For my current Research course at Walden we are being asked to think of a topic that we would further like to research. For my topic I have chosen to look into the cognitive development of children in the toddler years. I have personally chosen this topic because I currently work with toddlers. While I do know information dealing with children in the toddler years, I am interested in finding out more about their cognitive development and how as an educator I can help facilitate their learning and developmental growth. I will see how play, our interactions and the environment can affect a child during these years and their learning. I am already beginning to learn more and more about this topic and I am excited to see where this research will take me. I have done research topics before but never this big. I am excited to learn more about research in the early childhood years as well as gain more knowledge on my topic of cognitive development in the toddlers years. Saturday, September 13, 2014
My Personal Research Journey
For my current Research course at Walden we are being asked to think of a topic that we would further like to research. For my topic I have chosen to look into the cognitive development of children in the toddler years. I have personally chosen this topic because I currently work with toddlers. While I do know information dealing with children in the toddler years, I am interested in finding out more about their cognitive development and how as an educator I can help facilitate their learning and developmental growth. I will see how play, our interactions and the environment can affect a child during these years and their learning. I am already beginning to learn more and more about this topic and I am excited to see where this research will take me. I have done research topics before but never this big. I am excited to learn more about research in the early childhood years as well as gain more knowledge on my topic of cognitive development in the toddlers years. 
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I think that this is an awesome topic not only because you are stimulating these children to think but also when you focus on their cognitive development if they have any issues you are able to catch them early when noticing that they are not yet doing things that they are supposed to be doing. Reading your post makes me excited for you because of the passion that you share for this topic. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteHi Heather,
ReplyDeleteI agree that cognitive development in toddlers is an exciting topic to explore. I feel your passion for this topic and hope that you are able to impart the knowledge that you gain from your research into your classroom.
Hi Heather:
ReplyDeleteWhat’s unique about being in this course is that we are able to select topics that we can research and use the results to improve our practice. I think your topic is an awesome one. In fact, when I was looking for articles via Walden Library, I came across articles that focused on cognition and preschool children.
La Neisha