Multimedia Program to Promote Positive Bus Behavior (BUS_2)

Oregon Center for Applied Science

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Student Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: In the Drivers Seat; Behavioral: School bus driver training videos

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02330835

1R44DA015251-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

SBIR55-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project evaluated a multimedia student behavior management program for school bus drivers and school administrators.

Full description

We developed a comprehensive multimedia training program for transportation departments. In the Driver's Seat: A Roadmap to Managing Student Behavior on the Bus guides transportation departments in creating and maintaining a safe, responsible, and positive environment on the bus through drivers' use of effective student behavior management techniques. The program teaches skills for the bus context based on the principles of positive behavior supports and the foundational work of Sprick and colleagues (Sprick, 1990; Sprick, Garrison, & Howard, 2002; Sprick, Sprick, & Garrison, 1992). In the Driver's Seat was designed as a stand-alone DVD-based training program for school bus drivers of elementary schools, using video examples presenting real driver and student interactions on the bus. A computer-based program for transportation supervisors supplemented the driver training materials and included information for supervisors about developing and maintaining department-wide transportation policies, as well as an overview of the bus driver training materials and instructions for their use.

The components of the In the Driver's Seat bus driver training program could be implemented by a transportation team without the need of an expert and could be used to train new personnel or review and refresh veteran personnel's skills. The DVD-based component was designed for use by a transportation supervisor or driver trainer in a group setting with drivers and augmented the material presented in the drivers' program.

Enrollment: 710 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Bus drivers and administrators will be 18 or older.
• All subjects must be employed by elementary or middle schools.

Exclusion criteria

• Excluded from the study will be bus drivers and administrators not in elementary schools
• Staff who are not bus drivers or administrators for elementary or middle schools will also be excluded.

Trial design

710 participants in 2 patient groups

In the Driver's Seat

Experimental group

Description:

Treatment materials. In the Driver's Seat: A Roadmap to Managing Student Behavior on the Bus is a comprehensive multimedia program that guides transportation departments in creating and maintaining a safe, responsible, and positive environment on the school bus through effective student behavior management. The program includes three components: 1) In the Driver's Seat: Transportation Supervisor Program for transportation department administrative staff, 2)In the Driver's Seat: Group Lessons DVD for Drivers. The DVD-based curriculum is designed to be facilitated by a transportation supervisor or driver trainer in groups and 3)In the Driver's Seat: Bus Driver Program. This CD-ROM-based program for bus drivers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: In the Drivers Seat

School bus driver training videos

Active Comparator group

Description:

Control materials. Bus drivers in the control condition viewed two linear videos on study computers. In Session 1 of the intervention, Control drivers viewed School Bus Driving, Part 1, 2nd Edition, © 1991, AIMS Media, 23-minute linear video showing defensive driving techniques. In Session 2, Control drivers viewed Decide Smart, Arrive Safe, © 2005, Operation Lifesaver, Inc., a video about school bus safety at railroad crossings produced in conjunction with the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation services. Supervisors in the control condition received no materials until completing the study (waitlisted).

Treatment:

Behavioral: School bus driver training videos