Health and Aging/ Memory

http://helpguide.org/life/improving_memory.htm
Are there games? Not on the main webpage, no, but the site does have links elsewhere which include memory-improvement games.

What advice does the site give? The site includes advice on health and aging related to memory improvement, as well as a list of general guidelines for improving memory and a list of mnemonic devices that can also help improve memory.

Is the advice useful? The advice is essentially the same advice you’d get from health magazines, self-help books, the textbook for this class, and anywhere else a student would look for tips on improving their memory. The advice, of course, would have to be tried out to determine if it was useful, but it sounds legitimate and practical.

Authority? The website is a .org site, and its external links lead the viewer to other sites, which include .edu, .org, an AARP site, a site linked to Duke, and other apparently reliable sources. Two of the webpage’s writers are M.A.s

Accuracy? The information seems accurate, though I can’t really vouch for the medical-related information, not knowing much about it. There are no glaring errors in the section on memory improvement techniques. I see no reason why the information should not be considered accurate.

Timeliness? The site is copyrighted as 2001-2008, so it is probably fairly recent. The page itself was last modified in November 2007, so it is only about two years old.

Objectivity? The page appears academic and professionally written, and the information seems valid and doesn’t promise any quick results. It’s essentially a how-to guide. There’s no reason to doubt the information as presented on the page is anything but objective.