Michelle C Carlson, Kirk I Erickson, Arthur F Kramer, Michelle W Voss, Natalie Bolea, Michelle Mielke, Sylvia McGill, George W Rebok, Teresa Seeman, Linda P Fried
Evidence for neurocognitive plasticity in at-risk older adults: the experience corps program
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
study focuses impact different variables nature language performance context taskbased instruction characteristics tasks discussed framework offered organize nature taskbased instruction relevant research framework used generate predictions regarding effects three different tasks personal information exchange narrative decisionmaking three different implementation conditions task unplanned planned without detail detailed planning variables fluency complexity accuracy study reports strong effects planning fluency clear effects also complexity linear relationship degree planning degree complexity however complex relationship discovered planning accuracy accurate performance produced less detailed planners addition interactions found task type planning conditions effects planning greater narrative decisionmaking tasks personal information exchange task results discussed terms attentional model learning performance highlight importance tradeoff effects goals complexity accuracy context use limited capacity attentional resources study contributes development cognitive models second language performance addresses number pedagogic issues