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Child and Adolescent Development for Educators, 2/e
Judith Meece, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Student Study Guide by Nancy Defrates-Densch

Cognitive Development: Information Processing and Intelligence Theories

Chapter Outline

INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORIES

  • Key Concepts in Information Processing Theory
  • Developmental Processes
  • Implications of Information Processing
  • Theories for Teaching

INTELLIGENCE THEORIES AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

  • Key Concepts in Intelligence Theories
  • Developmental Changes in Intelligence
  • Stability and Chance in Intelligence
  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
  • Schooling Influences on Intellectual Development

GROUP DIFFERENCES IN COGNITIVE ABILITIES

  • Racial and Ethnic Differences
  • Performance Differences between Genders
  • What Can Schools Do?

TELEVISION, COMPUTERS, AND CHILDREN'S LEARNING

  • Television: The 15,000-Hour Curriculum
  • Computers and CHILDREN'S Learning