Designing training and instructional programs for older adults. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sara J. Czaja, Joseph Sharit.
• Authors: Czaja, Sara J; Sharit, Joseph
• Contents: Introduction and Overview ; Demographic Trends; Societal trends; Content of the Book and Approach to the Topic; Recommended Reading; ; Characteristics of Older Adult Learners; Overview; Demographic Profile; Abilities and Older Adults; Summary; Recommended Reading; ; Training Older Adults: An Overview; Introduction; Aging and Learning: An Overview; Recommendations; Recommended Reading; ; Learning and Skill Acquisition; Learning; Skill Acquisition; Recommendations; Recommended Reading; ; Retention and Transfer of Training; Retention; Transfer of Training; Recommendations; ; Motivation, Anxiety, and Fatigue; Motivation; Anxiety; Fatigue; Recommendations; Recommended Reading; ; The Human Information Processing System—The "Learning Engine"; Revisiting Age-Related Declines in Cognitive Abilities; An Overview of Human Information Processing; A Closer Look at the Role of Information Processing; Cognitive Load Theory and Working Memory; Synthesis: Human Information-Processing System Model with Implications for Older Learners; Recommendations; Recommended Reading; ; Methods and Approaches to Instruction and Training; Historical Background; The Importance of Sequencing in Instructional Design; Strategies for Sequencing the Order of Instruction; Sequencing Worked Examples and Problem-Solving Exercises; The Four-Component Instructional Design (4C/ID) Model; Active Versus Passive Learning; The Teach-Back and Teach-to-Goal Strategies; Other Ideas and Approaches to Instructional Design; Recommendations; Recommended Reading; ; Instructional System Design; Historical Background; A Human Factors Perspective to the ISD Model; How Does Age Impact the Human Factors–Influenced ISD Model?; The ADDIE Model; Recommendations; Recommended Reading; ; Multimedia and e-Learning; Multimedia; e-Learning; Avatars and Virtual Worlds; Recommendations; Recommended Reading; ; Performance Assessment and Program Evaluation; Introduction; Models and Approaches to Training Evaluation; Assessment of Training Outcomes; Summary; Recommended Reading; ; Conclusions and Synthesis; Introduction; Exemplar Applications; Themes; References; ; Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 374; Older people -- Education; Instructional systems -- Design; Aging -- Psychological aspects; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439848470; 1439848475
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.