Descriptor
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Australia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedWiesenberg, Faye; Baine, David – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1994
Describes a systematic method for producing pictures to accompany textual instructional materials. The resulting instructional design model is then used in an attribute by treatment interaction study of post-secondary school students that was designed to investigate the role of analogical pictures in adult learners' acquisition of higher level…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Analysis of Covariance, Hypothesis Testing
Owens, David – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Reviews current findings of empirical research on older adult learning, notes key differences in how older adults and young people learn, and suggests strategies that could be used to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction designed for the elderly. (33 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals)
Download full textSanguinetti, Jill, Ed.; Hartley, Robyn, Ed. – 2000
The six state-based research centers of the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium (ALNARC) investigated the effects of inclusion of literacy and numeracy standards in Australia's national training packages and the standards' impact on the quality of learning and work outcomes. The six ALNARC projects, which used a case study…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
