Aligning Iowa Driver Education Curriculum and Standards Toward A Zero Fatalities Vision
Effective driver education should provide a solid foundation for novice drivers in establishing good driving habits and being prepared for the variety of driving conditions present in Iowa. Accomplishing this requires a scientific approach and data driven to understand the safety issues and challenges for novice drivers in order to develop a driver education curriculum that meets their needs. On the other hand, development and maintenance of an entire Driver Education program similar to what is currently available from vendors is a rather resource and time intensive undertaking. This project takes a balanced approach in addressing the core driver education needs in Iowa while leveraging existing resources. Specifically, the project will accomplish the following: (1) compare the current Iowa driver education curriculum against national/regional programs and standards and identify gaps; (2) survey professional and parent driving instructors in Iowa to identify gaps and best practices; (3) identify novice driver safety issues through a summary of available information and analyses of the Iowa crash data; (4) identify gaps in the Iowa Driver Education curriculum using the information gathered in the above activities; (5) develop curriculum content for the most critical gaps; (6) develop an outline of suggested content for a driving curriculum that meet the needs of novice drivers in Iowa; (7) provide guidance for incorporation of the proposed curriculum and developed content use and incorporation by vendors and driving instructors; (8) provide guidance to assist private vendors/instructors on updating teaching and delivery methods; (9) develop guidelines for adoption of curriculums by private vendors for Iowa; (10) develop recommendations on teaching and delivery methods; and (11) draft language to incorporate changes into the Iowa Code.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $287052
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Contract Numbers:
SPR-RE22(019)-8H-00
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Sponsor Organizations:
Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010 -
Managing Organizations:
Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010 -
Project Managers:
Clute, Khyle
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Performing Organizations:
Center for Transportation Research and Education
2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
Ames, IA United States 50010-8664 -
Principal Investigators:
Hallmark, Shauna
- Start Date: 20220601
- Expected Completion Date: 20240531
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Best practices; Curricula; Driver education
- Geographic Terms: Iowa
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01910235
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Iowa Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: SPR-RE22(019)-8H-00
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Feb 27 2024 5:50PM