Older adults set lower self-determined learning goals than younger adults¶
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q3 i2 Older adults reported reliably lower learning goals (how many of 72 items they hoped to learn) than younger adults. → Price 2010
Evidence¶
Price 2010¶
Price, Jodi; Hertzog, Christopher; Dunlosky, John. (2010). Self-Regulated Learning in Younger and Older Adults: Does Aging Affect Metacognitive Control? Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825580903287941
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Experiment 1 one-way ANOVA on self-determined learning goals stated before study; older adults' mean goal was 27.42 versus younger adults' 39.95, "F (1, 93) = 13.75, p < .001, ηp2 = .129". Younger adults' goals did not differ by allotted time.
"older adults reported reliably lower learning goals (M = 27.42, SE = 2.93) on average than did younger adults, (M = 39.95, SE = 1.88), F (1, 93) = 13.75, p < .001, ηp2 = .129"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Older adults restudy easy and medium items more than younger adults, and lower memory self-efficacy correlates with avoiding difficult items — related
- Dispositional performance goals negatively predict memory self-efficacy in younger and older adults — related
- High-performance feedback increases self-efficacy more than low-performance feedback, with comparable effects across younger and older adults — related
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Older adults set lower self-determined learning goals than younger adults |
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Older adults set lower self-determined learning goals than younger adults |
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