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Peer reviewedHarvey, Rhonda L.; Jahns, Irwin R. – Educational Gerontology, 1988
Asserts that older adults can profit from teaching techniques that address their unique abilities and needs, and that the learning performance of older adults can be improved by helping them to organize better the material to be learned. Presents practical suggestions on how advance organizers can be used to facilitate learning among older adults.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Advance Organizers, Learning Strategies, Lifelong Learning
Peer reviewedThompson, Dennis N. – Educational Gerontology, 1998
In experiment 1, 40 younger and 40 older adults used advance organizers with a 1500-word passage. Experiment 2 replicated the test with adults of limited verbal ability. Advance organizers were helpful only in restricted circumstances. They appeared to help those with limited ability to comprehend detail. (SK)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Older Adults, Reading Comprehension, Recall (Psychology)
Peer reviewedThompson, Dennis N. – Educational Gerontology, 1997
Thirty adults ages 53-85 and 28 adults ages 19-38 were randomly assigned to three groups to read six passages. One group received advance organizers prior to reading, the second got orienting instructions plus advance organizers, and the controls received neither . Orienting instructions significantly helped both age groups and greatly reduced…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Age Differences, Intervention, Middle Aged Adults
