Evaluate Different Methods Of Assessment Of Child Development Essay
Learning Outcome 1: “Understand and evaluate different methods of assessment of child development”.
There are many theories which look at child’s development and the impact internal and external factors can have on these. For this assignment I will be exploring a theoretical perspective which will look at how child development is assessed. This will link in with my child observation undertaken within a nursery setting.
Child development is a process where children learn skills called their developmental milestones. Children develop in five main stages of development:
Cognitive development – solving problems, and exploring the environment.
Social and Emotional development – Interaction with others, including helping others, as well …show more content…
This is about the interaction between the individual and the environment. Behavioural theory is an observational behaviour. B.F Skinner’s research is about operant conditioning and negative reinforcement. (http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/bio_skinner.htm). Changes to behaviour could result in changes to events within the child’s environment. Skinner’s behavioural theory talks about a stimulus-response pattern, where the child’s response produces a consequence. Rein forcers can be positive or negative and both are used to strengthen behaviour. Reinforcement may occur as strength, such as verbal praise, or feeling of accomplishing something positive. Negative reinforcement is also discussed within this theory, whereby taking advice listening to warnings of others, and obeying rule, without having a negative consequence. Operant conditioning is often applied within a teaching environment, such as a nursery setting. When previous behaviour is rewarded, children will happily repeat those behaviours, feeling they ‘want’ to behave in this way, whereas if there has been negative reinforcement the child will feel their self-determination has been
There are many theories which look at child’s development and the impact internal and external factors can have on these. For this assignment I will be exploring a theoretical perspective which will look at how child development is assessed. This will link in with my child observation undertaken within a nursery setting.
Child development is a process where children learn skills called their developmental milestones. Children develop in five main stages of development:
Cognitive development – solving problems, and exploring the environment.
Social and Emotional development – Interaction with others, including helping others, as well …show more content…
This is about the interaction between the individual and the environment. Behavioural theory is an observational behaviour. B.F Skinner’s research is about operant conditioning and negative reinforcement. (http://psychology.about.com/od/profilesofmajorthinkers/p/bio_skinner.htm). Changes to behaviour could result in changes to events within the child’s environment. Skinner’s behavioural theory talks about a stimulus-response pattern, where the child’s response produces a consequence. Rein forcers can be positive or negative and both are used to strengthen behaviour. Reinforcement may occur as strength, such as verbal praise, or feeling of accomplishing something positive. Negative reinforcement is also discussed within this theory, whereby taking advice listening to warnings of others, and obeying rule, without having a negative consequence. Operant conditioning is often applied within a teaching environment, such as a nursery setting. When previous behaviour is rewarded, children will happily repeat those behaviours, feeling they ‘want’ to behave in this way, whereas if there has been negative reinforcement the child will feel their self-determination has been