Activate - Engage - Inspire
Within each chapter of this innovative topical text, the authors engage students by demonstrating the wide range of real-world applications of psychological research connected to child development. In particular, the distinctive Active Learning features incorporated throughout the book foster a dynamic and personal learning process for students. The authors cover the latest topics shaping the field of child development-including a focus on neuroscience, diversity, and culture-without losing the interest of undergraduate students. The pedagogical features in this text and the accompanying ancillaries’ package help students discover the excitement of studying child development, enhance their learning, and equip them with tools they can use long after the class ends.
Key Features
Test Your Knowledge
true/false prereading assessments compel students to consider their beliefs about child development-especially in terms of what they may think is “right.”
Each distinctive
Active Learning
activity solidifies students’ knowledge by connecting their personal experiences to the materials presented in the book.
The
Journey of Research
features provide students with a lens into scientific research, helping them understand that the “facts” as we know them today may change-sometimes substantially-in the future as our body of knowledge grows.
Accessibly-presented
neuroscience
coverage throughout reflects its increasing importance in of the study of in child development
Issues of
diversity and culture
give the broader picture of how the many different circumstances of children’s lives around the world influence each aspect of development.
The integrated coverage of
psychopathology
and developmental differences
provides students with a better understanding of the wide spectrum of human behavior.
The focus on
what constitutes evidence
explains and then reinforces the importance of convincing evidence within an agreed-upon framework.
The emphasis on
critical thinking and analysis
throughout encourages students to become good consumers of information on development
Best practices in
how to learn
are addressed throughout the book and online with the inclusion of guidelines, tools, and resources to inspire students to delve further into studying and understanding child development.
Early Praise for
Child Development: An Active Learning Approach
"I really like the approach/perspective of this book. I like the idea of ‘active learning to engage students in understanding development through the lens of scientific research.”
-Amanda R. Lipko,
The College at Brockport, State University of New York
“The authors can be commended for their ability to explain very complex concepts in a way that almost anyone can understand without oversimplifying or leaving out essential details.”
-Jessica Dennis,
California
State University, Los Angeles