9780130857637

This solid, research-oriented overview of the field of child development provides chronological coverage on the subject. The well-organized volume is designed to make it easier for students to learn with a module-based format and six different kinds of features highlighting a specific aspect of child development and child-development research fully integrated with the volume. The volume addresses foundations of child development, the physical growth, cognition, social behavior and personality of infants and toddlers, preschool children, school-age children and adolescents. For those involved with and interested in child development.

Robert V. Kail is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University and he received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Kail has served as Associate Editor of the journal Child Development and is currently Editor of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association and was named a fellow in the American Psychological Society. He was also named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology by Ohio Wesleyan University. His research interests are in the area of cognitive development and focus on the causes and consequences of developmental change in the speed of information processing. Kail has also written The Development of Memory in Children, and, with John C. Cavanaugh, Human Development. Away from the office, he enjoys flying his Cessna 172, playing soccer with his daughter, and working out.

The Science of Child Development

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Research in Child Development

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Genetic Bases of Child Development

50

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Prenatal Development and Birth

74

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Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

110

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Cognition in Infants and Toddlers

150

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Social Behavior and Personality in Infants and Toddlers

182

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Physical Development in Preschool Children

212

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Cognitive Development in Preschool Children

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Social Behavior and Personality in Preschool Children

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Physical Development in School-Age Children

320

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Cognitive Development in School-Age Children

342

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Social Behavior and Personality in School-Age Children

386

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Physical Growth in Adolescents

428

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Cognitive Processes in Adolescents

454

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Social and Personality Development in Adolescents

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When I first taught child development in 1975, I used a brand new textbook that provided students with an excellent overview of the field. In the 25 years since, researchers have made incredible progress in understanding children's development (and I'm proud to have been among those contributing). Unfortunately, authors have been overly enthusiastic about the emerging knowledge, and textbooks have grown ever larger as more and more complex findings are added. The book I used in 1975 described the field in a concise 471 pages in the original edition but in 652 pages in the fifth edition, which appeared in 1999. As this and other excellent texts grew, my students complained to me that, with so much information in the book, they had difficulty separating the wheat from the chaff (an appropriate metaphor since I was teaching in the Midwestern United States).Greater length and complexity were only part of the problem. Most textbook authors avoid effective pedagogy like the plague. They (along with many instructors) seem to believe that students should learn on their own, without needing instructional aids. As a consequence, although child development texts still present a valuable overview of the field, they are not effective tools for student learning.A few years ago, I decided that a new book was needed--one that would meet instructors' needs for a solid overview of the field and one that would emphasize effective pedagogy designed to enhance students' learning.Childrenis my effort to meet these goals. This book is traditional in its organization: I begin with theories and methods, move to biological bases of child development, then cover four major phases in children's lives--starting with infancy and ending with adolescence. Where this book begins to differ from the competition is length: it has about 20 percent fewer pages than most competing texts. To make the truly important child development work stand out for students, I have deliberately omitted some topics and described others relatively briefly.But the focus on a student-friendly book is really evident in the way I've structured the entire book to help students learn about child development. One key aspect of the book is an emphasis on fundamental themes in child-development research. In Chapter 1, I describe four critical themes that pervade child-development research: Early development is related to later development, but not perfectly. Development is always jointly influenced by heredity and environment. Children help determine their own development. Development in different domains is connected.Then, throughout the book I use these themes to provide a solid foundation for students to understand different theories and the many facts of child development. The themes appear in review questions throughout the chapters and are highlighted in an "In Perspective" feature that appears at the end of each major phase of development (e.g., the preschool years, adolescence). The themes provide students with familiar anchors to use as they learn about children.I've also organized the chapters to make it easy for students to understand children and their development. Each chapter consists of two to five modules that provide a clear and well-defined organization to the chapter. Each module begins with a set of learning objectives and a vignette that introduces the topic to be covered. Within each module, all figures, tables, and photos are fully integrated, eliminating the need for students to search for a graphic. Similarly, boxlike feature material that is set off in other textbooks is fully integrated with the main text and identified by a distinctive icon, reflecting its importance in students' overall reading. Each module ends with several questions designed to help students cheek their understanding of the major ideas in the module.The end of each chapter includes sev

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