The Importance of Play and the Cognitive Development of Children Marlene Joy M. Cepeda Western Governors University Abstract The focus on academic success and high assessment scores has led many educators and administrators to perceive play as an unimportant part of a child’s development. But play does lay a good foundation developmentally for children. Through each different types of play‚ a child develops the necessary skills in order to succeed. When children are given
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Unit 1: Understand Child and Young Person Development 1.1 Describe Kohlberg’s stages or moral development Kohlberg’s theory of moral development is an adaptation of the development theory of Jean Piaget. Piaget studied many aspects of moral judgment‚ most of his findings fit into a two stage process of moral development. Put into the simplest of terms‚ Stage 1: children younger than 10 or 11 years think about moral dilemmas one way and Stage 2: older children consider them differently. Kohlberg
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wrong. One theorist‚ Carol Gilligan‚ found that morality develops by looking at much more than justice. The following will discuss the morality development theory of Carol Gilligan and its implications. Carol Gilligan was the first to consider gender differences in her research with the mental processes of males and females in their moral development. In general‚ Gilligan noted differences between girls and boys in their feelings towards caring‚ relationships‚ and connections with other people
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to age five rather than from age five on. Parents and family can do many things to aid in the development of a baby’s brain‚ ultimately assisting in their learning. The sequence and rate at which the brain develops predicts the optimal times for a baby to learn. Sequence and rate is measured by milestones that a baby may reach by a certain age. Experiences are one thing that helps promote brain development. Our five senses give us these experiences. How in the first few years of life do we develop
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Environment Plays A Role In Learning Learning is an important skill that is essential for everyone to succeed in life which includes school‚ work and our community. By being able to learn we are able to obtain basic knowledge‚ develop skills and abilities. Whether the environment that we are in is stressful‚ combative or stress free; the tiniest thing in our environment is important to how we are able to learn. The environment that we are in as children and adults can affect our learning dramatically
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the main occupations that children actively participate in is play. Play shapes development for more mature skills later in life based on resources‚ environment‚ opportunities‚ parenting style‚ and many other factors. Without play‚ children are often delayed in the development of their skills and not able to fully integrate reflexes or reach developmental milestones within a normal time frame. Play is essential for a child’s development because it allows for the child to explore their environment
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2 Assignment The Definition of Ethics and the Foundation of Moral Development Dianne Wing Kaplan University December 18‚ 2012 THE DEFINITION OF ETHICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT Ethics Ethics is simply defined as a set of principles of right conduct‚ the motivation based on ideas of right and wrong. It is also the study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person (moral philosophy). Ethics also speaks to the rules or standards governing
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they learn how to do the stuff we once learned growing up as an infant‚ toddler‚ child‚ teenager and even young adults? Moral Development‚ the process by which children learn how to act towards others and behave in society. It involves the gain in concepts such as manners‚ empathy‚ guilt‚ shame and understanding the difference between right and wrong. Like other forms of development‚ morality occurs in stages throughout childhood and adolescence‚ and is affected by factors in the child’s environment
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Exam One 1. a. Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development are complex yet very applicable ideas in moral development. The whole point of his six stages is to set the foundation for one’s ethical behavior with a psychological approach. The first stage of moral development is the “punishment/obedience orientation”‚ which refers to how people will only focus on the consequences of certain actions. For example‚ when a student in elementary school brings a toy weapon to school after being told not
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Role plays‚ Assessments and Summary of Learning Paper Sheena Patrick Communication Skills for the Human Services Professional/BSHS/322 11/14/2010 Role plays‚ Assessments and Summary of Learning Paper For any professional to be good at his or her job practice is important. In the field of human services we will experience many situations that we are not prepared for‚ but if we practice similar situations we can react accordingly to any situation we are in. Role plays help the professional
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