Child Development (Cummings-Clay)

by Lumen Learning

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Early childhood development is a complex and fascinating journey that encompasses various aspects of growth, from prenatal stages to early adulthood. In this book, we explore the intricate processes that shape children’s physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development. By examining the core principles, theories, and current research, this text provides a comprehensive framework to understand how children evolve over time and the factors that influence their development.

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Publisher
Lumen Learning
Subjects
Social Sciences, Early Childhood Education
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to Child Development
  7. 1.1: Nature vs. Nurture
  8. 1.2: Development of the Human Brain
  9. 1.3: Introduction to Life Span, Growth and Development
  10. 1.4: Lecture- Introduction to Life Span, Growth and Development
  11. 1.5: Culture
  12. 1.6: Cultural and Societal Influences on Child Development
  13. 1.7: Periods of Development
  14. 2: Foundations of Growth
  15. 2.1: Video- The Chemical Mind
  16. 2.2: Growth Stages 1- Infancy and Early Childhood
  17. 2.3: Early adverse experiences- what does the latest brain research tell us?
  18. 2.4: Moral development- forming a sense of rights and responsibilities
  19. 2.5: Socioemotional Development in Childhood
  20. 2.6: Small children, big cities
  21. 3: Research Strategies
  22. 3.1: APA Formatting- The Basics
  23. 3.2: Library and Research Sources
  24. 3.3: Appendix C- The Reflective Practitioner
  25. 3.4: APA References Page Formatting
  26. 3.5: Creating APA References Entries
  27. 3.6: Why Is APA Documentation Important?
  28. 3.7: APA Order of Major Sections
  29. 3.8: APA Title Page Formatting
  30. 3.9: APA First Main Body Page Formatting
  31. 3.10: APA In-Text Citations
  32. 4: Theories (Part I)
  33. 4.1: Cognitive Development- The Theory of Jean Piaget
  34. 4.2: Social development- relationships,personal motives, and morality
  35. 4.3: Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
  36. 4.4: Major theories and models of learning
  37. 4.5: Behavioral Psychology
  38. 5: Theories (Part II)
  39. 5.1: Incentive Theory of Motivation and Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
  40. 5.2: Motivation as self-efficacy
  41. 5.3: Cultural Psychology
  42. 5.4: Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the Classroom
  43. 6: Language Development
  44. 6.1: Human Language Development
  45. 6.2: Introduction to Language
  46. 6.3: The Structure of Language
  47. 6.4: Human Language and the Brain
  48. 6.5: Linguistic Relativity
  49. 7: Infancy
  50. 7.1: Physical Development
  51. 7.2: Nutrition
  52. 7.3: Cognitive Development
  53. 7.4: Language Development
  54. 7.5: Psychosocial Development
  55. 7.6: Video- What Do Babies Think?
  56. 8: Prenatal Development
  57. 8.1: Introduction to Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
  58. 8.2: Prenatal Development
  59. 8.3: Environmental Risks
  60. 8.4: Pregnancy
  61. 8.5: Childbirth
  62. 8.6: Maternal Mortality
  63. 8.7: Conception to birth — visualized
  64. 9: Early Childhood
  65. 9.1: Lecture- Early Childhood
  66. 9.2: Physical Development
  67. 9.3: Cognitive Development
  68. 9.4: Psychosocial Development
  69. 9.5: Childhood Stress and Development
  70. 10: Middle Childhood
  71. 10.1: Physical Development
  72. 10.2: Cognitive Development
  73. 10.3: Developmental Problems
  74. 10.4: Psychosocial Development
  75. 10.5: Learning and Intelligence
  76. 10.6: Learning Approaches
  77. 11: Adolescence
  78. 11.1: Introduction to Adolescense
  79. 11.2: Physical Development
  80. 11.3: Cognitive Development
  81. 11.4: Social Development
  82. 11.5: Lecture- Adolescence
  83. 12: Intelligence and Facilitating Complex Thinking
  84. 12.1: The Source of Intelligence
  85. 12.2: What Is Cognition?
  86. 12.3: Video- The Growth of Knowledge
  87. 12.4: Critical thinking
  88. 12.5: Creative thinking
  89. 12.6: Problem-solving
  90. 12.7: Broad instructional strategies that stimulate complex thinking
  91. 12.8: Individual styles of learning and thinking
  92. 12.9: Multiple intelligences
  93. 12.10: Measures of Intelligence
  94. 13: Frameworks for Maturation
  95. 13.1: Social and Personality Development in Childhood
  96. 13.2: Relationships and Families in Adulthood
  97. 13.3: Teaching is different from in the past
  98. 13.4: What are Education Philosophies?
  99. 13.5: Defining Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
  100. 13.6: Gender and Sociology
  101. 13.7: Video- Second Infancy
  102. 14: Early Adulthood
  103. 14.1: Lecture- Early Adulthood
  104. 14.2: Physical Development
  105. 14.3: Cognitive Development
  106. 14.4: Psychosocial Development
  107. 14.5: Types of Love
  108. 14.6: Activity- Love Attitude Scale
  109. 14.7: Work and Personality
  110. Back Matter
  111. Index
  112. Glossary
  113. Detailed Licensing
  114. Detailed Licensing