2006). Evaluated community fire safety interventions in the United States: A review of current literature. Journal of Community Health, 31, 176-197. doi: 10.1007/s10900-005-9007-z
30. Tullis, J. G., & Benjamin, A. S. (2011). On the effectiveness of self-paced learning. Journal of Memory and Language, 64, 109-118. doi:10.1016/j.jml.2010.11.002
31. United States Fire Administration. (2009). Fire statistics. Retrieved from http://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/estimates/index.shtm
32. Varas, R. Carbone, R., & Hammond, J. (1988). A one-hour burn prevention program for grade school children: Its approach and success. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation, 9, 69-71. doi:10.1097/00004630-198801000-00017
33. Warda, L., Tenenbein, M., & Moffatt, M. (1999). House fire injury prevention update. Part II. A review of the effectiveness of preventive interventions. Injury Prevention, 5, 217-225. doi:10.1136/ip.5.3.217