0205788599 / 9780205788590 Development Through the Lifespan (with MyDevelopmentLab with E-Book Student Access Code Card)
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0205669115 / 9780205669110 MyDevelopmentLab with E-Book Student Access Code Card
0205687938 / 9780205687930 Development Through the Lifespan
About the Text:A best-selling text unparalleled in its approach to teaching human development, Berk’s Development Through the Lifespan is relied upon in classrooms worldwide for its clear, engaging writing style, exceptional cross-cultural focus, rich examples, and long-standing commitment to presenting the most up-to-date scholarship while also offering students research-based, practical applications that they can relate to their personal and professional lives.
Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher, has revised the text with new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, and an enhanced focus on many social policy issues, while emphasizing the lifespan perspective throughout. The latest theories and findings in the field are made accessible to students in a manageable and relevant way. Berk’s signature storytelling style invites students to actively learn beside the text’s “characters.” Students are provided with an especially clear and coherent understanding of the sequence and underlying processes of human development, emphasizing the interrelatedness of all domains—physical, cognitive, emotional, social—throughout the text narrative and in special features.
Berk also helps students connect their learning to their personal and professional areas of interest. Her voice comes through when speaking directly about issues students will face in their future pursuits as parents, educators, health care providers, social workers, and researchers. As members of a global and diverse human community, students are called to intelligently approach the responsibility of understanding and responding to the needs and concerns of both young and old.
While carefully considering the complexities of human development, Berk presents classic and emerging theories in an especially clear, engaging writing style, with a multitude of research-based, real-world, and cross-cultural examples. Strengthening the connections among developmental domains and of theory and research with applications, this edition's extensive revision brings forth the most recent scholarship, representing the changing field of human development.
Visit the Preview Website to see sample chapters, get information on the supplements (including sample videos and on-line simulations), and much more: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/berkls5epreview
About MyDevelopmentLab:
MyDevelopmentLab is an easy-to-use learning management system. Students complete an online self-assessment, and the results generate a customized self-study plan, including a variety of tools to help them master the material. MyDevelopmentLab then reports these results to the instructor. It is an interactive and instructive multimedia resource that can be used as a supplement to a traditional lecture course or can be used to completely administer an online course. Its power lies in its design as an all-inclusive tool, combining an online version of the textbook plus multimedia tutorials, simulations, biographies, and controlled assessments to completely engage students and reinforce learning.
New in Berk's MyDevelopmentLab for Development Through the Lifespan, 5/e
NEW! Now contains Virtual Child
NEW! Careers in Lifespan Development explains how studying lifespan development is essential for a wide range of career paths. Features 28 career overviews and contains interviews with actual practitioners, educational requirements, typical day-to-day activities, and links to websites for additional information.
The production of MyDevelopmentLab that accompanies Laura Berk’s textbooks was overseen in its entirety by the author.
| 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful  Development Across the Lifespan, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Development Through the Lifespan (with MyDevelopmentLab with E-Book Student Access Code Card) (5th Edition) (Hardcover) I was not very happy with my purchase. This is because I did not recieve everything that I was under the impression of purchasing. When the title of your purchase says "Develpment Across the Lifespan (With MyDevelopmentLab with E-Book student access code card", that is what I expect to get, and I needed all of that for my class. I only recieved the book and no access code, therefore was not able to access the online material. I was also not happy with the fact that I had no one to contact about this problem, and had no choice but to keep the book. Overall, this was a very disappointing purchase. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful  Great textbook, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Development Through the Lifespan (5th Edition) (Hardcover) This is one of the best textbooks that I have read. It is clear and easy to understand. There are lots of short stories, pictures, diagrams, ect. It is fun to read and it's a textbook. The book does a great job of making the definitions easy to find and understand. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful  Instructive book, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Development Through the Lifespan (5th Edition) (Hardcover) Very instructive book, easy to read, uses logic to present facts. Recommended for students as well as individuals interested in human psychological development. Excellent delivery service as well. The product arrived in perfect shape. |
| 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful Broad Overview Text, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Invitation to the Life Span (Loose-Leaf) (Loose Leaf) This loose leaf version of the text is an amazing bargin. However, the publisher did not take into account how you would store the papers - the holes punched in it do NOT fit in a standard 3-ring binder, they are not spaced properly. This happened to every student in my course.The text provides an informative, easy-to-read introduction to developmental psychology. Some students found the numerous side notes to be a bit distracting while going through their chapters. 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful invitation to the life span (LOOSE LEAF ED.), This review is from: Invitation to the Life Span (Loose-Leaf) (Loose Leaf) The information in the book is great but that's the only thing that is. I bought this book thinking it was actually going to be as easy as just slipping it into my binder. to start off, the biggest fault in this is that it will not fit into a 3 ring binder. I'm not sure if in other countries they use different sized binders (cause its an international ed.) but it will not fit into any binder that i have seen. apart from that the pages are so cheaply made and it's aggravating enough that you cant flip through pages but its even more aggravating that when you do try to flip through pages the pages rip. It is quite frustrating and for 20 dollars more i would rather have saved myself the frustration and bought the softcover. Hope this helps anybody who is trying to save a buck. IT IS NOT WORTH IT BUY THE NORMAL BOOK!!! 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful great service, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Invitation to the Life Span (Paperback) the book was quick to arrive and was actually new like i was told. will buy from you again. keep it up |
| 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful Broad Overview Text, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Invitation to the Life Span (Loose-Leaf) (Loose Leaf) This loose leaf version of the text is an amazing bargin. However, the publisher did not take into account how you would store the papers - the holes punched in it do NOT fit in a standard 3-ring binder, they are not spaced properly. This happened to every student in my course.The text provides an informative, easy-to-read introduction to developmental psychology. Some students found the numerous side notes to be a bit distracting while going through their chapters. 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful invitation to the life span (LOOSE LEAF ED.), This review is from: Invitation to the Life Span (Loose-Leaf) (Loose Leaf) The information in the book is great but that's the only thing that is. I bought this book thinking it was actually going to be as easy as just slipping it into my binder. to start off, the biggest fault in this is that it will not fit into a 3 ring binder. I'm not sure if in other countries they use different sized binders (cause its an international ed.) but it will not fit into any binder that i have seen. apart from that the pages are so cheaply made and it's aggravating enough that you cant flip through pages but its even more aggravating that when you do try to flip through pages the pages rip. It is quite frustrating and for 20 dollars more i would rather have saved myself the frustration and bought the softcover. Hope this helps anybody who is trying to save a buck. IT IS NOT WORTH IT BUY THE NORMAL BOOK!!! 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful great service, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Invitation to the Life Span (Paperback) the book was quick to arrive and was actually new like i was told. will buy from you again. keep it up |
