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","Master of Science (M.S.)","College of Arts and Sciences","Modeling and Simulation"]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["A simulated inner-city training scenario was found to increase skills in the area of turning when compared with a simulated off-track training scenario. To answer this question, two groups of ten participants (5 women and 5 men) were tested using three scripted scenarios focusing on left and right turns. The first training scenario (control group) is an off-track training scenario, which consists of a large asphalt lot and the use of orange cones; the second training scenario (experimental group) is an inner-city training scenario without the presence of vehicular traffic; and the third scenario (test scenario) is an inner-city scenario with the presence of vehicular traffic. A subject matter expert, who is also a former driver and trainer, evaluated and scored all participants on four critical turns (2 left and 2 rights). The apparatus used for this study was the V-sim non-motion simulator from General Electric (GE). A 2 x 4 factorial analysis was utilized to examine conditional differences as well as gender differences. While there were no gender differences, the results for overall turns were significant, F(1, 16) = 7.14, p = .017, η2 = 3.09. The mean for the control group was (M = 20.50, SD = 9.59) with the experimental group at, (M = 31.10, SD = 7.26)."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Tractor-trailer Simulation And The Assessment Of Training Scenarios For City-driving: Skill Building In The Area Of Left And Right Turns"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Kincaid, J. Peter"],"dc:creator":["Whitmire, James"],"dc:description":["If this is your thesis or dissertation, and want to learn how to access it or for more information about readership statistics, contact us at STARS@ucf.edu
","Master of Science (M.S.)","College of Arts and Sciences","Modeling and Simulation"],"dc:description.abstract":["A simulated inner-city training scenario was found to increase skills in the area of turning when compared with a simulated off-track training scenario. To answer this question, two groups of ten participants (5 women and 5 men) were tested using three scripted scenarios focusing on left and right turns. The first training scenario (control group) is an off-track training scenario, which consists of a large asphalt lot and the use of orange cones; the second training scenario (experimental group) is an inner-city training scenario without the presence of vehicular traffic; and the third scenario (test scenario) is an inner-city scenario with the presence of vehicular traffic. A subject matter expert, who is also a former driver and trainer, evaluated and scored all participants on four critical turns (2 left and 2 rights). The apparatus used for this study was the V-sim non-motion simulator from General Electric (GE). A 2 x 4 factorial analysis was utilized to examine conditional differences as well as gender differences. While there were no gender differences, the results for overall turns were significant, F(1, 16) = 7.14, p = .017, η2 = 3.09. The mean for the control group was (M = 20.50, SD = 9.59) with the experimental group at, (M = 31.10, SD = 7.26)."],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["CFE0000001"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/17"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:subject":["Scenario","Simulation","Skill building","Tractor trailer","Other Psychology","Transportation","Arts and Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic; Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Sciences"],"dc:title":["Tractor-trailer Simulation And The Assessment Of Training Scenarios For City-driving: Skill Building In The Area Of Left And Right Turns"],"dc:type":["Masters Thesis (Open Access)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:08:08Z"}