Printer Friendly VersionCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
includes Critical Thinking, Creativity, and the Brain
The Age of Reason
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.8616
New York, NY : Insight Media, c2003
1 videocassette VHS (28 min.)
"The following is a college course based on the textbook: "The Developing Person", written by Kathleen Stassen Berger and published by Worth Publishers"
Discusses how school-age children's thought processes become more sophisticated, more logical, and based in reality. Also discusses the cognitive stage that Jean Piaget called capable of moral reasoning. The program explores Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning and considers the criticisms of this theory. It discusses schoolchildren's use of code-switching and considers the implications of total immersion, bilingual education, ESL programs, and other ways of learning more than one language
Series Child development : stepping stonesChild development
Birth of a Brain: Ten Billion Galaxies
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4999
Solana Beach, CA : CRM/McGraw-Hill Films, 1983, c1982
1 videocassette (33 min.) + instructor's guides
Describes the prenatal and postnatal development of the human brain and shows correlations between brain and behavioral development. Footage of events on a microscopic level are interspersed with scenes of a developing baby's growing abilities
Fetus – Physiology
Infants – Physiology
Brain
Child development
A Child's World
JMU Media Resources DVD 1634 - 1636
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| Connect to online video of Volume 2 (JMU users) |
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Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
3 DVDs (ca. 47 min. each)
Note A television series broadcast on The Discovery Channel in 2002
The set explores the mental development of children. Vol. 1 studies how they develop an adult's ability to discern the feelings of others and lie for both good and bad reasons. Vol. 2 focuses on developing mental independence that examines the abstract thought of toddlers, the memory capacity of preschoolers, and the force of childhood tantrums. Vol. 3 looks at children in relation to the existential questions of birth and death
Contents [v.1]. Mind games -- [v.2]. The independent thinker -- [v.3]. The facts of lifeChild psychology
Cognitive and Language Development
JMU Media Resources DVD 4179
Chicago, IL : Magna, c2008
1 DVD (19 min.)
Note Originally released as videocassette in 1997
Between the ages of six and twelve, children's minds expand in knowledge and understanding as their thinking becomes more logical and organized, and as their language skills develop. This video presents educator insights and observations, pertinent vocabulary, statistics and classroom strategies relating to the many aspects of cognitive and language development that children experience in this stage
Cognition in children
Children -- Language
Elementary school teaching
Cognitive Development : Part 1: Piaget's influence
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7846
Irwine, CA : Concept Media, c1998
1 videocassette (23 min.)
"Describes the four stages of cognitive development." -- Container
Series Human development : 6 to 12 yearsConstructivism (Education)
Cognitive Development
Memorial Hall ETMC 153 Cog
[Shawnee Mission, KS : RMI Media Productions], c1989
1 videocassette (30 min.)
Series Psychology, the study of human behavior Coast telecourses.
Focuses on the cognitive development of infants and children
Cognitive psychology
Cognitive Development
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.67
Del Mar, Calif. : CRM Productions, McGraw Hill Films, 1973
1 video cassette (20 min.) + instructor's guide (4p.)
The Developmental psychology today
Uses animation and live action to explain cognitive development.
Cognition in children
Cognitive Development
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.647
Del Mar, Calif. : CRM/McGraw-Hill Films, 1973 ; written, produced and directed by Peter Jordan
1 videocassette (VHS) (18 min.) + 1 instructor's guide
Uses animation to explain Piaget's theory of cognitive development and live action to examine Dr. Siegfried Engelmann's behaviorist view of intellectual development
Cognition in children
Piaget, Jean, 1896-
Engelmann, Siegfried.
Creative Beginnings
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.9149
New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Pub. Inc., c1991
1 videocassette (59 min.)
Looks at how adult creativity is formed by childhood experiences and asks whether we are crushing or liberating the creativity of our children. Examines new teaching techniques to encourage creativity. Explores creativity in the home with suggestions for avoiding "creativity killers."
