TY - JOUR
T1 - Interactive training versus reading to teach respiratory protection
AU - Eckerman, David A.
AU - Lundeen, Christine A.
AU - Steele, Andrew
AU - Fercho, Heather L.
AU - Ammerman, Tammara A.
AU - Anger, W. Kent
PY - 2002/10
Y1 - 2002/10
N2 - A tenet of behavioral education is that interactive training produces superior retention compared with reading. However, this has not often been directly tested and never with practical occupational information in working adults. Adults from diverse occupational backgrounds learned the principles of proper respiratory protection presented (a) in a book, (b) on a computer monitor, (c) through interactive computerized training consisting of textual information and illustrative pictures followed by quizzes and feedback, or (d) passively viewing the information and quizzes in Condition c on a computer monitor. Interactive training produced significantly more correct test answers at immediate posttraining, 1 week, and 2 months. This study demonstrated the superiority of interactive training for teaching occupational safety and health information in working adults.
AB - A tenet of behavioral education is that interactive training produces superior retention compared with reading. However, this has not often been directly tested and never with practical occupational information in working adults. Adults from diverse occupational backgrounds learned the principles of proper respiratory protection presented (a) in a book, (b) on a computer monitor, (c) through interactive computerized training consisting of textual information and illustrative pictures followed by quizzes and feedback, or (d) passively viewing the information and quizzes in Condition c on a computer monitor. Interactive training produced significantly more correct test answers at immediate posttraining, 1 week, and 2 months. This study demonstrated the superiority of interactive training for teaching occupational safety and health information in working adults.
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U2 - 10.1037/1076-8998.7.4.313
DO - 10.1037/1076-8998.7.4.313
M3 - Article
C2 - 12396065
AN - SCOPUS:0036781415
SN - 1076-8998
VL - 7
SP - 313
EP - 323
JO - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
IS - 4
ER -