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Human Development: Meaning, Concepts and Approaches

Human development refers to the pattern of changes that occur from conception through the lifespan. It includes physical, cognitive, and socioemotional processes that are intertwined. Development follows general principles such as being relatively orderly and varying between individuals based on environmental factors. The major approaches view development as lifelong and multidimensional, with plasticity and contextual influences. Principles of child development inform practice and emphasize the importance of secure relationships and developmentally appropriate challenges throughout the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive domains.

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Human Development: Meaning, Concepts and Approaches

Human development refers to the pattern of changes that occur from conception through the lifespan. It includes physical, cognitive, and socioemotional processes that are intertwined. Development follows general principles such as being relatively orderly and varying between individuals based on environmental factors. The major approaches view development as lifelong and multidimensional, with plasticity and contextual influences. Principles of child development inform practice and emphasize the importance of secure relationships and developmentally appropriate challenges throughout the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive domains.

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT:

MEANING, CONCEPTS AND


APPROACHES
Here are pictures of John and Nessa. Each one
is a bundle of possibilities. Describe what they were
before birth (their point of origin) and who they will
possibly be after birth unto adulthood. What will they
possibly become? Expound your answers.
Meaning of Human Development
Human development - pattern of
movement or change that begins at
conception and continues through the life
span.
Development includes growth (positive)
and decline
(negative).
Major Principles of Human
Development
1. Development is relatively orderly.

PROXIMODISTAL PATTERN - muscular


control of the trunk and the arms comes
earlier as compared to hands and
fingers.
CEPHALOCAUDAL PATTERN- During infancy,
the greatest growth always occurs at the top - the
head with physical growth in size, weight and future
differentiation gradually working in its way down
from top to bottom (ex. Neck, shoulders, middle
trunk and so on)

CEPHALOCAUDAL PROXIMODISTAL
DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
2. While the pattern of development is likely to be
similar, the outcomes of developmental processes
and the rate of development are likely to vary
among individuals.
If children come from good home with loving
and caring parents, they may develop into warm
and responsible children, adolescents and adults. If
they come from deprived environment, they may
develop into carefree and irresponsible adolescents
and adults.
Development takes place
gradually
While some changes occur in a flash of
insight, more often it takes weeks , months, or
years for a person to undergo changes that
result in the display of developmental
characteristics.
Development as a process is complex
because it is the product of biological,
cognitive and socio emotional processes

Biological Process-involve changes in the individual’s


physical nature.

Children will experience hormonal changes


when they reach the period of puberty, and
cardiovascular decline as they approach late
adulthood.
Cognitive Process
Involve changes in the individual’s thought,
intelligence, and language.

Ex. Children develop from mere sounds to a word


becoming two words, the two words becoming a
sentence.

They would move on to memorizing their first


prayer, singing Bayang Magiliw, solving chess and solving
math problem.
Socioemotional Process
Changes in the individual’s
relationships with other people.
From aggressive children, they may develop
into a fine lady and a gentleman or
otherwise,depending on a myriad of factors. They
may fall in love and get inspired for life or may end up
betrayed, deserted and desperate afterwards.
These biological , cognitive, and
socioemotional processes are
inextricably intertwined. While these
processes are studied separately, the
effect of one process or factor on a
person’s development is not isolated
from the other processes.
Approaches to Human
Development
TRADITIONAL - Extensive change from
birth to adolescence, little or no
change in adulthood and decline in
late old age.
Lifespan Development Process
(Santook 2002)

1. Development is lifelong. It does not end in


adulthood.
2.Development is multidimensional .
development consists of biological,
cognitive, and socio-emotional
dimensions.
3. Development is plastic.
Development is possible throughout
the lifespan.
4. Development is contextual. Individuals
are changing beings in a changing
world.
5. Development involves growth,
maintenance and regulation. The goals.
of individuals vary among developmental
Principles of child development and learning that
inform practice
Below are the principles of child development and learning
which are the bases of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) in
early childhood program for children from birth
through age 8, which are stated in the position paper of the
National Association for the Education of Young Children
(2009)
1.All the domains of development and learning-physical
social and emotional, and cognitive are important and
they are closely interrelated.
2.Many aspects of children’s learning and development follow well
documented sequences , with later abilities, skills and knowledge
building on those already acquired.
3.Development and learning proceed at varying rates from child to
child, as well as at uneven rates across different areas of child’s
individual functioning.
4.Development and learning result from a dynamic and continuous
interaction of biological maturation and experience.
5.Early experiences have profound effects, both cummulative and
delayed, on a child’s development and learning; and optimal
periods exist for certain types of development and learning to
occur.
6.Development proceeds toward greater complexity,
self-regulation, and symbolic or representational
capacities.
7.Children develop best when they have secure,
consistent, relationships with responsive adults and
opportunities for positive relationships with peers.
8.Development and learning occur in and are
influenced by multiple social and cultural contexts.
9.Always mentally active in seeking to understand the
world around them, children learn in a variety of ways;
10.Play is an important vehicle for developing self- regulation as
well as for promoting language, cognition, and social
competence.

11.Development and learning advance when children are


challenged to achieve at a level just beyond their current
mastery, and also when they have many opportunities to practice
newly acquired skills.

12.Children’s experiences shape their motivation and


approaches to learning, such as persistence , initiative and
flexiblility.
THE END!!!

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