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2.1 Introduction
2.2 Society’s views of elderly people
2.3 The older adult technology & usability
2.4 Age-related changes, learning and web environments
2.5 Age & sense of control, learning and web environments
2.6 Age & reminiscence, psychosocial theories and web environments
2.7 Learning perspectives
2.8 Theories of engagement
2.9 Flow theory
2.10 Arcs motivation model
2.11 Approaches to design
2.12 Thematic analysis
2.13 Overall conclusion
3. Methodology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Research Question
3.3 The research framework
3.4 The tests
3.5 Research ethics
3.6 Data collection techniques
3.6.1 Observations
3.6.2 Oral self-reports
3.6.3 Semi-structure interviews
3.7 Analytic framework
3.7.1 Steps of analysis
3.8 Chapter summary
4.1 Introduction
4.2 How the learning activities were created
4.3 Instructional design
4.4 The iterative process
4.5 Learning activities
4.5.1 Presentation
4.5.2 Drag and drop
4.5.3 Alphabet
4.5.3.1 Alphabet practice activity
4.5.3.2 Alphabet reinforcement
4.5.4 Guess the word
4.6 Chapter conclusions
5.1 Overall introduction
5.2 Capacity: an overarching theme
5.2.1 Learner performance & experience
5.2.2 Physical & sensory capacity
5.2.2.1 Visual acuity
5.2..2.2 Visual accommodation
5.2.2.3 Auditory capacity
5.2.2.4 Hand agility
5.2.2.5 Psychomotor movements
5.2.3 Cognitive capacity
5.2.3.1 Executive functions
5.2.3.2 Attention
5.2.3.2.1 The split-attention effect
5.2.3.3. Processing speed
5.2.3.4 Memory
5.2.4 Conclusion – capacity
5.3 Sense of control: an overarching theme
5.3.1 Introduction
5.3.2 Goal clarity
5.3.3 Self-confidence
5.3.4 Options
5.3.5 Expectation
5.3.6 Novelty
5.3.7 Errors
5.3.8 Achievement
5.3.9 Conclusion – sense of control
5.4 Reminiscence: overarching theme
5.4.1 Introduction
5.4.2 Reminiscence subthemes
5.4.3 Sense of the past
5.4.4 Memory
5.4.4 Them and us
5.4.5 Sense of the present
5.4.6 Sense of the future
5.4.7 Conclusion – reminiscence
5.5 Chapter summary
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The factors identified
6.2.1 Capacity
6.2.2 Sense of control
6.2.3 Reminiscence
6.3 Conclusive summary
7.1 Research approach
7.2 Limitations
7.3 Further studies
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