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Moon, Jung Aa; Brockway, Debra – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2019
The current study investigated how a guidance method that segments a complex task into simpler subtasks affects adults' inquiry-based learning in a science simulation environment. In a multivariate inquiry task, participants were asked to investigate the effects of all variables in one round of inquiry. In another group, participants were guided…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
Strom, Robert D.; Strom, Paris S. – Educational Gerontology, 2017
People are living longer so expectations of grandparents should be redefined. Learning for them should focus on fulfilling family and community roles to retain a sense of purpose. Grandparent education requires a willingness to learn from the observations of younger family members. The intergenerational perceptions of American grandparents were…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cultural Differences
Saal, Leah Katherine – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2016
This article focuses on the quantitative phase of a multiphase mixed methods study investigating adults' and families' access to government food assistance. The research evaluates participants' comprehension of, and ability to, adequately complete authentic complex texts--national food assistance application documents. Summative usability testing…
Descriptors: Food Service, Welfare Services, Poverty Programs, Federal Programs