Republic of the Philippines

Region V

POLANGUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Alnay, Polangui, Albay
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THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT

LEARNERS AND LEARNING PRINCIPLES

REFLECTION PAPER

Submitted by:

CHRISTY L. GASTILO
CMT Student

Submitted to:

JOSELYN N. SAMPAL, PhD.

Professor
 POLANGUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Polangui, Albay

Name: GASTILO, CHRISTY L. Course CMT 1 Date: September 20, 2021

UNIT 1: LEARNER-CENTERED PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES (LCP)

Learner-centered psychological principles provide a framework for developing

and incorporating the components of new designs for schooling. These principles
emphasize the active and reflective nature of learning and learners. It is the
perspective that couples a focus on individual learners - their heredity, experiences,
perspectives, backgrounds, talents, interests, capacities, and needs - with a focus on
leaning - the best available knowledge about learning and how it occurs and about
teaching practices that are most.
Learner-centered teaching are characterized in engaging students, teaching
problem-solving skills, getting students to think about thinking, allowing students to
have control, and encouraging collaboration. The advantages of this approach in
learning are it improves learners’ participation, improves retention of knowledge,
boosts performance at the classroom discussion, develops problem-solving skills,
fosters collaborative learning, makes learning more fun and facilitates personalized
learning.
From the lesson on Learner-Centered Psychological Principles, I realized that
this topic is very essential to me as a future teacher. The learner is the center of
instruction and I must understand the different pedagogy in their different life stages.
Learner’s stages of learning are not equal to each other for there are also some
factors that affect them individually. The motivational and emotional are the main
factors that affect the learners. When I understood the learner-centered
psychological principles, I just say that it makes me realized to focus in knowing the
factors that affect the learners’ behavior so that I can take an appropriate action
toward their doing/behavior so that I can provide a proper way on how to deliver the
learning to my students.
In summary, learner-centered education helps the students develop skills that
will better equipped them for their professional careers. Teachers can be trained in
this approach, so they can apply the principles and provide their students with a
better learning experience.
POLANGUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Polangui, Albay

Name: GASTILO, CHRISTY L. Course CMT 1 Date: September 20, 2021

MODULE 1: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: MEANING, CONCEPTS AND

APPROACHES
Human development is defined as the process of enlarging people's freedoms
and opportunities and improving their well-being. In the human development
approach is the concept of capabilities. Human development is how we develop and
change from a vulnerable curious infant to a vibrant analytical adolescent to a mature
considerate adult and to a wise and sensible senior citizen.
The purpose of this module is to positively evaluate the human development
changes that are experienced from birth till now using the two domains. In my
understanding, human development is a lifelong process of physical, behavioral,
cognitive, and emotional growth and change. This process starts in the early stages of
life from babyhood to childhood, childhood to adolescence to adulthood, where
enormous changes take place. Through this process each person develops different
attitudes and values that guides choices, relationships, and understanding. Infants,
children, teens, and adults are sexual being. It is important to enhance a child’s
physical, emotional and cognitive growth, it is imperative to lay foundations that will
help during the child’s sexual growth. Adults and parents have a great amount of
responsibility. Where the child learns to make their own decisions and discover that
their actions have consequences.
I can say that knowing and learning the module of human development really
helps in an impact of parenting styles. Authoritarian parenting styles generally lead to
children who are obedient and proficient, but they rank lower in happiness, social
competence, and self-esteem. Permissive parenting often results in children who
rank low in happiness and self-regulation. This makes me realize that our
personalities are a result of the various kind of experiences we face. It is also a result
of our upbringing. Parental influence on personality development of any child  is
highly significant. It is important to ensure that parenting style supports healthy
growth and development of the child. And now, as a parent I can now relate the
learning I’ve got in nurturing my child and my future learner
POLANGUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Polangui, Albay

Name: GASTILO, CHRISTY L. Course CMT 1 Date: September 20, 2021

MODULE 2: THE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

Developmental milestones cover a range of behaviors and they are defined by

the primary tasks of development in each stage. The three broad stages of
development are early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. They are
defined by the primary tasks of development in each stage. Normal development
refers to learning and mastering skills in four categories which are physical,
emotional, mental and social.
When my child is on his first-year growth and development are most obvious.
My newborn baby dramatically transforms into a moving, talking, walking and
whirlwind with a mind of his own. During his first year, I as a parent likely marking
development of obvious skills. In the first year, I expected some socio-emotional
development, he is engaged into parallel play. They giggle, show off, and seek
attention. By 3 years old he doubles his height and quadruples his weight. He has
mastered sitting, walking, toilet training, using a spoon, scribbling, and sufficient
hand-eye coordination for play. When he is between 3 to 5 years or the preschool
years, he is growing rapidly. Physical growth slows and body proportions and motor
skills become more refined. When he is five years old his vocabulary has grown to
about 1,500 words, and he should be speaking in sentences of 5 to7 words. He
became so talkative, with so many questions that sometimes I do not know what to
answer. By now, he is eight years old, he is able to understand some basic abstract
concepts, including time and money.  His cognitive skills, personality, motivation, and
interpersonal relationships undergone refinement. I am so amazed watching his
social circle grow and become more complex with both children and those senior to
him.
As my evaluation, our child is growing every day! I must learn
the developmental tasks involved in the social and emotional development of
children with this helpful observation and found these key ways that parents can
support their child's healthy development: Responding to children in a predictable
way. Showing warmth and sensitivity. Having routines and household rules.