Child Development and Education with Observing
Children & Adolescents CD PKG.
3rd Edition
Teresa McDevitt, Jeanne Ormrod
Price: $103
Child Development and Education, Third Edition
is the only comprehensive child development
text written specifically for educators.
Written by a developmentalist and an educational
psychologist, it provides the coverage and
research found in the best child development
texts but also then helps readers understand
how to use this information as educators.
Another unique aspect of the text is how
it illustrates concepts using children's
and adolescents' school work, case studies,
and a three volume video CD that comes packaged
with the book. These features of the text
help readers actually see development, not
simply read about it. Unique features include
authentic student artifacts; observation
guidelines with educational applications;
development and practice features with concrete
strategies for facilitating student development
and learning; a chapter on development in
reading, writing, math, and science; and
extensive coverage of diversity and how as
an educator to help all students thrive.
Contents
Part I: Theory and Practice in Child Development
Chapter 1. Making a Difference in the Lives
of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Chapter 2. Using Research to Understand Children
and Adolescents
Part II: Foundations of Development
Chapter 3. Biological Beginnings
Chapter 4. Physical Development
Chapter 5. Family, Culture, and Community
Part III. Cognitive Development
Chapter 6. Cognitive Development: Piaget
and Vygotsky
Chapter 7. Cognitive Development: Cognitive
Processes
Chapter 8. Intelligence
Chapter 9. Language Development
Chapter 10. Development in Academic Domains
Part IV. Social and Emotional Development
Chapter 11. Emotional Development
Chapter 12. Development of Self and Social
Understanding
Chapter 13. Morality and Motivation
Chapter 14. Peers, Media, and Society
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Features
The Only Comprehensive Development Text Written
Specifically for Educators
More than any other development text, McDevitt/Ormrod
spells out the practical implications of
development theory and research and provides
concrete applications for educators to take
into the classroom.
Development and Practice features offer developmentally
appropriate concrete strategies for facilitating
student development and learning.
Observation Guidelines tables help students
learn to observe developmental nuances in
children and adolescents and also lay out
the educational implications of what is and
is not observed.
New!Applying Concepts in Child Development
tables at the end of each chapter provides
scenarios connected to developmental concepts
and allow students to practice applying their
knowledge of development in making educational
decisions.
The Difference Between ReadingAbout Development
and Seeing It
More than any other text, McDevitt/Ormrod
illustrates concepts with case studies; artifacts
from journals, sketchbooks, and schoolwork;
and digital video footage.
Each chapter begins and ends with a Case
Study and includes other integrated vignettes.
New! Interpreting Children’s Artifacts and
Actions feature provides practice in evaluating
student work and applying new knowledge authentically.
A set of 3 CDs with video segments, Observing
Children and Adolescents, allows students
to explore 14 topics, including Memory, Friendship,
and Families, from the perspective of children
from five age groups.
New and Expanded Content
New coverage of development in reading, writing,
mathematics, science, history, geography,
art, and music is added in Chapter 10, “Development
in the Content Domains.”
Separate chapters on Prenatal Development
(Chapter 3) and Physical Development (Chapter
4) are included.
Concrete practice for students in applying
developmental concepts in educational settings
receives even greater emphasis throughout
the text and in new features likeInterpreting
Children’s Artifacts and Actions and Applying
Concepts in Child Development.
Reviews
"I absolutely love the applied approach
that is taken in this textbook and believe
that this type of approach is optimal for
preservice teachers in their understanding
of child development...I find the artifacts
to be beneficial to my students (especially
teaching majors) by providing them with “evidence”
in the developmental processes of children.
-Kristen K. Williams, Ball State University
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