Journal article
Higher order training supporting competence, autonomy, relatedness (HOT-CAR): A model to improve learner drivers' higher order skills
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol.80, pp.79-89
2021
Appears in Thompson Institute Research Collection
Abstract
Approaches to teaching young Learners to drive on-road often lack a strong, overarching theoretical framework. This paper proposes a transtheoretical model to guide instruction of higher-order skills – that are associated with reduced crash risk in young drivers – including established teaching techniques for effective instruction. Learnings from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and the Goals for Driver Education framework (widely identified as best-practice but not effectively translated into practice) were integrated into the Higher Order Training supporting Competence, Autonomy, Relatedness (HOT-CAR) model. The model was empirically informed from naturalistic observation of professional in-vehicle lessons (n = 110) and a survey of young adolescent drivers (n = 1627). The HOT-CAR model is presented as a three-component framework that recognises learning to drive occurs within a broader system beyond the Learner and the instructor. The foundation of the model identifies the nature of the relationship between the Learner and the instructor that underlies the success of all other elements. The core of the model is the higher-order driving instruction approach including teaching strategies informed by SDT’s needs-supportive model. The context for the model incorporates some of the immediate considerations relevant to instruction; for example, the graduated driver licensing system, automated vehicle features, and peer influence. An example of the application of the model is provided to reflect the immediate practicality of the HOT-CAR model to driver training. This contributes to the limited road safety literature providing a practical solution to Learner driver training that has potential to reduce the crash risk of young novice drivers. Importantly, the model has potential to be applied and adapted to education and other training environments where higher-order skills are a safety–critical component.
Details
- Title
- Higher order training supporting competence, autonomy, relatedness (HOT-CAR): A model to improve learner drivers' higher order skills
- Authors
- Natalie Watson-Brown (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteBridie Scott-Parker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson InstituteTeresa M Senserrick (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol.80, pp.79-89
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.trf.2021.03.013
- ISSN
- 1873-5517; 1369-8478
- Grants
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Thompson Institute; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99526507802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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