Series The creative spirit ; no. 2Creative ability
Creative ability in children
Developing Minds
Memorial Hall ETMC 153.15 Dev v.1-22
22 videocassettes (ca. 18 hours). + 18 guidebooks
[Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, [2002]
"How students learn to succeed in school, and what parents and teachers should do when they don't"--Box
Performer(s) Featuring Dr. Mel Levine
See what a learning problem looks like, learn some of the neurodevelopmental functions involved, build a common language for effective home and school communication, and discover coping strategies that work. Based on the pioneering work of Dr. Mel Levine, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, and his colleagues at the All Kinds of Minds Institute, the 22-video library and 18 accompanying print guides explore the relationship between learning and key brain functions
Contents Introduction videos [v.1.] Video library overview -- [v.2.] Introduction for parents -- [v.3.] Introduction for teachers -- Management by profile videos [v.4.] General strategies for parents -- [v.5.] General strategies for teachers -- [v.6.] A student profile -- Theme videos [v.7.] Mastering the challenge of reading -- [v.8.] Getting thoughts on paper -- [v.9.] Thinking with numbers -- [v.10.] Understanding -- [v.11.] Student output : producing, performing, communicating -- [v.12.] Getting organized/work habits -- [v.13.] Feelings and motivation -- [v.14.] Behavioral complications -- Construct videos [v.15.] Attention -- [v.16.] Language -- [v.17.] Neuromotor function -- [v.18.] Memory -- [v.19.] Social cognition -- [v.20.] Temporal-sequential ordering -- [v.21.] Spatial ordering -- [v.22.] Higher order cognition
Early Childhood Cognitive Development: Weighing the Evidence
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.6920
~Connect to online video (JMU Users)~
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2001
1 videocassette (22 min.)
(Producer) Does early brain simulation really build a better baby? ABC News correspondent Chris Bury takes a balanced look at the Barney-or-Bach controversy with John Bruer, author of The Myth of the First Three Years, on one side and renowned child psychoanalyst Dr. Stanley Greenspan and Don Campbell, author of The Mozart Effect, on the other. Guest anchor Cokie Roberts then leads a thoughtful discussion on the subject between Harvard Medical School's Alvin Poussaint; Ellen Galinsky, co-founder of the Families and Work Institute and author of Ask the children; and Danielle Crittenden, author of What our mothers didn't tell us.
Child Development
Cognition in children
Growing Minds: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4248
1 videocassette (25 min.) + guide (1 sheet) Davidson Films, Inc Davis, Calif., 1995
Explore intellectual development that takes place in the first five years of life using interviews and demonstrations.
Child psychology
Learning, Psychology of
Cognition in children
The Human Brain
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.5034
[Chatsworth, Calif.] : AIMS Media, 1992
1 videocassette (14 min.) + discussion guide
Man's brain is considered to be the most powerful computing machine. Intricate, microscopic photography, graphics and a cross sectional view of an actual human brain show the unique structural components found within the brain, while the narration explains their corresponding functions.
How Does the Mind Grow?
Memorial Hall ETMC 155.4134 How
Shawnee Mission, Kan. : RMI Media Productions [distributor] c1989
1 videocassette (59 min.)
Overview of theories of cognitive development in children
Cognition in children
Human information processing in children
How Young Children Learn to Think - A Discussion with Constance Kamii
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.172
Washington, D.C. : National Association for the Education of Young Children, [1986?]
1 videocassette (19 min.)
Clear, concise explanation of Piaget's theory of how children acquire knowledge
Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980
Cognition in children
Inside Creativity
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4162
New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Publishing Inc., c1991
1 videocassette (59 min.)
Goes inside the creative mind to explore what it is and what causes it. Original animation helps us discover the secrets of intuition. Jazz great Benny Golson, composer of the score, discusses the nature and power of creative collaboration. Animator Chuck Jones, creator of Bugs Bunny and the Roadrunner cartoons, a master calligrapher in Kyoto, a professor at Stanford's Business School, a designer and a pediatric neurosurgeon all demonstrate and share their creative secrets
Series The creative spirit ; no. 1Creative ability
Intelligence, Creativity and Thinking Styles
JMU Media Resources DVD 3184
~Connect to Online Video (JMU Users)~
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c2005
1 DVD (29 min..)
Robert Sternberg discusses the components of intelligence.Intellect
Cognitive styles
Creative thinking
Learning in Context: Probing the Theories of Piaget and Vygotsky
JMU Media Resources DVD 1352
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003
1 DVD (31 min.)
Series Cognitive development
"Presents recent work by developmental psychologists that emphasizes the influence of contextual factors in learning and performance. Three sets of experiments involving children are examined: tasks in which deliberately gender-biased instructions are provided; tasks requiring cooperation between asymmetrical pairs of peers; and tasks involving training of students by adults and by peers. The intriguing results of these tests shed light on the impact of stereotyping on performance; the effects of self-perception on competence; and the influence of different teaching approaches on learning. Implications for adults are considered as well"
Learning
Experiential learning
Active learning
Context effects (Psychology)
Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980
Vygotskii, L. S. (Lev Semenovich), 1896-1934
Left Brain, Right Brain
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.4926
Publisher New York : Filmakers Library, c1979
1 videocassette (VHS) (47 min.)
