Peer-reviewed article
Computer Games as Learning Tool towards Children Road Safety Education
Masnida Binti Hussin, Nor Hanis Mohd Fouzi ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study tested whether computer games can teach children about road safety. Primary school children in Malaysia played an online road safety game and were assessed on their knowledge of traffic rules before and after playing. The children showed increased knowledge of road safety after playing the game, and both children and adults gave positive feedback about using games as a learning tool for this topic.
Key points
- Children showed significant improvement in knowledge about road safety after playing the computer game
- All respondents gave positive feedback on online games as a road safety education tool
- The interactive nature of games was considered suitable for teaching children road safety
- Both children and adult participants' attitudes towards road safety were measured
- The study was limited to primary school children from one location
Limitations
The study only included primary school children from a single location with a limited sample size, so results may not generalise to older children or different populations. The document does not provide details on the size of the study group, duration of the intervention, or long-term retention of knowledge.
Abstract
Road safety awareness is one of the many awareness programs that are often highlighted and discussed around the world. The road accident statistics are increased due to the lack of exposure and awareness among communities about traffic environments and rules. Children are one of the most vulnerable populations involved in traffic accidents. The children are unable to familiarize themselves with the surroundings, especially when crossing the road. This research attempts to improve road-safety awareness among children by using computer games as a learning tool. Specifically, it determines the progress of knowledge on the road rules and conditions after the children using the tool. The computer online game is suitable methods to use for teaching them on road safety due to interactive application always intimate the children. Besides the survey questions that related to road traffic rules, we also measures the attitude towards road safety in the participant (i.e., children and adult). Descriptive analysis in frequency, mean, and percentage are used to describe the respondent’s information. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) is used to analyze the findings. The overall findings show that all respondents have positive feedback on online games as a road safety tool. Interestingly, the significant output shows on the different knowledge about road safety when the children are analyzed for before and after they played the games. The future research is suggested to study the other group of participant as the respondent in this work is limited to the primary school children. It can be improved by involving the large sample size and wider location.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Computer online game designed to teach children road safety rules and conditions
- Population
- Primary school children in Malaysia
Key finding
Significant improvement in children's knowledge about road safety between pre- and post-game assessments