A computer aided educational experiment was carried out at the "De Rooi Pannen" school for Intermediate Vocational Education (MBO) in the Dutch city of Tilburg, from 21 October 1991 to 5 June 1992. By using computers placed at home, 51 students of this MBO-school could follow a number of lessons about business administration and business economics provided by two teachers via two computers in the classroom. These students travelled to the MBO-school at a later time to follow the other lessons of the schoolday. The main purposes of the experiment were to investigate (1) whether it was possible to relieve the road and public transport of the morning rush, and (2) the consequences for the travel behaviour of the students. Due to the small target group, the effects of travelling to school at a later time upon road congestion and public transport use could not be measured. When travelling to school at a later time, the students changed neither their usual mode of transport nor their usual route. Travelling to school at a later time appeared to be more pleasant for the majority of the students.
Samenvatting