BookStation

 Steve Croker?s The Development of Cognition is an exciting new text which offers a refreshing and contemporary account of the major theories and practical applications of children?s cognitive development from infancy onwards. Written in a clear and accessible style this comprehensive text enables students to carefully examine and critically assess the processes through which development occurs, together with the nature of the changes in language, perception, memory, conceptual understanding and problem-solving which take place.

The Development of Cognition is ideally suited for cognitive development modules typically
taught in the second and third years of undergraduate psychology courses throughout the world.

This textbook is autopackaged with CourseMate. CourseMate brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools that support the printed textbook and the textbook-specific website. CourseMate includes an integrated eBook and interactive teaching and learning tools including quizzes, flashcards, videos, and more and an EngagementTracker, a first-of-its-kind tool that monitors student engagement in the course.

Features

• Excellent thematic structure means that the chapters can easily map onto a lecture series. This could be a 10-12 week module, commonly found in EMEA universities, or instructors could also base longer or shorter courses around the book, either by omitting some topics or by devoting two weeks to selected topics.
• Broad and comprehensive coverage of all the topics required for modules in cognitive development which are not found in any other single textbook e.g. atypical cognitive development (autism in particular.)
• Rich pedagogical features including the following: questions throughout every chapter to encourage knowledge retention, ?box? features provide a focus on key issues in cognitive development, and discussion questions at the end of each chapter can be used by lecturers as formative or summative essay questions, or to frame in-class discussions.
• Extensive online support materials, including multiple choice questions, PowerPoint slides, ExamView Testbank and an instructor''s manual are available for this text.