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chapter two
Characteristics of older
adult learners
2.1 Overview
The objectives of this book are focused on understanding issues related
to learning and training and ultimately to improved design of training
and instructional programs for older adults. Our approach to these issues
is based on a human factors approach. The discipline of human factors is
concerned with understanding interactions among humans and other ele-
ments of a system and applies theory, principles, data, and other methods
to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system per-
formance (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2012). A central tenet
of huma