Michael K. Gardner

Michael K. Gardner is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Utah. Professor Gardner received a B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University, and an M.S., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Psychology from Yale University, with a specialty in Cognitive Psychology. He has conducted research on memory and aging, analogical reasoning and human intelligence, cognitive skill acquisition, detection of deception using psychophysiological methods, and methodological issues in psychology. He has received over 1.1 million dollars in research funding from the US Department of Defense for his various research projects, and serves as a grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation.

Publications

What Cognitive Psychology Can Tell Us About Educational Computer Games
What Cognitive Psychology Can Tell Us About Educational Computer Games
Michael K. Gardner, David L. Strayer. © 2021. 18 pages.
Developers of educational computer games often have incomplete knowledge of the cognitive abilities of learners, yet this knowledge can be useful in informing game design. This...
Handbook of Research on Serious Games for Educational Applications
Handbook of Research on Serious Games for Educational Applications
Robert Z. Zheng, Michael K. Gardner. © 2017. 496 pages.
Games have been part of the entertainment industry for decades. Once only considered viable for personal entertainment, virtual gaming media is now being explored as a useful...
What Cognitive Psychology Can Tell Us About Educational Computer Games
What Cognitive Psychology Can Tell Us About Educational Computer Games
Michael K. Gardner, David L. Strayer. © 2017. 18 pages.
Developers of educational computer games often have incomplete knowledge of the cognitive abilities of learners, yet this knowledge can be useful in informing game design. This...
Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs
Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs
Robert Z. Zheng, Robert D. Hill, Michael K Gardner. © 2013. 420 pages.
The study of older adults and internet use has emerged as a specific area of interest which covers a wide range of topics ranging from behaviors of senior adults in information...
Training Older Adults to Improve their Episodic Memory: Three Different Approaches to Enhancing Numeric Memory
Training Older Adults to Improve their Episodic Memory: Three Different Approaches to Enhancing Numeric Memory
Michael K Gardner, Robert D. Hill. © 2013. 21 pages.
This chapter reviews the episodic memory difficulties typically encountered by older adults. It presents data that demonstrates that mnemonic interventions can improve episodic...