Unit I

BASIC
CONCEPTS AND
ISSUES ON
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
 hUMAN
DEVELOPMENT:
MEANING, CONCEPT
AND APPROACHES
mODULE 1
 define human
01. development in
your own words.

lEARNING
02.
draw some principles

OUTCOMES
At the end of this Module, you
of human development

should be able to:

distinguish two
03. approaches to human
development
ACTIVITY
Here are pictures of seven-year old Naschielle and three-year
old Kenn. 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?
ACTIVITY
1. When you gave your own predictions as to the kind
of child, adolescent and adult Kenn and Naschielle
may become and hypothesized on who they once
were, you were referring to human development.What
then is development?
2. Will three-year old Kenn be able to do all that
seven-year old Naschielle do? Why or why not?
3. Will there be anything common in the pattern of
development of Kenn and Naschielle?If yes, what?
human
development
Human development is the pattern of
movement or change that begins at
conception and continues through the
life span. Development includes
growth and decline. This means that
development can be positive or
negative (Santrock, 2002)
 1. Development is 3. development takes
relatively orderly place gradually

2. while the pattern of development is

likely to be similar, the outcomes of 4. development as a process is
development process and the rate of
complex because it is the product of
development are likely to vary among
biological, cognitive and
individual.
socioemotional processes.
two approaches to
human development

Life-span approach emphasizes developmental change

throughout adulthood as well as childhood (Birren and
Schaie, 2001; Nussbaum and Coupland, 2004; Overton.
2003).
Paul Baltes (santrock, 2002), an expert in life-span
development, gives the following characteristics:

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
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 were stated in the position paper of the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (2009). They
affirm the principles of human development and characteristics
of life-span development approach we just discussed. Find out
which one is a re-statement of the principles of human
development.
1. All the domains of development and
learning-physical, social and emotional, and
cognitive-are important, and they are closely
interrelated. Children's development and
learning in one domain Influence and are
influenced by what takes place in other
domains.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

2. Many aspects of children's learning and
development follow well documented
sequences, with later abilities, skills, and
knowledge building on those already acquired.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

3. Development and learning proceed at
varying rates from child to child, as well as at
uneven rates across different areas of a child's
individual functioning.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

4. Development and learning result from a
dynamic and continuous interaction of
biological maturation and experience.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

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.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

6. Development proceeds toward greater
complexity, self-regulation, and symbolic or
representational capacities.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

7. Children develop best when they have
secure, consistent relationships with
responsive adults and opportunities for
positive relationships with peers

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

8. Development and learning occur in and are
influenced by multiple social and cultural
contexts.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

9. Always mentally active in seeking to
understand the world around them, children
learn in a variety of ways; a wide range of
teaching strategies and interactions are
effective in supporting all these kinds of
learning.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

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

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

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

12. Children's experiences shape their
motivation and approaches to learning, such as
persistence, initiative, and flexibility; in turn,
these dispositions and behaviors affect their
learning and development.

PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING

Thank you
very much
 Cognitive
Development
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Learning
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How Children
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Conclusion
Final Reflections on the
Child's Mind
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