 |  Children, 7/e John W. Santrock,
University of Texas, Dallas
Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Web Links (Referenced in Text Margins)Challenges to Piaget
(http://www.dadi.org/theoryx2.htm)
Interviews with leading developmental psychology researchers such as Susan Gelman, Andrew Meltzoff, and Alison Gopnik discuss recent theory and research that challenge some of Piaget's ideas. |
| | | Memory Links
(http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/links.html)
Explore many different aspects of memory including working memory, remembering how and why, forgetting, memory games, and other topics. |
| | | Learning Technologies
(http://www.cilt.org/)
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, several institutions are joining forces to develop innovative learning technologies for improving children's education. Explore these sites to find out up-to-date information about such efforts as John Bransford at Vanderbilt. |
| | | Science Resources for Teachers
(http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/sc0cont.htm)
Explores critical issues in science and information about science videos. Links to supporting materials, a wide range of science projects, the National Science Foundation, AskERIC's lesson plans for science, and many other sites. |
| | | Multiple Intelligences
(http://eric.indiana.edu/www/indexdb.html)
The ERIC web site on multiple intelligences that includes many articles on Gardner's concept. |
| | | Multiple Intelligence Links
(http://www.angelfire.com/oh/themidas/links.html)
Extensive links to we sites with information about Gardner's multiple intelligences view, including Gardner's recent conceptualization of an eighth intelligence (naturalist), how technology can be used to enhance multiple intelligences, and Gardner's personal web site. |
| | | Cultural Bias and Testing
(http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric)
The Search ERIC Database web site. Type in the words "cultural bias and testing" and you will be able to examine a large number of articles on the topic. |
| | | Mental Retardation
(http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric)
The search ERIC Database web site. Type in the words "mental retardation" and you will be given an extensive list of articles on the subject. |
| | | Gifted Education
(http://www.edweek.com/ew/vol-16/07winner.h16)
Explore Ellen Winner's ideas about the miseducation of children who are gifted. |
| | | National Association of Gifted Children
(http://www.nagc.org/toc.htm)
This organization addresses the unique needs of children who are gifted. Includes information about summer and enrichment programs for these children |
| | | Exploring Gifted Education
(http://www.cec.sped.org/index.html)
The gifted education website of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. Links to more than 40 digests on specific topics in gifted education. |
| | | Harvard Project Zero
(http://pzweb.harvard.edu/)
Project Zero's mission is to enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts and other disciplines. This web site describes the Project's current direction and research, which include creativity and leadership, art works for schools, a visual thinking curriculum, an education and arts project, and Arts PROPEL, which involves an integration of teaching and assessment. |
| | | Teresa Amabile's Research
(http://dor.hbs.edu/fi_redirect.jhtml?facInfo=bio&facEmId=tamabile)
Teresa Amabile, a leading researcher in creativity, discusses her current research interest and lists her publications. |
| | | Csikszentmihalyi's Ideas
(http://www.newhorizons.org/crfut_csikszent.html)
This article by Csikszentmihalyi presents his thoughts on education. |
| | | Reading
(http://eric.indiana.edu/www/indexdb.html)
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication web site; includes an abundance of information about reading and links to many other related web sites. Among the topics are current research summaries, parent involvement in reading, children's literature on line, and poetry. |
| | | Reading Research
(http://156.40.88.3/reading.htm)
Research from the National Institute of child Health and Human Development addresses why children succeed or fail at reading. |
| | | Bilingual Education
(http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coe/depts/ci/bilingue/resources.html)
The web site of the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, an outstanding web site with extensive information and links to other bilingual education sites. |
| | | Motivation and Achievement
(http://www.mcrel.org/products/noteworthy/noteworthy/barbaram.asp [)
This article explores why student motivation is a problem in too many educational systems. Examines the conditions that foster the motivation to learn. |
| | | Intrinsic Motivation
(http://www.askeric.org/Eric)
This connects you with the Search ERIC Database. Type in the words "intrinsic motivation" and you will be able to read about such topics as the effects of individualistic vs. competitive motivation on intrinsic motivation and the impact of teaching strategies on intrinsic motivation. |
| | | Mastery Motivation
(http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/)
A link to the Search ERIC Database. Type in the words "mastery motivation" and you will be able to read about many aspects of the topic, including developmental differences in mastery motivation and mastery motivation and cognitive development. |
| | | Exploring Self-Efficacy
(http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/publications.html)
Frank Pajares' website with articles on such topics as self-efficacy, motivation, and math performance, current directions in self-efficacy research, strategies for inviting students to engage in self-efficacy, and students' perception of good teaching. |
| | | Self-Efficacy Resources
(http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/effpage.html)
Explore what self-efficacy is, Bandura's ideas, how self-efficacy can be assessed, and links to many other websites with information about self-efficacy. |
| | | Goal Setting
(http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/)
A link to the Search ERIC database. Type in "goal-setting" and you will be able to read about such topics as goal-setting and attribution. |
| | | Harold Stevenson's Research
(http://www.heartland.org/education/oct99/stevenson.htm)
In this interview, leading researcher Harold Stevenson's talks about his research on cross-cultural comparisons of achievement and his hope that our culture will raise our achievement expectations for students. |
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