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Miller, Lisa M. Soederberg; Stine-Morrow, Elizabeth A. L.; Kirkorian, Heather L.; Conroy, Michelle L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
The authors investigated the effects of domain knowledge on online reading among younger and older adults. Individuals were randomly assigned to either a domain-relevant (i.e., high-knowledge) or domain-irrelevant (i.e., low-knowledge) training condition. Two days later, participants read target passages on a computer that drew on information…
Descriptors: Inferences, Age Differences, Adults, Reading Comprehension
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Miller, Suzanne Bonneau; Odell, Katharine H. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
Fluctuations in cognitive task performance in older individuals have been reported. To examine intraindividual variability as a function of practice, 34 younger and 34 older female participants, aged 20-30 years and 70-82 years, respectively, performed a reading span task 16 times over four sessions. Each individual's recall accuracy was analyzed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Young Adults, Older Adults, Females