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An analysis of higher-order cycling skills in primary school children in the Netherlands
Xhauflair, Marie (2025) An analysis of higher-order cycling skills in primary school children in the Netherlands.
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| Abstract: | The WEVER project, is a test suite developed to evaluate the mandatory primary school traffic education programs in the Netherlands by assessing four higher-order cycling skills (HOCS). These essential cycling skills include decision-making at intersections (DMI), hazard perception (HP), gap acceptance (GA) and morally acceptable cycling behavior (MACB). Using a descriptive and explanatory approach, an analysis was conducted with data collected in 2020 and 2022 from the WEVER test. The analysis examined the demonstration of each higher-order cycling skill, bike use, and collision involvement across years and provinces in the Netherlands. Furthermore, the impact of perceived traffic education at school and at home on higher-order cycling skills was investigated. Finally, the role of traffic education and cycling skills in predicting collision involvement was analyzed. The overarching goal was to provide insights into how traffic education contributes to the development of higher-order cycling skills and the safety of young cyclists. The findings suggest that many children still lack fundamental cycling skills. Formal traffic education is paradoxically associated with a higher collision risk, while informal traffic reduces it. Given schools’ important role in the development of HOCS and the implementation of traffic education curricula, there is a clear need to analyze and assess traffic education curricula due to their contribution to cycling safety and skill development. Furthermore, initiatives to support parents in educating their children on each of the four HOCS to help reduce unsafe traffic situations may be beneficial. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/106316 |
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