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Direct linkBayen, Ute J.; McCormack, Lauren A.; Bann, Carla M. – Educational Gerontology, 2005
A survey was conducted on 3,738 beneficiaries about their knowledge of the Medicare program as well as their reading habits, reading comprehension ability, and metamemory. Factor analysis yielded a reading and a metamemory factor. These factors explained variance in knowledge about Medicare above and beyond the variance explained by formal…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits
