One Size Does Not Fit All: Older Adults Benefit From Redundant Text in Multimedia Instruction

The multimedia design of presentations typically ignores that younger and older adults have varying cognitive strengths and weaknesses. We examined whether differential instructional design may enhance learning in these populations. Younger and older participants viewed one of three computer-based...

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Main Authors: Barbara eFenesi, Susan eVandermorris, Joseph A Kim, David I Shore, Jennifer J Heisz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01076/full