The benefit of physical guidance for spatial learning increases with age¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? A regression with age predicting the unguided-minus-guided pointing error difference score showed the guidance advantage grows with increasing age. → Barhorst-Cates Erica M. 2017

Evidence¶

Barhorst-Cates Erica M. 2017¶

Barhorst-Cates Erica M., Rand Kristina M., Creem-Regehr Sarah H. (2017). Let Me be Your Guide: Physical Guidance Improves Spatial Learning for Older Adults with Simulated Low Vision. Experimental Brain Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-017-5063-8

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Cross-age regression on the pointing error difference score (Unguided Error – Guided Error) combining the older-adult sample with younger-adult data from Rand et al. (2015) Experiment 5. The article interprets this as the guide being more helpful for older adults.

"We ran a regression with age predicting the error difference score and found a significant relationship (B=.143, p<.04). For every one unit increase in age, the difference in pointing error between conditions increased by .143 units."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Age and Developmental Stage — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

Related Claims¶

• Average pointing error increases linearly with age across younger and older adults in a real-world low-vision navigation task — related
• Physical guidance reduces pointing error during low-vision navigation in older adults, indicating better spatial learning with a guide — related
• Auditory reaction-time measure of cognitive load did not differ between guided and unguided low-vision navigation in older adults — related
• Self-reported safety anxiety (SUDS) did not differ between guided and unguided conditions in older adults with simulated low vision — related