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Directed Forgetting For Typical And Distinctive Faces: Its Easier To Ignore The "Average Joe", Mitchell M. Metzger, Timothy Batdorf Mar 2008

Directed Forgetting For Typical And Distinctive Faces: Its Easier To Ignore The "Average Joe", Mitchell M. Metzger, Timothy Batdorf

Mitchell Metzger, PhD

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The Co-Mentoring Project: Overview And Outcomes, Renee A. Zucchero Jan 2008

The Co-Mentoring Project: Overview And Outcomes, Renee A. Zucchero

Faculty Scholarship

The Co-mentoring Project matched developmental psychology students with older adult volunteers for an intergenerational learning experience. Students conducted a biopsychosocial life review to increase understanding of older adult development and the continuity in lifespan development. Each student developed a summary paper containing the older adult's life history, a developmental analysis, and personal reflection. A project description, including the scholarship of teaching and learning, and an overview of its outcomes are presented. The project goal was accomplished; students positively evaluated learning outcomes and displayed a significant increase in knowledge about older adults and aging. Implications for college instructors are discussed. (Contains …