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Teaching Driving Literacies in a Community Language School
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Lorimer Leonard, Rebecca; Gear, Caroline; Sánchez, Lenny – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2021
This case study describes the dynamics of a literacy curriculum that was collaboratively designed at a community language school. The curriculum teaches participants how to get a driver's license in Massachusetts, focusing on the English language literacies necessary for passing the written and road tests. This case study describes the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Literacy Education, Community Schools, English (Second Language)
A Pilot Study Comparing Newly Licensed Drivers with and without Autism and Experienced Drivers in Simulated and On-Road Driving
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Cox, Daniel J.; Owens, Justin M.; Barnes, Laura; Moncrief, Matt; Boukhechba, Mehdi; Buckman, Simone; Banton, Tom; Wotring, Brian – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This study compared newly licensed drivers with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and experienced drivers. Twenty new drivers (8 with ASD) and 16 experienced drivers completed the Driving Attitude Scale (DAS) and drove a simulator and an instrumented vehicle. Heart rate (HR), galvanic skin response (GSR), wrist movement, eye-gaze and…
Descriptors: Certification, Driver Education, Motor Vehicles, Autism
Development of a Computerized Adaptive Version of the Turkish Driving Licence Exam
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Cikrikci, Nukhet; Yalcin, Seher; Kalender, Ilker; Gul, Emrah; Ayan, Cansu; Uyumaz, Gizem; Sahin-Kursad, Merve; Kamis, Omer – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2020
This study tested the applicability of the theoretical Examination for Candidates of Driving License (ECODL) in Turkey as a computerized adaptive test (CAT). Firstly, various simulation conditions were tested for the live CAT through an item response theory-based calibrated item bank. The application of the simulated CAT was based on data from…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Computer Assisted Testing, Item Response Theory
Graduated Drivers License Programs and Rural Teenage Motor Vehicle Fatalities
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Morrisey, Michael A.; Grabowski, David C. – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Context: Graduated drivers license (GDL) programs have been shown to reduce motor vehicle fatalities among 15- to 17-year-olds. However, the 20 most rural states have been the least likely to enact more stringent GDL policies. Purpose: Estimate the relationship of GDL programs and the number of traffic fatalities among 15- to 17-year-olds on rural…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Certification, Adolescents
An Evaluation of the California Driver Knowledge Test and the University of Michigan Item Pool. Final Report 52.
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Carpenter, David W. – 1976
The purpose of this study was to evaluate both the written Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driver licensing test, and a large sample of driver knowledge test items selected from the University of Michigan's Highway Safety Research Institute (HSRI) item pool. Test forms were administered to 48,000 California drivers license applicants. The…
Descriptors: Certification, Evaluation, Item Banks, Predictor Variables
The Illogic of Youth Driving Culture
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Tilleczek, Kate C. – Journal of Youth Studies, 2004
Most adolescent deaths are caused by injury sustained in traffic crashes, and driver education does not necessarily reduce the problem. This multi-method, ethnographic study describes the logic and regulation of youth driving culture in a northern Ontario community. This included 40 hours of participant observation and a survey of 88 novice…
Descriptors: Prevention, Injuries, Traffic Safety, Ethnography