MICROCOMPUTERS AND TRAFFIC EDUCATION

In this article, the first of a series, the author gives a broad introduction to the part microcomputers may well play in education generally and discusses the possible needs and developments that may occur. A scheme, operating from 1st June 1981, aims to have at least one microcomputer in every secondary school by the end of 1982. However, proper curriculum development and in-service training are needed for the most efficient use of the hardware. Microcomputers have numerous potential applications in the sphere of traffic education and should not only be used as a labour saving device to test pupils' recall of information or as part of a programmed learning scheme. They could be used for simulation and models, as a databank or to solve programmed problems of speed, stopping distance, or in planning the route of a bypass. Many educational games based on a reaction speed and an assessment of what is happening together with the taking of appropriate action can be useful in developing skills required for 'reading the road'. Risk simulation in driving can also be achieved. Various concepts such as the square-law relationship in stopping, or driving out of a skid, can be demonstrated. The microcomputer can also be used to control the operation of a machine in experiments. (TRRL)

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  Step Management Services, Limited

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  Birmingham, West Midlands,   England 
• Authors:
  • Alexander, O P
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4-5
• Serial:
  • Traffic Education
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Step Management Services, Limited
  • ISSN: 0142-0402

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Curricula; Databases; Driver training; Education; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Safety; School children; Schools; Simulation; Traffic safety education; Training; Training devices
• ITRD Terms: 2284: Education; 8643: Microprocessor; 1665: Safety; 101: School
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00345903
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1982 12:00AM