Reviews for Developmental Psychology of the Five-to-Ten Year Old Child

The average rating for Developmental Psychology of the Five-to-Ten Year Old Child based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-10-14 00:00:00 Patrick Hennessy Another interesting textbook written in a friendly style with a kind of personal touch. In one chapter, this author even used photos of himself to illustrate the stages of development in human growth. John and I particularly enjoyed this course because of the friendly, relaxed teaching style of the professor and especially because of the kind of tests he gave. He lectured on each chapter for two class periods and then we had a test, so that meant a test about every week. The tests were mostly 40-50 multiple choice questions and they were not tricky like some teachers can make them. It was absolutely necessary to read the entire chapter and study it and the notes taken in class so there was considerable work involved, but the information was fairly straight-forward and simply required a lot of focus and memorization. John totally amazed me when he was the second student finished with his final…he handed his test to the professor, gave me a triumphant smile and a thumbs up, and sailed out the door. (He sits on the opposite side of the room as I.) I still had 1½ pages to complete! My concern was that he had not double-checked his work, but he later confidently said that he found the test easy and he thought he did well. And as it turns out, he was right! He got a 92% on the final and an "A" in the course.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-07-11 00:00:00 Robin Rae This is a good intro into psychology. However, I felt that starting with the mechanics off the brain in the beginning made it rather intense and didn't help as much as I think the author intended. Some of the chapters mixed concepts that I didn't feel went together cohesive, so that became an issue, especially in later chapters. Most of the examples are relatable and well explained. The book is a good overview psychology, but I felt the heavy focus on neurobiology in the first handful of chapters set me back as a reader instead of getting me along.