DiscoveringtheLifeSpan

Modular,Manageable,Meaningful-helpyourstudentsdiscoverthelifespan!?DiscoveringtheLifeSpan?providesstudentswithastrongbalanceofresearchandapplications.?Manyinstructorswouldliketocovertheentirelifespaninasingletermandhelptheirstudentsseethebigpicture.Theywantstudentstounderstandhowthedomainsofdevelopmentworktogetherandperhaps,mostimportantly,havetheirstudentstrulyconnecttothematerial.Thisremarkable?textdoesallofthis.Itsbalancedmodularformattreatseachstageoflifeandeachdomainequallythroughoutthetext.With?10chapters,3modulesperchapter,andonly?576pages,DiscoveringtheLifeSpanismoremanageableforinstructorsandstudents.Itallows?instructorstocoverallareasofthelifespanwithouthavingtosacrificecontentduringtheirone-termcourseandstudentsgetabettersenseoftheentireprocessofdevelopment.InteractiveresourceslikeMyDevelopmentLabandMyVirtualChildproduceameaningfullearningexperienceandpreparestudentstoapplycontenttotheirpersonalandfutureprofessionallives.?Teaching&LearningExperiencePersonalizeLearning–ThenewMyDevelopmentLabdeliversprovenresultsinhelpingstudentssucceed,providesengagingexperiencesthatpersonalizelearning,andcomesfromatrustedpartnerwitheducationalexpertiseandadeepcommitmenttohelpingstudentsandinstructorsachievetheirgoals.EngageStudents–Interactiveonlineresources,strongapplications,andinnovativepedagogyintegratedthroughoutthetextproduceameaningfullearningexperienceforstudents.Thesetools,alongwithin-textfeaturesencouragestudentstoapplythecontenttotheirpersonalandfutureprofessionallives.ImproveCriticalThinking–“Review,Check,andApply”sectionstiedtotheLearningObjectiveshelpstudentsclearlyunderstandwhattheyareexpectedtolearninagivensectionofthebook.?ExploreResearch–“FromResearchtoPractice”helpsstudentsseetheimpactofdevelopmentalresearchthroughoutsociety.UnderstandCultureandDiversity–In-text“CulturalDimensions”highlightissuesrelevantintoday’smulticulturalsociety.SupportInstructors-MyDevelopmentLab’sClassPrep,MyVirtualChild,videoembeddedPowerPoints,MyTest,clickerquestions,andaninstructor’smanualprovideextensivesupportforinstructors.Samplechapter?andmoreavailableonourpreviewsite!www.pearsonhighered.com/fall2011preview/#Psych