Active learning methods significantly improve safety motivation and internal locus of control compared to traditional passive instruction.¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Active learning methods significantly improve safety motivation and internal locus of control compared to traditional passive instruction. → Caner Vedat 2026

Evidence¶

Caner Vedat 2026¶

Caner Vedat. (2026). Active learning and sector-specific simulations mitigate the first-month injury risk in young workers. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1767451

q2 · i? · review · r2

Narrative synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data from a systematic review of 32 studies. The review reports that "active learning methods significantly improve safety motivation and internal locus of control compared to traditional passive instruction." No pooled effect size was computed due to methodological heterogeneity.

"The analysis reveals that active learning methods significantly improve safety motivation and internal locus of control compared to traditional passive instruction."

Discussion¶

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