Review

Directions:

Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2-3 paragraphs in length.

Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.

Copy and paste each question into the document, so your Instructor can see which questions you are answering.

Explain what development is and why the study of development-particularly school-age and adolescent development-is important.

Identify and briefly describe at least two contemporary concerns (e.g., health and well-being, parenting and education, sociocultural contexts and diversity, and/or social policy) in the study of development.

Then, explain how these concerns might factor into the study of school-age and adolescent development, using specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Identify and briefly describe the three main developmental processes. Then, explain how these processes may be "bidirectional," using at least two specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Blume, L. B., & Zembar, M. J. (2007). Middle childhood to middle adolescence. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson [Vital Source e-reader].

Chapter 1, "Studying Middle Childhood and Adolescence"