Citation

Gray S. Proc. Australas. Road Safety Res. Policing Educ. Conf. 2003; 7(1): 127-136.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, copyright holder varies, Publisher Monash University)

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Abstract

Education for school students in road safety is a key approach to developing safer road users. To complement in-school road safety education programs, interactive road safety exhibitions have been developed and utilised, with the NRMA's RoadZone being one of the first examples of this educational approach. This research project investigated student learning at RoadZone to identify if learning in road safety was taking place, and if so, what factors might support and enhance that learning. The results of the pre-visit concept map analysis indicated that students were identifying road safety issues reflecting current road safety education and media campaigns. Post-visit additions to the concept maps were closely or directly related to issues being promoted within RoadZone and provided evidence of new learning taking place. From the analysis of the video data a set of indicators of student engagement in learning processes was developed which supported the evidence of new learning in road safety provided by the concept maps.