John W. Santrock

An impressively readable textbook, Life-Span Development covers all aspects of the human condition, from conception through death with comprehensive detail. For anyone longing to understand a child, adolescent, teen, midlife crisis or end of life issues, this book offers a thoughtful and helpful guide through the changes we undergo in life's journeys. Recommended reading, even when not required for coursework.

This is basically a textbook on Educational Psychology. Inside contains theories such as Piaget's Cognitive Theory, Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, Ivan Pavlov's conditioning, multiple intelligence and some others. However, the book isn't hilarious or engaging and it's hard to read. Also, this book tends to cover only the tip of the iceberg for certain theories.

This book also may not make you an effective teacher yet. This is an important book but there are still many other show more important books on teaching and communication in classroom. show less

This is basically a textbook on Educational Psychology. Inside contains theories such as Piaget's Cognitive Theory, Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, Ivan Pavlov's conditioning, multiple intelligence and some others. However, the book isn't hilarious or engaging and it's hard to read. Also, this book tends to cover only the tip of the iceberg for certain theories.

This book also may not make you an effective teacher yet. This is an important book but there are still many other show more important books on teaching and communication in classroom. show less

Not impressed. Read the book for an Intro to Development course. It's concise. I am not sure if this would be helpful to someone who is studying for the GRE Psychology Subject or not. The class wasn't great either.