Active Aging: Learning English and Developing Fine Psychomotor Abilities.
Background: Recent studies highlight that cognitive processes involved in learning share neural pathways with those controlling fine motor skills. Building on this insight, the mini-EDUball method was developed to integrate cognitive and motor activities directly at the classroom desk. While this ap...
| Publicado en: | Experimental Aging Research Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 585 - 606 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul-Sep2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=194542268&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 194542268 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 0361073X 1HO jtl: Experimental Aging Research issn: 0361073X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul-Sep2026 vid: 52 iid: 4 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 194542268 191797378 194542268 194542268 10.1080/0361073X.2026.2635284 194542268 ppf: 585 ppct: 21 formats: tig: atl: Active Aging: Learning English and Developing Fine Psychomotor Abilities. aug: au: Baranowska, Karolina Dylewski, Radosław Fugiel, Jarosław Klichowski, Michał Rościszewska, Agnieszka Rokita, Andrzej affil: Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland sug: subj: Healthy Aging Psychosocial Factors Vocabulary Education English Language Education Learning Evaluation Psychomotor Performance Evaluation Motor Skills Evaluation Skill Acquisition Evaluation Hand Physiology Teaching Methods Outcomes of Education Human Funding Source Female Male Middle Age Aged Aged, 80 and Over Comparative Studies Course Content Pretest-Posttest Design Gamification Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance Post Hoc Analysis Questionnaires Experimental Studies Data Analysis Software Educational Technology Models, Educational Task Performance and Analysis Physical Activity Scales Summated Rating Scaling Structured Questionnaires Open-Ended Questionnaires Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Female Male ab: Background: Recent studies highlight that cognitive processes involved in learning share neural pathways with those controlling fine motor skills. Building on this insight, the mini-EDUball method was developed to integrate cognitive and motor activities directly at the classroom desk. While this approach has been applied successfully with children, its potential for older adults remains underexplored. Methods: This preregistered study addresses this gap by examining the impact of mini-EDUballs on English vocabulary acquisition and fine psychomotor skills in seniors. Seventy-three participants aged 60+ were assigned to four groups with varying uses of mini-EDUballs and motor exercises during a 12-week English course. Vocabulary and fine motor skills were assessed before and after the intervention. Results: All groups improved in vocabulary; however, gains under mini-EDUball – based instruction were not larger than those observed in the comparison groups. The findings further suggest that, when mini-EDUball is used with older adults, it may be preferable to implement simple games that engage fine motor skills alongside mental activity unrelated to the target material, rather than activities tightly coupled to the learning content. Notably, many participants reported skepticism about the ball-based methods. Additionally, fine psychomotor performance did not change significantly over time, and this lack of change was consistent across all groups. Conclusions: Overall, the study indicates that embodied, motor-enriched language instruction is feasible in older adults and may support vocabulary learning, although learner perceptions warrant careful consideration, and benefits for hand dexterity should not be inferred. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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