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The website of the American Psychological Association's main journal for research on children's development. Links to abstracts of current articles.

Provides extensive connections to information about a wide range of education topics. Search the ERIC database to obtain information about many articles in various areas of education.

UNICEF maintains a Web site that includes the history of the Convention on Children's Rights, the principles, and the 41 articles (see http://www.unicef.org/crc/).

NAEYC's mission is to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children with primary focus on the provision of educational and developmental services and resources (NAEYC Bylaws, Article I., Section 1.1).

Provides a description of Articles 1-53 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in child friendly language.

Provides a summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Articles 1-54).

Humans process information with amazing efficiency and often perform better than highly sophisticated machines at tasks such as problem solving and critical thinking (Halpern, 2003; Kuhn, 1999). Yet despite the remarkable capabilities of the human mind, it was not until the 20th century that researchers developed systematic models of memory, cognition, and thinking. The best articulated and most heavily researched model is the information processing model (IPM), developed in the early 1950s.

Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and other cognitive impairments, affect millions of children worldwide, and some diagnoses seem to be increasing in frequency. Industrial chemicals that injure the developing brain are among the known causes for this rise in prevalence. To view an article, which provides an overview of this study, go to http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2014/02/15/11-toxic-chemicals-afffecting-brain-development-in-children/.

Welcome to the Online Education Kit. The links below contain all sections inside the CD. You can even download the individual multimedia portions of the CD to your computer.

This site includes biographical profiles of people who have influenced the development of intelligence theory and testing, in-depth articles exploring current controversies related to human intelligence, and resources for teachers.

Edutopia's list of resources, articles, videos, and links for exploring the connection between education and neuroscience.

This Early Childhood News article focuses on temperament, goodness of fit, and accommodating different temperaments.

The theories of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky have probably had the most influence on our ideas about how young children learn. Although they worked at about the same time, they approached the topic from slightly different perspectives and emphasized different aspects of children's cognitive development.

Girl Brain, Boy Brain? The two are not the same, but new work shows just how wrong it is to assume that all gender differences are "hardwired".