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PRINCIPLES AND ISSUES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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PRINCIPLES AND ISSUES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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UNIT 2

BASIC CONCEPTS AND ISSUES


ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
MEANING,CONCEPTS, AND APPROACHES
WHAT IS HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT?
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

The pattern of movement or


change that begins at conception
and continues through life span.
MAJOR PRINCIPLES
OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
1. Development is relatively
orderly.
MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT

1. Development is relatively orderly.


A. Proximodistal
Pattern
• The muscular control of the
trunk and the arms comes
earlier as compared to the hands
and fingers.
MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT

1. Development is relatively orderly.


B. Cephalo-caudal
Pattern
• During infancy, the greatest growth
always occur top - the head with
physical growth in size, weight and
future differentiation gradually
working its way from top to bottom.
2. While the pattern of
development is likely to be
similar, the outcomes of
development processes and the
rate of development are likely to
vary among individuals.
3. Development takes place
gradually.
4. Development as process is complex because
it is the product of biological, cognitive and
socioemotional processes (Santrock, 2002)
TWO APPROACHES TO
HUMAN DEVELOPMEN
TWO APPROACHES TO HUMAN
DEVELOPMEN

Traditional Approach

Extensive change from birth to


adolescence, little or no change
in adulthood and decline in late
old age.
TWO APPROACHES TO HUMAN
DEVELOPMEN

LIFE-SPAN APPROACH

CHARACTERISTICS OF A LI:FE-SPAN PERSPECTIVE:

1) Development is lifelong.
2) Development is multidimensional.
3) Development is Plastic.
4) Development is contextual.
5) Development involves growth, maintenance and
regulation.
PRINCIPLES OF CHILD
DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING
THAT INFORM PRACTICE
PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AND LEARNING THAT INFORM PRACTICE

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.
PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AND LEARNING THAT INFORM PRACTICE

4. Development and learning result from a dynamic and


continuous interaction of biological maturation and
experience.

5. Early experiences have profound effects, both cumulative


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.
PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AND LEARNING THAT INFORM PRACTICE

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.

10. Play is an important vehicle for developing self


regulation as well as for promoting language, cognition,
and social competence.
PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
AND LEARNING THAT INFORM PRACTICE

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 flexibility.

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