David Sobel, Ph.D. (Professor, Brown University) describes how children learn from play with their families, and how museums might scaffold such playful interactions.
Methodological Lesson: Developing Successful Collaborations in Museum-Research Partnerships | Video
How can researchers and museum staff join together for successful collaborations? Maureen Callanan and Jenni Martin discuss the benefits of partnerships, the ways they’ve encountered and persevered through obstacles, and…
Overview: Seriation – A Developmental Issue | Video
In this overview video, Dr. Maggie McGonigle-Chalmers (University of Edinburgh) explains the behaviors of 5-year-olds as they struggle with (and eventually solve) the size-seriation task originally…
Methodological Lesson: Modeling the Emergence of Size Sequencing Skills | Video
With the help of whiteboard animations, Dr. Iain Kusel (University of Edinburgh) presents an easy-to-digest introduction for researchers and students alike on how a specific computational modeling approach…
Overview: Toward a Developmental Science of Politics | Video
How much do children really know about politics? How do they develop their own political opinions? A study describes factors that are likely to affect children’s political development and reports the results of a study of…
Methodological Lessons: How to Integrate Diversity in Study Samples | Video
Based on methods used in a study published in the Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, M. Chantal Ramirez (University of Texas at Austin) discusses how and why to include Latinx participants…
Sneak Peek: How Do Toddlers Develop Bimanual Coordination? | 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 | 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 | 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…