Understanding Cognitive Development provides a fresh, evidence-based research perspective on the story of childrens cognitive development in the first ten years of human life
Starting with a brief survey of the key theoretical positions that have come tdefine developmental psychology, the textbook then focuses on the different cognitive abilities as they emerge throughout early development Uniquely, it examines these in terms of their interdependence; that is how skills such as perception, memory, language and reasoning relate tone another This holistic treatment allows students tsee the many important intersections in this critical phase of human life development This textbook employs a novel design that will be of immense help tboth students and instructors and is intended tbe read at twlevels: at the first level, it provides a fully referenced explanatory account of experimental research on cognitive development with complete attention tthe needs of students whhave never been exposed texperimental methodology nor studies in cognitive development before
At the second level, and mapped directly ontnumbered sub-sections within the text, the author uses illustrative panels designed along the lines of PowerPoint presentations tsummarise studies and key findings, employing lots of pictorial material together with bullet-points tgive vividness and texture tthe material covered These panels are replicated on the accompanying companion website in PowerPoint for lecturers and students tmake further use of in teaching and revision Revision points are provided at the end of every chapter Rich in academic coverage, including a widespread database of the most important empirical research in the field, this textbook will be essential reading for students of cognitive development and developmental psychology across psychology and education
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