several Theorists that gave us different types of experiments and factors about the development of the individuals children’s behaviour‚ reactions and ways of learning. Theories of development including: • Cognitive (e.g. Piaget) • Psychoanalytic (e.g. Freud) • Humanist (e.g. Maslow) • Social Learning (e.g. Bandura) • Operant conditioning (e.g. Skinner) • Behaviourist (e.g. Watson) The theorist whose theory is physical development is Arnold Gesell. His theory is that most physical skills cannot
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Child and Adolescents Development Theories The first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development was Jean Piaget in the 1920’s. “Piaget believed that human beings organize new information in two ways: through assimilation and through accommodation” (Rathus 241). He showed that children think in dramatically different ways than adults. There are three basic components to Piaget’s Cognitive Theory are schemas‚ the processes of adaption‚ and four stages of development. Piaget
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Understand Child and Young Person’s Development All children are unique and a lot of their developmental milestones happen naturally as they get older‚ however some can be affected by different life factors‚ such as health‚ environment and background and more specific skills can be learnt and encouraged. There is an expected pattern of development but all children are individual and therefore the rate will vary. There are four categories of development: Physical Development (Birth -
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2.3 – Explain how theories of development and frameworks to support development influence current practice. Cognitive Jean Piaget (1896-1980) A Swish developmental psychologist Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development focusses on how children acquire knowledge and learn. He believed that when a child and an adult are given the same logical question children gave less sophisticated answers‚ not because they were less competent than the adults but because children are born with an extremely
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These are some of the different theories and approaches to playwork: Piaget is a cognitive constructivist theorist who believed that development occurred in stages with children using play in order to practice what they have learnt. Bruner who was an influential theorist in the area of language development thought that children learn by doing and that play is how children are able to practice what they already know and then expand upon that‚ becoming more able and adept as they grow and develop
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CYP 3.1 - Understand child and young person development There are five different aspects of development from birth to 19 years. Which are; physical‚ cognitive‚ social and emotional‚ communication and moral. Physical development is divided into two skills‚ fine motor and gross motor. Each of the aspects of development are linked to one another and can affect each of the developments. Using these five aspects of development can aid to observe a child’s development holistically. Birth to three
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Development of child and young person from birth to 19 years of age. 0-3 months Physical Ÿ Head circumference increases approximately 2cm per month‚ then will increases 1.5 cm per month until four months. Ÿ Increases are important as they indicate brain growth. Ÿ Skin remains sensitive and easily irritated. Ÿ Cries with tears. Ÿ Eyes begin moving together in unison. Ÿ Gums are red. Motor development Ÿ Swallowing reflex and tongue movements are immature‚ inability to move to the back of the mouth
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Unit 1- child and young person development 1.1 The main stages and pattern of development from birth to 19 years including physical‚ communication and intellectual development and emotional and social development. Child development refers to the biological‚ psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence‚ as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence yet having
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child’s development is a vital part to how they will interact and function in society as they get older. Children are a collection of all their interactions with people of their environment‚ such a family and peers. Especially if culture or religion are strongly practiced‚ these beliefs are suggested if not forced onto the child for them to believe and act the same way. The kids are modeled different behaviors and encounters where they base their own behaviors off of what they see. A child who does
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CHOOSING A THEORY I have chosen B.F. Skinner and John B. Watson’s behaviorism and social learning theory to be the theory that I identify with most. This theory is all about learned behavior. Whether it is from a child’s peers‚ teachers or parents‚ I believe all of our actions should reflect what we would like our children or the children in our care to strive for. Reinforcing a particular behavior can cause the act or motion within this behavior to be repeated. For example if a child climbs
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