It should be noted that
in both working groups there will be participation of end users (stratified sampling - retired teachers and nondemented
seniors), so as to provide for direct input concerning their perceived needs. Additionally, a needs analysis
survey (quantitative data) will be carried out, depicting seniors’ cognitive and metacognitive competences and
strategies. For this reason, an ‘Inventory of cognitive competence” is to be developed, including a 25-item measure
of the self-regulatory processes. The instrument design will be based on existing psychometric self-report measures,
while it will be tested for reliability and validity through a pilot study. The quantitative data will be analysed by
descriptive statistical methods (frequencies and percentages, indicators of central tendency, dispersion and
correlation), as well as multidimensional, multivariate analysis (principal component analysis, multivariate
regression analysis, cluster analysis etc.). Findings will be combined with those of the qualitative research, as well as
the State of the Art Report, to be used as a blueprint into setting course design specifications and building the
building the WISE materials. Finally, cognitive functionality measures will apply to participants in the study both
before as well as after the interventions. Data will provide a basis for the validation of the WISE materials and tools,
shedding light into the effectiveness of the cognitive-based interventions.