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Peer reviewedAdams, Cynthia Carlton; Rebok, George W. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Considered the applicability of problem-solving concepts such as planfulness and depth of search to older adult cognitive behavior. Older adults (N=36) solved isomorphic inquiry problems. Half were given planning instructions. Planning instructions reduced the number of questions prior to solution and increased the informational value of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Ability, Gerontology
Direct linkThornton, James E. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
The article discusses learning as embedded processes of development and aging, and as social activity over the life course. The concept of life-span learning is proposed and outlined to discuss these processes as aspects of and propositions in life-span development and aging theory. Life-span learning processes arise and continuously develop in a…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Adult Development, Models
