RESEARCH TRAINING PARTICIPANTS
I appreciate your interest in participating in this training research. You have been randomly selected for my Online + Virtual Reality (VR) training. The Online training will take approximately 1.5 hours, and the in-person VR session should last 1 hour. The VR sessions are scheduled at the end of the Online training session. All of the VR sessions will be conducted in Room #1354 Ergo Lab- Patrick F. Taylor Hall. You have until 12:00 pm CST on April 18th, 2025, to complete this training.
Within 2 days after completing the entire training, including the consent form, pre-test, demographic survey, and post-test, you will be emailed a link to download your $25 gift card. Please ensure that you have indicated which class and professor or friend that referred you to my training research. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in touch with me at amitc97@lsu.edu or 214-682-6709.
Below is the Canvas link to the currently available Confined Space Training sessions.
Confined Space Training Signup:
Please follow these instructions to log into the Canvas LMS platform:
1. Create an account and login using this link: https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/P966JL
2. On the “Confined Space Training (Online Only)” page, click Modules
3. Click “Research Consent Form” and take quiz
4. Click Confined Space Safety: Pre-Test Exam, click “Take the Quiz”
5. Begin the Confined Space training beginning with Module 1: Introduction and Evaluation.
6. Complete Modules 1 through 4 in sequential order
7. On the Thanks but you’re not finished yet! page, click the “Doodle sign-up sheet” link
8. Finally, schedule your Virtual Reality (VR) training session
RESEARCH ABSTRACT
This research presents a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of four safety training modalities using confined space safety within the construction industry. The study evaluates safety training modalities: traditional in-person training, online e-learning training, in-person training supplemented with virtual reality (VR), and online training supplemented with VR. The study employs the pretest-posttest Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) design to evaluate participants’ knowledge retention and learning outcomes subjected to these training methods. Participants will undergo confined space safety training, and their knowledge will be evaluated both before and after training to determine the impact of each instructional method. By focusing on confined space safety, a high-risk and often unfamiliar topic for workers, the research aims to determine which training modality best improves safety awareness. By comparing the effectiveness of these modalities, the study intends to identify the most effective method for delivering confined space safety training, offering valuable insights to improve safety practices in high-risk construction environments
Contact information:
Albert Mitchell
214-682-6709 (mobile)
amitc97@lsu.edu (email)