METHODS For my methods, I searched the Cypress College Library website to look for articles regarding the importance of childhood in humans and chimpanzees. I clicked on Find Articles which then led me to EBSCO host page which is a database often used to find academic journals. I found about 4 good articles that included information that supported my research question. Then, I downloaded them onto my computer and began highlighting the information that was most beneficial to my research question. If an idea was not supported adequately, I would go back onto EBSO host and find another article that would better support my ideas. They way in which Herbert-Meyers and Guttenberg (2006), conducted their methods was through standardized testing
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Herbert-Meyers and Guttenberg (2006), tested children at age 3 the social interactions a child and mother have while playing with toys. This lead to the findings that early child play interactions a child has with their mother at an early age will create a framework in how that child interacts with peers at age 8. Therefore, the more a child at age 3 played with toys and peers determined the ability for a child at 8 to have a stronger social connectedness. On the other hand the 3- year old testing on language skills determined that it influenced a child at age 8 with language and inattention. The children who had less communication interactions with their mothers, later showed a smaller score when it came to the ability to pay attention to instructions. The mean scores determined that the 3 year-old skills were scored at a 32.1 and the mean score for 8 year-old skills scored 85.9. These scores were created by adding the total of all the tests within that age group. On the other hand, children who were exposed to less social interaction with their mothers showed smaller mean scores than the ones listed above. They had a mean score of 30.3 at age 3 and a mean score of 82.2 at age 8. With this being said, the importance of social interaction and language development during the first years of childhood will determine the levels of competence and problem-solving skills in the future as adults. The researchers concluded that the higher the level of language skills, the greater the skills to interact with peer requests and social
Herbert-Meyers and Guttenberg (2006), tested children at age 3 the social interactions a child and mother have while playing with toys. This lead to the findings that early child play interactions a child has with their mother at an early age will create a framework in how that child interacts with peers at age 8. Therefore, the more a child at age 3 played with toys and peers determined the ability for a child at 8 to have a stronger social connectedness. On the other hand the 3- year old testing on language skills determined that it influenced a child at age 8 with language and inattention. The children who had less communication interactions with their mothers, later showed a smaller score when it came to the ability to pay attention to instructions. The mean scores determined that the 3 year-old skills were scored at a 32.1 and the mean score for 8 year-old skills scored 85.9. These scores were created by adding the total of all the tests within that age group. On the other hand, children who were exposed to less social interaction with their mothers showed smaller mean scores than the ones listed above. They had a mean score of 30.3 at age 3 and a mean score of 82.2 at age 8. With this being said, the importance of social interaction and language development during the first years of childhood will determine the levels of competence and problem-solving skills in the future as adults. The researchers concluded that the higher the level of language skills, the greater the skills to interact with peer requests and social