Faculty
Social Sciences
Supervisor Name
Dr. Andrew Clark, Dr. Jason Gilliland
Keywords
active school travel, road safety education, children, physical activity, multiphase optimization strategy
Description
Over the summer, the Active School Travel (AST) Digital Road Safety Education Pilot Feasibility project was developed as part of the School Travel Plan (STP) study, which aims to improve children’s AST behaviour, physical activity, and reduce air pollution around schools. The Pilot Feasibility study will be evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of an online educational intervention that teaches Grade 4 to 6 students about the rules and skills involved in walking and wheeling to and from school (and around their community) daily. The curriculum is broken up into four modules that will consist of readings, an audio/visual resource, online activities, and a practical exercise. However, content delivery will be optimized using an 8x1 factorial design so that each child will get assigned a different module combination (i.e., module 1&2, module 1 only, module 1-3, etc.) to test the feasibility of the study. This educational intervention will be delivered to children at home with the support of their parents. It will be conducted as a longitudinal study to examine parents and children’s travel mode, perception of barriers, theory of planned behaviour metrics, and children road safety (RS) knowledge. A 3-month post-evaluation may be implemented to assess the children’s RS knowledge retention.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank Dr. Jason Gilliland and Dr. Andrew Clark for supporting my project throughout the summer. Their mentorship has equipped me with the necessary skills that I know will translate to future research projects. I would like to also thank my colleagues at the HEAL lab for their assistance on this project.
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Digital Road Safety Education Intervention for Children: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Over the summer, the Active School Travel (AST) Digital Road Safety Education Pilot Feasibility project was developed as part of the School Travel Plan (STP) study, which aims to improve children’s AST behaviour, physical activity, and reduce air pollution around schools. The Pilot Feasibility study will be evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of an online educational intervention that teaches Grade 4 to 6 students about the rules and skills involved in walking and wheeling to and from school (and around their community) daily. The curriculum is broken up into four modules that will consist of readings, an audio/visual resource, online activities, and a practical exercise. However, content delivery will be optimized using an 8x1 factorial design so that each child will get assigned a different module combination (i.e., module 1&2, module 1 only, module 1-3, etc.) to test the feasibility of the study. This educational intervention will be delivered to children at home with the support of their parents. It will be conducted as a longitudinal study to examine parents and children’s travel mode, perception of barriers, theory of planned behaviour metrics, and children road safety (RS) knowledge. A 3-month post-evaluation may be implemented to assess the children’s RS knowledge retention.