College Board
AP® Psychology Cognition and Language
I can remember what happened five years ago, but I can't recall what I did last week! High school psychology students analyze how memory, cognition, and language impact one another. Hands-on activities, memory exercises, and research...
American Psychological Association
Developing Adolescents
Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...
EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 8
Lights, camera, action! Math educators consider how to improve their instruction by examining a model of the five-practice problem-solving model involving a movie theater. Participants examine cognitive demand in relation to problem...
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 7
Designed specifically for math instructors, the seventh workshop of a 15-part series allows time to explore Webb's DOK, ponder open-ended questions, and create lessons to apply what is learned. Teachers craft high-quality math problems...
Tom Richey
Ella Newkirk: Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory
A comprehensive biographical slideshow of Swiss born scientist, researcher, Jean Piaget featuring his work studying his children to establish his theory of cognitive development.
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Educational Psychology Interactive: Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
A concise overview of psychologist Jean Piaget's cognitive development stages and details of his theory. Find charts and details of his theory focused on the development of children.
WebMD
Web Md: Children's Health: Piaget Stages of Development
Understand the four stages of cognitive development researched by the psychologist, Jean Piaget. Piaget studied the intellectual development in children.
Other
Moral Development and Moral Education
Looks at several theories of moral development including Piaget, Kohlberg, and Gilligan. Must click on Overview of Moral Development and Education on right side of screen. Links to several articles on moral education.
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Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Jean Piaget
A biography of psychologist, Jean Piaget, highlighting his theories of cognitive development in children. Identify and understand specifics of the three key parts of his cognitive theory.
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: Cognitive Development
Who is the smartest in your family? That's a no-brainer, you might think: it is clearly mom or dad. But what about your grandma and grandpa, are they smarter than mom and dad? How will things be in a few years from now, when you are done...
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Child Development: Stages of Intellectual Development
Provides details of Piaget's theory of intellectual development, used by many developmental psychologists. It contains a chart illustrating "Stages of Cognitive Development."
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Learning and Teaching: Piaget's Developmental Theory
Take a look at the research collected and theory developed concerning the child's cognitive development by Jean Piaget. Find the key ideas and the detailed stages of the theory.
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Psych Central: Early Sensitive Caregiving Has Lasting Influence on Development
An article breaking down recent studies reflecting the impact that early connection with senstive caregivers has on child emotional development.
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Jean Piaget Society
Learn more about Jean Piaget from this website. The site is dedicated to the study of human knowledge and development.
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Teaching and Learning Resources: Learning Theories
Presents a table comparing three major learning theories - behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Lists major theorists for each, the role of the teacher, key ideas, how learning happens, the place of educational technology,...
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All Psych: Chapter 3: Section 3: Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
Erikson and Piaget both studied human behavior to determine that we develop in the same system. While Piaget focused on cognitive development, solely intellectual, Erikson was drawn to explore the systematic stages of human psychosocial...
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Harvard University: Project Zero: Artful Thinking
Find engaging ways to integrate visual art and music into regular classroom instruction and strengthen cognitive thinking skills and abilities to reason creatively from multiple perspectives. Get great classroom questioning tips, case...
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Higher Education: Infancy
Click from here to lists of links on infancy, including physical, cognitive, social, and language development.
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Sage Publishing: Play and the Learning Environment
Play is an important vehicle for developing self-regulation as well as promoting language, cognition, and social competence. This chapter discusses the definition of the physical environment and play, the defining characteristics of...
Other
Pre History of Cognitive Science: Robert Burton: The Anatomy of Melancholy 1621
This site tells of Robert Burton's ideas and opinions on Cognitive Science; the site helps explain Robert Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy."
Other
W3 C: Making Content Usable for People With Cognitive and Learning Disabilities
This document is for people who make Web content (Web pages) and Web applications. It gives advice on how to make content usable for people with learning and cognitive disabilities. The Table of Contents can be accessed by clicking an...
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Companies: Critical Thinking Exercises
10 valuable critical thinking exercises ranging in subject matter. Includes questions and exercises regarding biological development, language usage, morals, values and ethics, and thought cycles.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Cooperative Extension: Publications: Adolescent Growth and Development
During adolescence, teens begin to change physically, cognitively, and psychosocially in preparation for adulthood. Comprehensive article, aimed primarily at an adult readership, describes how adolescents develop.
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Eric: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
The ERIC Council for Exceptional Children offers basic information about Pervasive Development Disorders in children with delay or deviance in their social, language, motor, or cognitive development.