An Empirical Assessment of an Activity to Teach Sensory Change in Aging

Autor/inn/en	Dickinson, Paige E.; Schwarzmueller, April; Martin, Bret
Titel	An Empirical Assessment of an Activity to Teach Sensory Change in Aging
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 41 (2014) 3, S.242-245 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628314537979
Schlagwörter	Females; College Students; Aging Education; Sensory Experience; Role Playing; Teaching Models; Pretests Posttests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Collegestudent; Ageing education; Altenbildung; Sinnerfahrung; Rollenspiel; Lehrmodell
Abstract	This study empirically tested the effectiveness of a brief, inexpensive aging simulation activity to educate traditional-aged students about sensory declines and their potential causes in older adulthood development. Students in a life-span development course wore specific props (e.g., thick gloves, earplugs, and obscured glasses) to simulate neuropathy, arthritis, sensory impairment, and fatty tissues loss, while carrying out a variety of physical tasks. Pretest-posttest analyses revealed that students who engaged in the simulation activity with discussion learned far more regarding sensory changes of aging than did students who passively listened to a lecture on the topic. These results provide evidence that an economical role-playing simulation can be a successful means for teaching students about sensory changes in older adulthood. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10