CHILDREN'S KNOWLEDGE OF TRAFFIC TERMINOLOGY AND VERBAL TRAFFIC INSTRUCTION

BEGRIP VOOR VERKEERSTERMEN EN VERBALE VERKEERSINSTRUCTIE BIJ KINDEREN

If verbal traffic education is to be effective, children must know the traffic terms in the first place, but also comprehend and execute the instruction as a whole. Many studies are undertaken on children's knowledge of traffic terms, but the way in which this knowledge was measured varies. Therefore the results are difficult to compare. Some conclusions on single terms could be drawn. Children of 5 years old know a very limited number of traffic terms. When giving instruction to 5 year old children it is better to explain the traffic terminology used first, if possible visually. Besides real traffic terms some common ideas which are relevant for traffic are studied, e.g. colour, right and left handed. The use of short rhymes is not recommended. An extensive literature review on these subjects is also presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Rijksuniversiteit Groning en Verkeerskundig Studie

  Postbus 14
  Haren,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Vinje, M P
• Publication Date: 1979-7

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Age; Children; Comprehension; Definitions; Economic efficiency; Education; Knowledge; Measures of effectiveness; Pedestrian movement; Perception; Traffic; Traffic safety education; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Efficiency; Nomenclature
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 1758: Child; 2209: Comprehension; 1667: Crossing the road; 8596: Dictionary; 2284: Education; 5911: Efficiency; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Economics; Education and Training; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322493
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: VK-77-02 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM