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Child Development and Education, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (January 11, 2024) © 2025

  • Teresa M. McDevitt University of Northern Colorado
  • Jeanne Ellis Ormrod University of Northern Colorado (Emerita)

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Title overview

Child Development and Education shows you how to apply child and adolescent development research and theory to your future classroom practices. It explores and demonstrates developmental phenomena, providing a thorough overview of growth, from infancy to late adolescence, within the domains of physical, socio-emotional and cognitive development. Observation guidelines, plus opportunities to practice analyzing what children say, do and create, can help you develop the skills needed to make informed decisions that meet every student’s needs.

The 8th Edition includes more than 975 new citations and provides cutting-edge perspectives on children’s growth, the scope of their experiences and research-proven teaching strategies.

Table of contents

  1. Introduction to Child Development
  2. Research and Assessment
  3. Family, Culture, and Society
  4. Biological Beginnings
  5. Physical Development
  6. Cognitive Development: Piaget and Vygotsky
  7. Cognitive Development: Cognitive Processes, Intellectual Abilities, and Self-Regulated Learning
  8. Language Development
  9. Academic Development
  10. Emotional Development
  11. Self and Social Understanding
  12. Self-Regulation and Motivation
  13. Moral Development
  14. Peers, Schools, and Society

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