Essays about: "Older adult"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words Older adult.

  1. 1. Accessibility in Social Media : Facebook and the Older Adult

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Angie Jeansson Hall; Arshed Al-Hadeethi; Jenny Gustafsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Older Social Media Users; Heuristic Evaluation; Inclusive Design; WCAG Compliance; Digital Exclusion; Facebook Usability; User Study;

    Abstract : In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the percentage of seniors using social media, yet few studies have been conducted to understand the challenges underlying social network utilisation by seniors. By understanding what motivates seniors to use social media, the difficulties they encounter while using them and what would be an inclusive social media from their perspective is paramount for designing inclusive user interfaces that suit this growing population. READ MORE

  3. 2. To what extent can explicit morphology instruction promote vocabulary development for older adolescent or adult learners of English as a foreign language?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Camilla Parment; Thore Hägglund; [2023]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; explicit teaching; higher education; morphological awareness; morphology; upper secondary education; vocabulary development;

    Abstract : Vocabulary development is important when it comes to learning a language, but it is also a challenging task. The Swedish syllabus focuses on implicit knowledge, and explicit teaching has been shown to have a positive impact on learners’ implicit knowledge. READ MORE

  4. 3. Childish Shelf - New purpose, no new purchase

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Signe Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This project is aiming towards designing to extend the lifespan of children’s belongings to reduce excessive owning and over consumption amongst parents. Today, there is an issue of parents of small children needing to own many of the same products that they often need to replace and exchange as the child grows older. READ MORE

  5. 4. Word-form recognition in 6-month-olds? Using event-related potentials to study the influence of infant-directed speech

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Bente Sand Aronsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Word-form recognition; event-related potentials; infant-directed speech; language acquisition; Igenkänning av ordformer; event-relaterade potentialer; barnriktat tal; språkinlärning;

    Abstract : By 4.5 months infants listen longer to their names compared to matched foils, which is the earliest empirically demonstrated sign of word-form recognition. This ability develops gradually in the first year of life and becomes increasingly advanced. READ MORE

  6. 5. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTION REGULATION AND EPISODIC MEMORY FROM A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Pamela Sumaili; [2023]
    Keywords : Emotion; cognitive reappraisal; emotion expression; memory; autobiographical memory; individual differences; development; middle-childhood; adolescence; preschool; adult; känslor; kognitiv omvärdering; känslouttryck; minne; självbiografiskt minne; individuella skillnader; utvecklig; mellanbarn; ungdom; förskola; vuxna;

    Abstract : Abstract The relationship between emotion and memory has been the subject of several fascinating investigations for decades now. From a developmental perspective, research has demonstrated that episodic/autobiographical memories improve in typically developing children from an early age through adulthood. READ MORE