Improving drivers' knowledge of road rules using digital games

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-10

  Li, Qing ^a   Tay, Richard ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital games; Driver education; Road rules; Road safety

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL GAMES; DRIVER EDUCATION; GAME-BASED LEARNING; LEARNING APPROACH; ROAD RULES; ROAD SAFETY; SAFE DRIVING;

COMPUTER GAMES; EDUCATION COMPUTING;

DRIVER TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; DIGITAL GAMES; DRIVER EDUCATION; DRIVER LICENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEARNING; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; ROAD RULES; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

DIGITAL GAMES; DRIVER EDUCATION; ROAD RULES; ROAD SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891789340     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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