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Thomas G. Power; Susan S. Baker; Karen V. Barale; M. Catalina Aragón; Jane D. Lanigan; Louise Parker; Karina Silva Garcia; Garry Auld; Nilda Micheli; Sheryl O. Hughes – Prevention Science, 2024
Researchers are increasingly using web-based technologies to deliver family-based, prevention programming. Few studies have examined the success of such approaches for families with low incomes. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of in-class and online engagement in a childhood obesity prevention program for parents with low…
Descriptors: Obesity, Prevention, Parent Education, Low Income Groups
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Carter, Kathleen; Pennington, Robert; Ledford, Elizabeth – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 2017
As adults with Down syndrome (DS) age, their strength decreases resulting in difficulty performing activities of daily living. In the current study, we investigated the use of video modeling for teaching three adults with DS to perform weight lifting techniques. A multiple probe design across behaviors (i.e., lifts) was used to evaluate…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Pilot Projects, Athletics, Physical Education
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Bankoff, Sarah M.; Sandberg, Elisabeth Hollister – Educational Gerontology, 2012
Previous research demonstrates that patients typically have difficulty remembering information presented during healthcare consultations. This study examined how older adults learn and remember verbally presented medical information. Healthy older adults were tested for recall in experimental and field settings. Participants viewed a five-minute…
Descriptors: Medical Evaluation, Verbal Communication, Older Adults, Recall (Psychology)
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Smith, Linda B.; Yu, Chen; Pereira, Alfredo F. – Developmental Science, 2011
Human toddlers learn about objects through second-by-second, minute-by-minute sensory-motor interactions. In an effort to understand how toddlers' bodily actions structure the visual learning environment, mini-video cameras were placed low on the foreheads of toddlers, and for comparison also on the foreheads of their parents, as they jointly…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Perceptual Motor Learning, Video Technology, Play