Evolutionary Perspectives on Child Development and Education

Evolutionary Perspectives on Child Development and Education edited by David C. Geary, Daniel B. Berch.

This stimulating volume assembles leading scholars to address issues in children’s cognitive, academic, and social development through the lens of evolutionary psychology.Debates and controversies in the field highlight the potential value of this understanding, from basic early learning skills thro...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Geary, David C. (Editor), Berch, Daniel B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Evolutionary Psychology,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Personality.
Social psychology.
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 Development, Play, and Exploration in Early Learning
  • The Adaptive Value of Cognitive Immaturity: Applications of Evolutionary Developmental Psychology to Early Education
  • Teaching: Natural or Cultural?
  • Children’s Natural Ways of Educating Themselves Still Work–Even for the Three Rs
  • Object Use in Childhood: Development and Possible Functions
  • Guided Play: A Solution to the Play versus Learning Dichotomy
  • Part 2 Social and Moral Development
  • Eight Myths of Child Social Development: An Evolutionary Approach to Power, Aggression, and Social Competence
  • Adolescent Bullying in Schools: An Evolutionary Perspective
  • Fairness: What It Isn’t, What It Is, and What It Might Be For
  • Part 3 Evolved Biases and Cognition and Learning in the Modern World
  • Evolution and Children’s Cognitive and Academic Development
  • Adaptive Memory: Fitness-Relevant “Tunings” Help Drive Learning and Remembering
  • Adapting Evolution Education to a Warming Climate of Teaching and Learning
  • Cognitive Load Theory, Evolutionary Educational Psychology and Instructional Design
  • Beyond Academic Performance: The Effects of an Evolution-Informed School Environment on Student Performance and Wellbeing. .

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