✍ Scribed by David C. Geary, Daniel B. Berch (eds.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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 through emerging social relationships in adolescence, with implications for academic outcomes, curriculum development, and education policy.Children’s evolved tendency toward play and exploration fuels an extended discussion on child- versus adult-directed learning, evolutionary bases are examined for young learners’ moral development, and contemporary theories of learning and memory are viewed from an evolutionary perspective.Along the way, contributors’ recommendations illustrate real-world uses of evolution-based learning interventions during key developmental years.
Among the topics covered:
Evolutionary Perspectives on Child Development and Education will interest researchers and graduate students working in diverse areas such as evolutionary psychology, cultural anthropology, human ecology, developmental psychology, and educational psychology. Researchers in applied developmental science and early education will also find it useful.
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Adaptive Value of Cognitive Immaturity: Applications of Evolutionary Developmental Psychology to Early Education....Pages 3-32
Teaching: Natural or Cultural?....Pages 33-65
Children’s Natural Ways of Educating Themselves Still Work: Even for the Three Rs....Pages 67-93
Object Use in Childhood: Development and Possible Functions....Pages 95-115
Guided Play: A Solution to the Play Versus Learning Dichotomy....Pages 117-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Eight Myths of Child Social Development: An Evolutionary Approach to Power, Aggression, and Social Competence....Pages 145-166
Adolescent Bullying in Schools: An Evolutionary Perspective....Pages 167-191
Fairness: What It Isn’t, What It Is, and What It Might Be For....Pages 193-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Evolution and Children’s Cognitive and Academic Development....Pages 217-249
Adaptive Memory: Fitness-Relevant “Tunings” Help Drive Learning and Remembering....Pages 251-269
Adapting Evolution Education to a Warming Climate of Teaching and Learning....Pages 271-290
Cognitive Load Theory, Evolutionary Educational Psychology, and Instructional Design....Pages 291-306
Beyond Academic Performance: The Effects of an Evolution-Informed School Environment on Student Performance and Well-being....Pages 307-347
Erratum to: Chapter 5 Guided Play: A Solution to the Play Versus Learning Dichotomy....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 349-356
Personality and Social Psychology;Child and School Psychology
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