TASK ANALYSIS FOR DRIVER TRAINING

The paper looks at the reasons why driver training has not been effective. Principal reasons given include: a lack of research effort in developing driver training programmes; many of the skills required to develop effective instruction programmes are lacking in the traffic research field; there is no consensus as how to analyse the driving task for instructional purposes; the methods of task analysis used are largely inappropriate from an instructional view point; and little is known about the psychology of learning to drive and how to teach driving. The incentives for research specialists are largely in the areas of theoretical speculation and evaluation rather than in programme development. An approach to driver training is outlined where an analysis of the structure of driving is given. A functional analysis is conducted, based on the interactions between the driver and his environment. Implications of this for the developmental aspects of the structure of driving are outlined. Approaches to designing instruction are given, together with their application to designing driver training. The number of the covering abstract of the conference is TRIS No. 396810. (Author/TRRL)

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    • Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand. Ergonomics and Technological Change, Holme Building, Sydney, Australia, 28-30 November 1984.
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    Ergonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand

    191 Royal Parade
    Parkville, Victoria 3052,   Australia 

    Erogonomics Society of Australia and New Zealand

    191 Royal Parade
    Parkville, Victoria 3052,   Australia 
  • Authors:
    • Perkins, W
  • Publication Date: 1984

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  • Accession Number: 00396814
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: ARRB
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
  • Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
  • Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM