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A Dynamic Systems Approach to Development

Author : Linda B. Smith
Publisher : Bradford Book
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Dynamic Systems Approach to Development written by Linda B. Smith and published by Bradford Book. This book was released on 1993 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dynamic Systems Approach to Development explores the value of dynamical systems principles for solving the enduring puzzles of development, including the ultimate source of change, the problems of continuity and discontinuities, and nonlinear outcomes and individual differences. What do laser lights, crystals, walking, reaching, and concepts have in common? All are complex dynamic systems. Over the last decade, the burgeoning fields of synergetics and nonlinear dynamics have shown in mathematically precise ways how such complex systems can produce emergent order from the cooperation of many simpler elements. A Dynamic Systems Approach to Development explores the value of dynamical systems principles for solving the enduring puzzles of development, including the ultimate source of change, the problems of continuity and discontinuities, and nonlinear outcomes and individual differences. This companion volume to the forthcoming A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action shows how the ideas of dynamic systems may form the basis for a new theory of human development. The problems considered include areas of motor development, perceptual and cognitive development, and social development. The use of dynamic systems ranges from the metaphorical to the rigorously mathematical, but in all cases the contributions present a step forward in developmental theory.

Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development

Author : Gary G. Fogal
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027261148
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development by : Gary G. Fogal

Download or read book Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development written by Gary G. Fogal and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume integrates complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) and L2 writing scholarship through a collection of in-depth studies and commentary across a range of writing constructs, learning contexts, and second and foreign languages. The text is arranged thematically across four topics: (i) perspectives on complexity, accuracy, and fluency, (ii) new constructs, approaches, and domains of L2-writing scholarship, (iii) methodological issues, and finally (iv) curricular perspectives. This work should appeal to graduate students and academics interested in expanded discussions on CDST, highlighting its utility for theorizing and researching language change, and to L2 writing scholars curious about how this fresh approach to researching L2 development can inform understandings of how L2 writing develops. As a CDST approach to language change has matured and taken a place among the dominant epistemologies in the field, students and researchers of L2 development alike will benefit from this volume.

A Dynamic Systems Approach of Adolescent Development

Author : E. Saskia Kunnen
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1848720378
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (487 download)

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Book Synopsis A Dynamic Systems Approach of Adolescent Development by : E. Saskia Kunnen

Download or read book A Dynamic Systems Approach of Adolescent Development written by E. Saskia Kunnen and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamic systems models are rapidly advancing the field of developmental psychology, in particular adolescence, by examining the processes of development alongside how adolescents change. This book covers both the theoretical and technical principles for applying dynamic systems.

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

Author : E. Saskia Kunnen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351678329
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis Psychosocial Development in Adolescence by : E. Saskia Kunnen

Download or read book Psychosocial Development in Adolescence written by E. Saskia Kunnen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over recent years, it has become clear that group-based approaches cannot directly be used to understand individual adolescent development. For that reason, interest in dynamic systems theory, or DST, has increased rapidly. Psychosocial Development in Adolescence: Insights from the Dynamic Systems Approach covers state-of-the-art insights into adolescent development that have resulted from adopting a dynamic systems approach. The first chapter of the book provides a basic introduction into dynamic systems principles and explains their consequences for the study of psychosocial development in adolescence. Subsequently, different experts discuss why and how we should apply a dynamic systems approach to the study of the adolescent transition period and psychological interventions. Various examples of the application of a dynamic systems approach are showcased, ranging from basic to more advanced techniques, as well as the insights they have generated. These applications cover a variety of fundamental topics in adolescent development, ranging from the development of identity, morality, sexuality, and peer networks, to more applied topics such as psychological interventions, educational dropout, and talent development. This book will be invaluable to both beginner and expert-level students and researchers interested in a dynamic systems approach and in the insights that it has yielded for adolescent development.

Whole-Child Development, Learning, and Thriving

Author : Pamela Cantor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108960170
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Whole-Child Development, Learning, and Thriving written by Pamela Cantor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We discuss whole-child development, learning, and thriving through a dynamic systems theory lens that focuses on the United States and includes an analysis of historical challenges in the American public education system, including inequitable resources, opportunities, and outcomes. To transform US education systems, developmental and learning scientists, educators, policymakers, parents, and communities must apply the knowledge they have today to 1. challenge the assumptions and goals that drove the design of the current US education system, 2. articulate a revised, comprehensive definition of whole-child development, learning, and thriving that accepts rather than simplifies how human beings develop, 3. create a profound paradigm shift in how the purpose of education is described in the context of social, cultural, and political forces, including the impacts of race, privilege, and bias and 4. describe a new dynamic 'language' for measurement of both the academic competencies and the full set of 21st century skills.

The Cambridge Handbook of Environment in Human Development

Author : Linda Mayes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139536168
Total Pages : 741 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Environment in Human Development written by Linda Mayes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Families, communities and societies influence children's learning and development in many ways. This is the first handbook devoted to the understanding of the nature of environments in child development. Utilizing Urie Bronfenbrenner's idea of embedded environments, this volume looks at environments from the immediate environment of the family (including fathers, siblings, grandparents and day-care personnel) to the larger environment including schools, neighborhoods, geographic regions, countries and cultures. Understanding these embedded environments and the ways in which they interact is necessary to understand development.

The Dynamical Systems Approach to Cognition

Author : Wolfgang Tschacher
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981256439X
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (125 download)

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Book Synopsis The Dynamical Systems Approach to Cognition by : Wolfgang Tschacher

Download or read book The Dynamical Systems Approach to Cognition written by Wolfgang Tschacher and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shared platform of the articles collected in this volume is usedto advocate a dynamical systems approach to cognition. It is arguedthat recent developments in cognitive science towards an account ofembodiment, together with the general approach of complexity theoryand dynamics, have a major impact on behavioral and cognitivescience.

A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action

Author : Esther Thelen
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262700597
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action by : Esther Thelen

Download or read book A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action written by Esther Thelen and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action presents a comprehensive and detailed theory of early human development based on the principles of dynamic systems theory. Beginning with their own research in motor, perceptual, and cognitive development, Thelen and Smith raise fundamental questions about prevailing assumptions in the field. They propose a new theory of the development of cognition and action, unifying recent advances in dynamic systems theory with current research in neuroscience and neural development. In particular, they show how by processes of exploration and selection, multimodal experiences form the bases for self-organizing perception-action categories. Thelen and Smith offer a radical alternative to current cognitive theory, both in their emphasis on dynamic representation and in their focus on processes of change. Among the first attempt to apply complexity theory to psychology, they suggest reinterpretations of several classic issues in early cognitive development. The book is divided into three sections. The first discusses the nature of developmental processes in general terms, the second covers dynamic principles in process and mechanism, and the third looks at how a dynamic theory can be applied to enduring puzzles of development. Cognitive Psychology series

Toward a Unified Theory of Development

Author : John P. Spencer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Toward a Unified Theory of Development written by John P. Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource defines and refines two major theoretical approaches within developmental science that address the central issues of development-connectionism and dynamical systems theory.

A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development

Author : Marjolijn Verspoor
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 902728735X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Book Synopsis A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development by : Marjolijn Verspoor

Download or read book A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development written by Marjolijn Verspoor and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamic systems theory, a general theory of change and development, offers a new way to study first and second language development and requires a new set of tools for analysis of empirical data. After a brief introduction to the theory, this book, co-authored by several leading scholars in the field, concentrates on tools and techniques recently developed to analyze language data from a dynamic perspective. The chapters deal with the general thoughts and reasoning behind coding data, analyzing variability, discovering interacting variables and modeling. The accompanying How to sections give step-by-step instructions to using macros to speed up the coding, creating a dedicated lexical profile, making min-max graphs, testing for significance in single case studies by running simulations, and modeling. Example files and data sets are available on the accompanying website (http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lllt.29.website). Although the focus is on second language development, the tools are applicable to a wide range of phenomena in applied linguistics.

Handbook of Developmental Systems Theory and Methodology

Author : Peter C. M. Molenaar
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462513077
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Developmental Systems Theory and Methodology by : Peter C. M. Molenaar

Download or read book Handbook of Developmental Systems Theory and Methodology written by Peter C. M. Molenaar and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developmental systems theory provides powerful tools for predicting complex, dynamic interactions among biological and environmental processes in human behavior and health. This groundbreaking handbook provides a roadmap for integrating key concepts of developmental systems theory (such as self-organization, reciprocal dynamic interaction, and probabilistic epigenesis) and simulation models (connectionist and agent-based models) with advanced dynamic modeling approaches for testing these theories and models. Internationally renowned developmental science scholars present innovations in research design, measurement, and analysis that offer new means of generating evidence-based decisions to optimize the course of health and positive functioning across the life span. Topics include epigenetic development and evolution; the relationship between neural systems growth and psychological development; the role of family environments in shaping children's cognitive skills and associated adult outcomes, and more.

Dynamic Systems of Development

Author : Paul van Geert
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Dynamic Systems of Development written by Paul van Geert and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1994 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author shows how simple models based on mutual interactions between children and their environments explain not only smooth evolutions but also sudden jumps, temporal regressions, cycles and chaotic change in cognitive and language development. A central concept of the system is non-linearity - small causes can have big effects and variables may be sensitive to threshold effects.

Dynamic systems theory and embodiment in psychotherapy research. A new look at process and outcome

Author : Sergio Salvatore
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889197808
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (891 download)

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Book Synopsis Dynamic systems theory and embodiment in psychotherapy research. A new look at process and outcome by : Sergio Salvatore

Download or read book Dynamic systems theory and embodiment in psychotherapy research. A new look at process and outcome written by Sergio Salvatore and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an attempt to cease from reducing the world and its (emergent) phenomena to linear modeling and analytic dissection, Dynamic Systems Theories (DST) and Embodiment theories and methods aim at accounting for the complex, dynamic, and non-linear phenomena that we constantly deal with in psychology. For instance, DST and Embodiment can enrich psychology’s understanding of the communicative process both in clinical and non-clinical settings. In psychotherapy, an important amount of research has shown that – next to other ingredients – the therapeutic relationship is the most important active factor contributing to psychotherapy outcome. These findings give communication a central role in the psychotherapy process. In the traditional view, the underlying model of understanding psychotherapy processes is that of a number of components summatively coming together enabling us to make a linear causal prediction. Yet, communication is inherently dynamic. A shift to viewing the communication process in psychotherapy as a field dynamic phenomenon helps us to take into account nonlinear phenomena, such as feedback processes within and between persons. We thus propose an embodied enactive dynamic systems view as a new theoretical and methodological perspective that can more realistically capture what happens among and between two persons in psychotherapy. This view reaches beyond the current narrow model of psychotherapy research. DST and Embodied Enactive Approaches can offer solutions to the loss of non-linear phenomena, the complex dynamics of reality, and the holistic level of analysis. DST and Embodied Enactive Approaches have developed not in a single discipline but in a joined movement based on various fields such as physics, biology, robotics, anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, neuroscience, and psychology, and have only recently entered clinical theorizing. The two new paradigms have already triggered a rethinking of the therapeutic exchange by recognizing the embodied nature of psychological and communicative phenomena. Their integration opens up a promising scenario in the field of psychotherapy research, developing new, profoundly transdisciplinary, theoretical concepts, methodologies, and standards of knowledge. The notion of field dynamics enables us to account for the role of the communicational context in the regulation of intra-psychological processes, while at the same time avoiding the pitfalls of an ontologization of the hierarchy of systemic organization. Moreover, the new approach implements methodological strategies that can transcend the conventional opposition between idiographic and nomothetic sciences.

Developmental Phonological Disorders

Author : Susan Rvachew
Publisher : Plural Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1944883703
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Developmental Phonological Disorders written by Susan Rvachew and published by Plural Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developmental Phonological Disorders: Foundations of Clinical Practice, Second Edition is the only graduate-level textbook designed for a competency-based approach to teaching, learning, and assessment. The book provides a deep review of the knowledge base necessary for the competent assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental phonological disorders. Thoroughly revised and updated, the textbook contains learning objectives in each chapter to further support understanding of concepts and carefully designed case studies and demonstrations to promote application to clinical problem solving. Key Features: Learning objectives for each chapter subsectionIncludes the "how, why, and when" to apply each assessment and treatment procedure in clinical practice62 tables containing clinically relevant information such as normative data to interpret phonological assessment results99 figures to support clinical decision making such as recommending a treatment delivery model, selecting treatment targets, or choosing evidence-based interventions35 case studies to support a competency-based approach to teaching and assessment35 demonstrations that show how to implement assessment and treatment procedures The second edition provides a comprehensive overview of seminal studies and leading-edge research on both phonological development and phonological disorders, including motor speech disorders and emergent literacy. This wealth of theoretical background is integrated with detailed descriptions and demonstrations of clinical practice, allowing the speech-language pathologist to design interventions that are adapted to the unique needs of each child while being consistent with the best research evidence. New to the Second Edition: Updated and expanded section on childhood apraxia of speechUpdated and expanded sections on the identification and treatment of inconsistent phonological disorderAdministration and interpretation of the Syllable Repetition Task addedAdministration and interpretation of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology added with case studies and demonstrationsNew organization, formatting, and editing to reduce the size of the bookCase studies revised to a single-page formatImproved Table of Contents to ease access to content, including norms tables, case studies, and demonstrations

State Space Grids

Author : Tom Hollenstein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461450071
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book State Space Grids written by Tom Hollenstein and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-28 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human development from birth through adulthood is a complex interplay of many interacting forces. Children’s internal processes are manifest in behaviors that are sculpted by their experiences, most notably with primary caregivers. Because the discipline of psychology explores human behavior and cognition, the techniques employed for developmental analysis must be able to describe, depict, and quantify these complex processes. State Space Grids provides the framework, basic method, rationale, and advanced techniques for translating the behavior of children, adolescents, and parents into visible, traceable data. This seminar-between-covers takes readers step by step from conceptualization through implementation of projects, with examples from a range of current research within and outside child development. Links are included for the GridWare software program and related user resources. And although state space grids need not be used only to analyze dynamic systems, they serve as an excellent tool for honing systemic thinking. Key coverage in this volume includes: Dynamic systems and the origins of state space grids. The state of research using state space grids. Introducing GridWare and how it works. How to use state space grids, from idea through finished project. Within-grid and between-grid analysis. Conducting advanced analysis. State Space Grids is an essential reference for researchers across such disciplines as psychology, neuroscience, economics, computer science, and agricultural science.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development

Author : Marc H. Bornstein
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506353312
Total Pages : 2616 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development written by Marc H. Bornstein and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 2616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lifespan human development is the study of all aspects of biological, physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and contextual development from conception to the end of life. In approximately 800 signed articles by experts from a wide diversity of fields, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development explores all individual and situational factors related to human development across the lifespan. Some of the broad thematic areas will include: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Aging Behavioral and Developmental Disorders Cognitive Development Community and Culture Early and Middle Childhood Education through the Lifespan Genetics and Biology Gender and Sexuality Life Events Mental Health through the Lifespan Research Methods in Lifespan Development Speech and Language Across the Lifespan Theories and Models of Development. This five-volume encyclopedia promises to be an authoritative, discipline-defining work for students and researchers seeking to become familiar with various approaches, theories, and empirical findings about human development broadly construed, as well as past and current research.

Introduction to Dynamic Systems

Author : David G. Luenberger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Dynamic Systems written by David G. Luenberger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1979-05-28 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Difference and differential equations; Linear algebra; Linear state equations; Linear systems with constant coefficients; Positive systems; Markov chains; Concepts of control; Analysis of nonlinear systems; Some important dynamic systems; Optimal control.