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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on April 13, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj030
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org
Received December 31, 2003
Revised March 11, 2005
Accepted March 11, 2005

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Case Study: Using a Virtual Reality Computer Game to Teach Fire Safety Skills to Children Diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Lynne S. Padgett PhD1*, Dorothy Strickland PhD2, and Claire D. Coles PhD3

1 Marcus Institute, a Division of Kennedy-Krieger Institute at Emory University and Do2Learn.org, Virtual Reality Aids, Inc.
2 Do2Learn.org, Virtual Reality Aids, Inc.
3 Marcus Institute, a Division of Kennedy-Krieger Institute at Emory University and

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Lynne S. Padgett, E-mail: lynnepadgett{at}yahoo.com,lpadget@emory.edu


  Abstract

Objective To assess the effectiveness of a computer-based virtual reality (VR) game in teaching five children diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) fire safety skills and to generalize these skills to a real world simulation. Method Children participated in a study by using a multiple baseline, multiple probe design. Before the game, no child could correctly describe what actions to take during a home fire. A computerized game allowed them to learn the recommended safety steps in a virtual world. Skill learning and real-world generalization were tested immediately after the intervention and at 1-week post-test. Results All children reached 100% accuracy on the computer intervention, defined as successfully completing each of the safety steps. At the 1-week follow-up, all the children were able to perform the steps correctly in a real world simulation. Conclusions The results suggest that this method of intervention warrants further study as an educational delivery system for children with FAS.

Keywords: fetal alcohol syndrome; fire safety; injury prevention; intervention.
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