How do new skills emerge in toddlerhood? In this monograph, Karen Brakke and Matheus M. Pacheco describe what they discovered from watching seven toddlers who participated in drumming sessions held as…
Reflections from the Editor: Marrying Tradition and Innovation
Welcome to the inaugural issue! I am delighted to welcome readers to Monograph Matters (MM), launched to coincide with the release of the first issue of Monographs published under my editorship…
Embracing Process: Developmental Change in Action
Commentary by Dr. Jeffrey J. Lockman. How do earlier forms of abilities give rise to new ones? This is a central question of developmental science, and one that underlies much of the work that is reported…
They get rhythm—Who could ask for anything more?
Commentary by Dr. Rick O. Gilmore. Psychology is harder than physics, and developmental psychology is harder still. The monograph by Karen Brakke and Matheus Pacheco (2019) reveals some of the reasons why, and its many positive…
Beyond Motor Development: Methodological Implications of Dynamic Systems and Applications to Social Domains
Commentary by Dr. Paula Fitzpatrick. Developmental scientists have increasingly used systems approaches to understand complex, multi-dimensional changes that occur over the life span. Dynamics system theory has been especially popular for studying motor development, and…
Sneak Peek: How Do Toddlers Develop Bimanual Coordination? | Monograph Matters 84.2 [Video]
What can we learn from observing toddlers drumming patterns? This video provides a brief overview of research done by Drs. Karen Brakke and Matheus M. Pacheco, who studied the emergence…
Overview: Bimanual Coordination in Toddlerhood | Monograph Matters 84.2 [Video]
Dr. Karen Brakke (Spelman College) summarizes the research done with co-author, Dr. Matheus M. Pacheco (University of São Paulo) on the emergence of particular coordination patterns by observing toddlers drumming…
Methodological Lessons: Introduction to Data Analyses Procedures | Monograph Matters 84.2 [Video]
In this methods video, Dr. Matheus M. Pacheco outlines and explains three data analysis procedures utilized in a 2019 study conducted with Dr. Karen Brakke, now published in the Monographs…
Development of Bimanual Coordination in Toddlers | Instructional Materials
This powerpoint presentation provides an overview of concepts related to bimanual coordination, as well as a summary of findings from Brakke and Pacheco (2019)’s SRCD Monograph on The Development of…
Classroom Assignment and Exercises | Instructional Materials
These set of classroom exercises and corresponding powerpoint offer a series of instructional modules (with linked learning objectives) to allow learners to investigate different aspects of bimanual coordination. The activities…