1) The document summarizes a retention study investigating how much knowledge participants retained 4 months after completing boating safety courses, either online or in a classroom. 2) Preliminary findings showed a statistically significant but small decrease in test scores between initial and follow-up testing, indicating fairly good retention on average. 3) Early results also suggested retention may differ by age, boating frequency, gender, and state, warranting further study with a larger sample size as data collection continued.

1. Retention Study: Efficacy of Online Boating Safety Courses Conference Presentation Richard Deatz Bob Gossman Presented to: National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Wednesday, 30 September 2009

9. Preliminary Findings

10. Participant Descriptive Data

11. Participant Descriptive Data (cont.)

13. Retention Level by Age Group

14. Retention Level by Boating Frequency

15. Retention Level by Gender

16. Retention Level by State

18. Questions Retention Study: Efficacy of Online Boating Safety Courses Wednesday, 30 September 2009 Richard Deatz, email: [email_address] Bob Gossman, email: bgossman@humrro.org