LEARNING ABOUT OLDER LEARNERS - TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES AS RESEARCHERS

Students in an experimental design class were trained in survey resear ch and gerontological research issues through a class project that inv olved interviewing older adults and resulted in a term paper written a s a journal manuscript. Various other aspects of the course, including statistical analysis library searches, informed consent issues, and d ealing with sexist and ageist language, were integrated into this clas s project. Benefits of this approach to teaching experimental design a re discussed.