MICHIGAN
TEST OBJECTIVES
FIELD 647: DRIVER EDUCATION
Motor Vehicle Operation
Motor Vehicle Laws, Rules, and Regulations
Traffic and Driver Education for All Highway Users
Laboratory Instruction
Additional Areas
MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION
Apply laws involving the interaction of natural forces to the operation of a motor vehicle (e.g., Newton’s third law).
Analyze factors related to vision that affect the operation of a motor vehicle. Analyze factors related to fatigue that affect the operation of a motor vehicle.
Analyze factors related to specific illnesses or physical disabilities that affect the operation of a motor vehicle.
Apply the IPDE system to the operation of a motor vehicle.
Identify how emotions may affect the operation of a motor vehicle.
Identify techniques for controlling emotions while driving an automobile.
Analyze the physiological effects of drugs (including alcohol) in relation to the operation of a motor vehicle.
Analyze the psychological factors related to drug use and the operation of a motor vehicle.
Identify legal issues related to the use of alcohol/drugs and the operation of a motor vehicle (e.g., implied consent, DUI).
Evaluate the impact of energy awareness on the construction, operation, and maintenance of motor vehicles.
Identify driving habits that contribute to energy conservation.
MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS
Apply the rule of “right of way” to a given traffic situation.
Apply the doctrine of “last clear chance” to a given traffic situation.
Identify the application, renewal, and revocation regulations or procedures for an operator’s license in the state of Michigan.
Analyze the responsibilities of vehicle ownership with regard to registration, titling, and licensing.
Classify types of traffic violations and the penalties associated with them (including the point system).
Interpret standard roadway signs according to shapes and colors.
Interpret standard pavement markings (e.g., two solid yellow lines, broken white lines).
Interpret standard traffic signals (e.g., blinking red, red and amber, blinking amber).
Identify the components, uses, and/or criteria for judging a person’s driving record for employment purposes.
Identify types and functions of automobile insurance (e.g., liability, collision, comprehensive, property damage).
Distinguish between mandatory and optional insurance coverage for automobiles in Michigan.
TRAFFIC AND DRIVER EDUCATION FOR ALL HIGHWAY USERS
Analyze the relationship among human, environmental, and vehicular aspects of highway transportation systems.
Identify procedures to follow to reasonably ensure a sound investment when purchasing a vehicle.
Identify the rights and/or responsibilities of drivers and pedestrians in traffic situations.
Identify issues and practices related to bicycle and motorcycle safety.
Identify safety procedures for railroad crossings.
Identify laws and procedures related to school bus safety.
Analyze major causes of highway accidents.
Given an accident situation, determine driver liability.
Analyze the legal responsibilities of participants, witnesses, and passers-by in regard to automobile accidents.
Apply the procedures for completing an automobile accident report.
Identify appropriate automobile accident avoidance maneuvers (e.g., evasive maneuvers, control braking, off-road recovery, skid recovery).
Identify the proper use and purposes of seat belts and other safety devices (e.g., flares, flashers).
Demonstrate an understanding of the procedures of basic first aid (e.g., artificial respiration, CPR).
Identify techniques and procedures for controlling bleeding.
Identify procedures for treatment of shock.
Identify procedures for moving injured persons and/or circumstances in which injured persons should not be moved.
Analyze the legal issues related to the administration of first aid or other assistance to accident victims.
LABORATORY INSTRUCTION
Identify the characteristics and procedures for constructing and maintaining in-car driving records for individual students in a driver education program.
Identify the purposes and objectives of the use of simulation in driver education programs.
Identify the components of a simulation system for a driver education program.
Identify procedures for the appropriate use of audio-visual equipment in simulation systems for driver and safety education instruction. Define terms commonly used in simulation for driver and safety instruction.
Identify the purposes and objectives of instruction on the multiple-car driving range.
Identify common driving experiences used on the multiple-car range (e.g., T exercise, funnel drill, serpentine).
Identify preoperative and starting procedures for starting a motor vehicle.
Analyze the factors involved in maintaining directional control of motor vehicles.
Identify techniques for maintaining speed control in a motor vehicle.
Analyze the factors involved in determining a safe following distance behind other vehicles.
Identify techniques for parking a motor vehicle.
Identify braking techniques for different situations.
Identify procedures and/or techniques for lane changing and/or passing other motor vehicles.
Identify techniques (hand and mechanical) for signaling a turn in an automobile.
Identify procedures for making turns when driving a motor vehicle.
Identify techniques used in defensive driving.
Identify techniques used for night driving.
Identify techniques for driving under adverse conditions (e.g., inclement weather, road construction).
Identify techniques for driving in various traffic environments (e.g., expressways, cities, rural areas).
ADDITIONAL AREAS
Identify factors and/or regulations (including student eligibility) that affect scheduling of student participation in a driver education program.
Identify materials and teaching aids commonly used in driver education programs.
Identify common reading and language problems encountered by students.
Identify reading skills required for driver and safety education (e.g., maps, labels, signs, symbols).
Identify strategies for remediation of reading problems.
Identify the goals and objectives of a program for driver education in Michigan schools.
Identify various grading strategies for use in driver education programs.
Specify criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of a driver education program.
Identify special equipment and facilities necessary to provide instruction in driver education programs (including instruction to students who have disabilities).
Identify principles and procedures for selecting and/or modifying materials and equipment for use with students who have disabilities.
Identify ways in which the safety education teacher can interact with special education personnel to provide instruction for students who have disabilities.
Identify the components and functions of the major systems of an automobile.
Identify common procedures for maintaining and changing automobile tires.
Identify the principles and procedures of preventive maintenance for a motor vehicle.