SBIR/STTR Research Award
MDA PROPOSES TO DESIGN, TEST AND MARKET A NEW DRIVERS LICENSE TEST UTILIZING THE INTERACTIVE CAPABILITIES OF F COMPUTER MEDIATED VIDEODISC SYSTEMS.
Award amount
$48,943Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
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- Recipient company
- Media Design Associates, Inc.
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Research abstract
MDA PROPOSES TO DESIGN, TEST AND MARKET A NEW DRIVERS LICENSE TEST UTILIZING THE INTERACTIVE CAPABILITIES OF F COMPUTER MEDIATED VIDEODISC SYSTEMS. CURRENT WRITTEN DRIVERSTESTS WILL BE ANALYZED AND MORE VALID TEST ELEMENTS WILL BE DESIGNED TO MEASURE UNDERSTANDING IN THESE CONTENT AREAS. THE NEW COMPUTER MEDIATED VIDEODISC SYSTEMS PERMIT THE TESTING OF PERFORMANCE. THE SIMULATION POSSIBILITIES WILL ALALLOW THE TESTS TO MEASURE CONCEPTS AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN IS POSSIBLE WITH JUST PAPER/PENCIL ITEMS. SINCE DRIVERS TESTS TEND TO BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH LONG TERM REMEMBERR INGS IT IS HYPOTHESIZED THAT AN IMPROVED TEST WITH EMPHASIS ON SAFE DRIVING CONCPTS WILL IMPROVE HIGHWAY SAFETY.
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