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Designing training and instructional programs for older adults / Sara J. Czaja, Joseph Sharit.

Czaja, Sara J., (author.). Sharit, Joseph, (author.).

Summary:

An overview of the training and skills needs of older adults, and the challenges they face in acquiring and retaining skills in the face of modern employment requirements. Provides information on theories of learning and training design to take their challenges into account, and allow for the development of programs which will meet learner needs.

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  • ISBN: 9781439847879
  • Physical Description: xvi, 309 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Characteristics of older adult learners -- Training and Older Adults -- Learning and Skill Acquisition -- Retention and Transfer of Training -- Motivation, Anxiety, and Fatigue -- Human Information Processing System - the 'Learning Engine' -- Methods and Approaches to Instruction and Training -- Instructional System Design -- Multimedia and e-Learning -- Performance Assessment and Program Evaluation.
Subject: Older people > Education.
Instructional systems > Design.
Aging > Psychological aspects.

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