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Research Group Cognitive and Engineering Psychology
Research Group Cognitive and Engineering Psychology

The use of computer based media and driving simulators in drivers education and testing

Partner

BASt: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (Federal Institute for traffic in Germany)

Description

Goal of the project is an overview of currently used computer based learning and teaching media (national and international) in drivers education, as well as a description of those systems according to theoretical aspects of learning. Based on this overview, an evaluation of possible contributions of such systems to enhance the qualitiy of drivers education will follow.

Building up onto the review and documentation of currently in-use media, a method for structuring them will be developed and an overview based on the derived criteria will be created. The results will be discussed with scientific and practical experts.

Contact

Dipl.-Psych. Tibor Petzoldt

People

Dipl.-Psych. Thomas Weiß, Prof. Maria Bannert, Prof. Josef Krems, Josephine Heinke