Attitude, Motivation, and Engagement of High School Students toward Traffic Safety Education in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Abstract

This research was conducted to explore students’ perspectives of motivation, attitude, and engagement on their dimensions toward traffic safety education in Vietnam and how dimensions of motivation and attitude, independently and simultaneously, affect dimensions of engagement, taking socio-demographic characteristics into account. The research was based on a questionnaire. A total of 302 respondents from a high school in Ho Chi Minh City participated in this research. The results showed that illegally riding motorcycles had a negative impact on traffic safety among high school students. While a high level of extrinsic motivation existed among students, moderate levels of engagement and low levels of attitude dimensions were found among them. Since all dimensions of motivation, attitude, and engagement significantly affect students’ perceptions of traffic safety education, innovative learning methods such as game-based learning need to take these dimensions into account in their implementation.