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Life-Span Development, 8/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas - Dallas
Middle and Late Childhood
Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Chapter Outline

  1. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

      Body Growth and Proportion

      Motor Development

      Exercise and Sports

      Health, Illness, and Disease

        Accidents and Injuries

        Obesity

        Cancer

      Children with Disabilities

        Who Are Children with Disabilities?

        Learning Disabilities

        Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

        Educational Issues

  2. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

      Piaget’s Theory

        Piaget and Education

        Evaluating Piaget’s Theory

      Information Processing

        Memory

        Critical Thinking

        Metacognition

      Intelligence and Creativity

        What Is Intelligence?

        Controversies and Issues in Intelligence

        The Extremes of Intelligence

        Creativity

      Language Development

        Vocabulary and Grammar

        Reading

        Bilingualism









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