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Usability of Just-in-Time Training for Treestand Safety Among Age Diverse Populations
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Treestands are the lesser known contributors to hunting related injuries. Falling from a treestand is a life-altering incident that can potentially disable hunters for life. Although the law regulates communication of safety procedures requiring individuals to be trained, several loopholes exist in the system and many hunters do not receive the proper training. The purpose of this research was to develop a useful mobile phone application that would make the information more accessible to hunters and then test this application for usability, effectiveness, and receptiveness. This research analyzed the usability and training effectiveness of the app using a brief pre-and post-testing method, usability questionnaire, and predicted use evaluation when used by two age groups of hunters and non-hunters, ages 21 – 39 and 40 plus. Results indicated that all groups of participants improved their pre and post test scores by 25% on average (p-value of 0.00, T-value of -6.69). All groups of participants indicated that the app was highly usable and hunters reported that they would be very likely to use the app in the future.
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenDissertations
- Publication Type :
- Dissertation/ Thesis
- Accession number :
- ddu.oai.etd.ohiolink.edu.ohiou1461926251