title: Using interactive multimedia to teach pedestrian safety: an exploratory study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate an interactive multimedia (IMM) program that teaches young children safe pedestrian skills.
  
  
  METHODS
  The program uses IMM (animation and video) to teach children critical skills for crossing streets safely. A computer-delivered video assessment and a real-life street simulation were used to measure the effectiveness of the program in teaching safe street-crossing skills.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant effects were found on the computer-delivered and behavioral measures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that children can learn to discriminate dangerous elements in traffic situations using the IMM program and transfer that knowledge to real-life environments.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc., Eugene, OR 97403, USA. aglang@orcasinc.com
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glang
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noell
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ary
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swartz
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D019212:Multimedia; D012449:Safety; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D016138:Walking