Presents and demonstrates theories about the development of specialized roles within the human brain.
Series The Nature of thingsBrain -- Localization of functions
Cerebral dominance
MI Millennium: Multiple Intelligences for the New Millennuim
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7481
Los Angeles, CA : Into the Classroom Media, c2002
1 videocassette (ca. 48 min.) + 1 guide (44 p. )
Lecture by Howard Gardner presenting new ideas, new directions, and new implications for the MI theory. Recent work on performance-based assessment, education for understanding and the use of MI to achieve personalized curriculum, instruction and assessment are also presented
Contents Who owns intelligence? -- A new view -- The 9 intelligences? -- The 3 axes of intelligence -- MI in practice : individualization & assessment -- Disciplinary understanding : entry points -- Intelligence in the new millennium -- Intelligence & ethics : good workMultiple intelligences
Cognitive styles
Educational psychology
Intellect
Learning
Education -- Philosophy
Mind. Development
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.918
Publisher [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, c1988
1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.)+ 1 resource guide
Examines the development of the human brain from a single cell to that of a six-year-old child.Brain -- Growth
Brain
Mind and body
The Secret Life of the Brain. [Episode 1], The baby's brain: wider than the sky
~Connect to Online Video (JMU Users)~
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.7280
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [2005, 2001]
1 streaming video file (57 min.)
Note Originally broadcast in 2001
First in a five-part series that presents recent research on the brain. This episode examines how the brain builds itself from conception through the first year of life. Neurobiologists study the intricate relationship between genes and the environment, and a study is done to find out if the difficulties premature babies have paying attention and learning later in life can be overcome by providing an environment that imitates the wombBrain
Brain -- Research
Infants -- Development
Premature Infants -- Development
Fetal brain
Preschoolers: Cognitive Development
JMU Media Resources DVD 3600
Publisher Barrington, Ill. : Magna Systems, 2008
1 DVD (24 min.)
Using footage of preschoolers in the classroom and interviews with teachers and caregivers, this program delivers a detailed overview of the cognitive development that takes place between the ages of three and five. It also gives suggestions for activities that foster cognitive development.
Child development
Cognition in children
Child psychology
Children -- Growth
Preschool children
Films for the hearing impaired
Educational films
Preschooler's Mind
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.3078
New York, N.Y. : Insight Media, 1992
1 videocassette (28 min.)
Time to grow ; program 13
This program shows stages of cognitive development of children aged 2 1/2 to 5
Child development
Child psychology
Preschool children
Windows on the mind: children's drawings
JMU Media Resources DVD 1950
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003
1 DVD (25 min.)
Series Child development : a cognitive approach to developmental psychology
Childhood development
Performer/Participant Narrator, Andrew Sachs
Questions Piaget's theory that children go though a universal development process and discusses new evidence about cultural influences. The argument is illustrated by looking at children's drawings in two very different societies: urban Dundee and Aboriginal Australia, drawing upon the work of Peter Willats of the University of Dundee, Edith Bavin of La Trobe University and other researchers
Child psychology
Children's drawings -- Psychological aspects
Child development -- Cross-cultural studies
Why Critical Thinking?
JMU Media Resources Videotape no.1835-1836
Center for Critical Thinking and Moral Critique ; c1990
2 videocassettes (360 min.)
Series Critical thinking forum: educational reform for the year 2000 and beyond ; pt. 1
Contents Tape 1 - Why critical thinking? Program 1. Critical thinking and the human emotions.--Program 2. Critical thinking and mathematical problem solving.--Program 3. Infusing critical thinking into community college instruction.--Program 4. Infusing critical thinking into instruction at four year colleges and universities. Tape 2 - How to infuse critical thinking K-12. Program 1. Critical thinking-the thinking that masters the content.--Program 2. Transforming critical thinking principles into teaching strategies.--Program 3. Remodeling lessons and redesigning instruction to infuse critical thinking.--Program 4. The Greensboro Plan: long-term critical thinking staff development in an urban multi-racial school district
Carol Tavris, author of Anger, the Misunderstood Emotion, discusses emotions, especially anger, in reference to student actions and attitudes.
Critical thinking
Anger
Emotions
