6: Middle Childhood
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to
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Describe physical growth during middle childhood.
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Prepare recommendations to avoid health risks in school‐aged children.
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Describe recognized examples of concrete operational intelligence.
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Define conservation, reversibility, and identity in concrete operational intelligence.
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Explain information processing theory of memory.
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Characterize language development in middle childhood.
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Compare pre‐conventional, conventional, and post‐conventional moral development.
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Define learning disability and describe dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Evaluate the impact of labeling on children's self‐concept and social relationships.
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Explain the rationale for identifying childhood conditions as spectrum disorders.
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Explain the controversy over the use of standardized testing in schools.
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Compare Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.
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Compare aptitude and achievement tests.
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Apply the ecological systems model to explore children's experiences in schools.
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Examine social relationships in middle childhood.
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Characterize the incidence and impact of sexual abuse in middle childhood.
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Analyze the impact of family structure on children's development.
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Describe the developmental stages of stepfamilies.