Mastery Group South

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

New Course Notification - Defensive Driving Series - Why Do We Drive the Way We Do?

Overview

This course helps learners recognize that they are professional drivers and need to operate vehicles with professional attitudes and professional defensive-driving skills. 26 interactions actively involve the learner in the training. Lesson interactions provide the learner opportunities to apply what he or she has learned. The computer assesses the learner’s level of understanding of all learning objectives. When the learner answers a question incorrectly the computer provides remedial instruction and reviews the material until the learner can answer correctly. All questions in this course are fully narrated. Narrations enhance comprehension and are welcome support for learners with reading skill deficits and when English is the learner’s second language.

Topics

The course presents interactive instruction covering
the following topical areas:
The Professional Driver
· Pay attention
· The routes taken
Taking Risks
· Other considerations
· The rewards for the risks
Anticipating Problems
· Recognizing risks
· Identifying problems
Losing Focus
· Complacency
· Distractions
· Multi-tasking
Changing Behavior
· Wanting the change
· Changing your behaviors

Performance Objectives

This course will measure mastery on each of the following performance objectives. Upon completion, workers will be able to…
Understand the meaning of a professional driver.
· Acknowledge that anyone whose job includes driving is a professional driver.
· List the responsibilities of a professional driver.
Understand why people take risks while driving.
· Agree that taking risks is never considered acceptable.
· List incentives that motivate risk taking.
· Select safe driving techniques.
· Identify driving risks.
Take preventive steps to avoid driving problems.
· Recognize how unsafe driving can occur.
· List ways to anticipate and avoid driving problems.
Avoid distractions when you drive.
· Agree that it is an individual choice to avoid distractions.
· Define boredom as a distraction.
· Identify driving distractions.
Avoid situations that result in inattentive behavior.
· List things that cause inattentive driving behavior.
· Explain how the time of day can affect your driving.