In a statement, Baker said the findings âstrongly suggest a potent lifestyle intervention such as aerobic exercise can impact Alzheimer's-related changes in the brain. In another six-month trial,3 researchers investigated the effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive impairment in patients with VCI.
Paul Fitts (1964; Fitts & Posner, 1967) has proposed three stages (or phases) of learning: the cognitive, associative, and autonomous stages (see table 1.1).The cognitive stage is characterized by the learnerâs trying to figure out what exactly needs to be done.
Several approaches to learning styles have been proposed, one being based on the senses that are involved in processing information. An assessment of the patient's learning style is a fundamental step prior to beginning any educational activity. Determining the patient's learning style will help identify the preferred conditions under which instruction is likely to be most effective (Richardson, 2005). The most frequently used method of delineating learning styles is in describing visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. Table 3 outlines the characteristics and suggested teaching strategies for these types of adult learners. Visual learners prefer seeing what they are learning.