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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Supporting older adults for their reading comprehension of procedural sentences -Analysis of signaling effects-

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15530440
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Educational psychology
Research InstitutionOsaka Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

YAMAMOTO Hiroki  Osaka Gakuin University, Faculty of Distribution, Associate Professor, 流通科学部, 助教授 (30245188)

Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2005
Keywordssignaling effect / reading comprehension / procedural sentences / organizational strategy / explicitness of signals / strategy utilization
Research Abstract

Technical writers often highlight the top-level structure of procedural sentences by means of signals such as spacing and headings inserted between them in order to make the structure of instructions clear. Presenting these signals is called as signaling. Signaling effects on reading comprehension with older adults have not been studied yet. But, the previous studies related to this theme suggest that signaling changes organizational strategies into more sophisticated ones and this mediation promotes reading comprehension and memory of them by older adults (Strategy Switch Hypothesis). According to this hypothesis, when signals promoting that strategy changes are used, they can support older adults for their reading and memory of procedural sentences. From the study conducted to perform this object, the mechanism of signing effects with older adults can be made clear.
This study investigated the effect of explicitness of signals in order to consider the cognitive aging mechanism of sign … More aling effects on older adults' memory of procedural sentences. We could operate the explicitness levels of signaling, though there are many types of signaling. According to levels of explicitness, experimental participants could be divided into three groups : No-Explicitness Group, Low-Explicitness Group, and High-Explicitness Group. The object of this study is to investigate the cognitive aging mechanism how different explicitness of signaling promotes strategy changes during reading comprehension processes and this mediation increases reading comprehension and memory of procedural sentences by older adults.
In the Study 1, comparison between No-Explicitness Group and Low-Explicitness Group was made. In the study 2, comparison between No-Explicitness Group and High-Explicitness Group was made. Based on these two studies, each finding was integrated. After that, the cognitive aging mechanism how different signaling has effects on memory of procedural sentences by older adults was investigated. Less

  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2004

All Journal Article (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 住まいにおける高齢者と操作手順の学習支援2004

    • Author(s)
      山本 博樹
    • Journal Title

      基礎心理学研究 23巻1号

      Pages: 77-82

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 理解・学習における「図」の役割とは?-支援の観点からの検討-2004

    • Author(s)
      山本 博樹
    • Journal Title

      日本教育心理学会フォーラム・レポート FR-2004-04

      Pages: 22-26

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Older adults and their residences and supporting them for learning procedures to operate home equipment.2004

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Yamamoto
    • Journal Title

      The Japanese Journal of Psychonomic Science Vol.23 No.1

      Pages: 77-82

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] What is the role of "diagram" in reading comprehension and learning? -From a perspective of their support-.2004

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Yamamoto
    • Journal Title

      Educational Psychology Forum Report of The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology FR-2004-04

      Pages: 22-26

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2007-12-13  

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