The role of simulation in a staged learning model for novice driver situational awareness training.

This paper theorises that an optimal strategy for training novice drivers to acquire situational awareness skills will rely on a hierarchical approach consistent with traditional models of cognitive development. The success of applying such models hinges upon information presentation techniques that can maximise depth of processing, and hence comprehension and retention, at a specific stage of learning. It is suggested that the appropriate use of simulation is uniquely suited to meet this need.