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Peer reviewedTaub, Harvey A. – Educational Gerontology, 1980
It is paradoxical that analog tasks are used in learning and memory studies of aging when older groups are less responsive or may terminate participation when faced with what they believe are meaningless stimuli or trivial tasks. Research with meaningful prose materials is recommended. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Learning Processes, Lifelong Learning, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedGagne, Ellen D. – Review of Educational Research, 1978
Variables affecting long-term retention are examined: (1) learner history--including ability, prior knowledge and self-confidence; (2) events (teaching techniques) occurring immediately before reading; (3) events occurring during reading; and (4) events in the retention interval, particularly practice effects. The ACT associationist model is used…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Literature Reviews
Meyer, Bonnie J. F. – 1980
B. J. F. Meyer's approach to prose analysis is utilized in this paper to examine differences in learning and memory of text by readers across the adult lifespan. The analysis system is described briefly and compared to other approaches. Several studies are then summarized that employ this hierarchical analysis system to study learner…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Style, Learning Processes, Memory
