ONE COURSE / MANY Continuous Gradually develops by adding new skills & knowledge onto old ones Discontinuous Child goes through distinct stages (each unique until reaching highest level of functioning) Each child goes through discontinuous processes‚ but within some stages‚ there is continuous development. Stage Theorists: Assume people follow same development sequences EG: Childhood - common influences that lead people to represent world through language & make believe play
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Article Review Child development is a very important in today’s psychology. That is why it is not surprising that so much research has been developed on that topic. In the article "Transforming the Debate About Child Care and Maternal Employment" the author‚ Louise B. Silverstein‚ presents a very interesting point of view on the history as well as the future of psychological research on child care and influence of maternal employment on child development. The very essence of Silverstein’s argument
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Whether we know it or not children begin learning from the moment they take their entrance into this world by listening‚ looking‚ and interacting with people and objects (Gleitman‚ 1981) that carries them from birth through adulthood. Literacy Development in children is sort of the same thing but it is focused mainly on things that help them with speaking‚ listening‚ reading‚ understanding‚ watching‚ drawing and writing. Infants and Toddlers are like sponges; they absorb everything about their environment
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ance. We learned a lot of theories and got to know a lot of psychologists who made an effort to explain the way children feel. There are 3 grand theories; Psychoanalysis (Freud)‚ Behaviorism (Watson‚ Skinner‚ Pavlov) and Cognitive (Piaget). All this 3 theories explain the development of children from different prospectives. Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis becomes clear as to how he construed human character. Freud believed that human nature is basically deterministic‚ and largely dependent on the unconscious
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Child Development and the Environment Many key factors contribute to and determine the development of a child‚ be it positive or negative. However‚ in my opinion the most influential factor is the environment; it has the potential to enhance or interrupt both their early years and later development. In her poem‚ Dr. Dorothy Law speaks about the link between the environment and a child’s development. When I read this poem for one point really stood out at me which was ‘if children live with hostility
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Learning in Schools SECTION 1 Child and Young Person Development 1 Home Learning College The main stages of child and young person development From birth through to adulthood children continually grow‚ develop‚ and learn. A child’s development can be measured through social‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ physical and language developmental milestones. All children and young people follow a similar pattern of development so the order in which each child advances from one milestone to the
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Exam 2 Part 1 of 1 - 100.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0 Points The principle Children’s bodies are dynamic systems means that: A.Development in one component of the body may affect development in another component. B.Children’s growth reflects a continuing pattern of speeding up‚ slowing down‚ speeding up‚ slowing down again‚ and so on. C.Development proceeds in a top-down fashion‚ from the head to the feet. D.Development proceeds in an in-out fashion‚ beginning with the head and torso
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One of the most observable signs of cognitive development in preschools is their continuous asking of questions. When an answer leads to more questions‚ this stage can often times be taxing on the child’s caregiver. However‚ this stage is a valuable time for learning and these questions should never be discouraged. Caregivers need to know that it’s alright not to know the answer to every question. When this is the case‚ they should direct the child towards a resource where they can discover the
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Effects of poverty on the physical development of a Jamaican child Physical development is defined by Tina Bruce and Carolyn Meggitt in the text Child Care and Education as “the way in which the body gains skills and become more complex in its performance.” Arnold Gesell a psychologist and pediatrician put forth normative development guidelines for a child (physical development milestones). The normative development guidelines are categorized into gross motor skills‚ fine -motor skills and balance/coordination
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As a prospective educator‚ it is important for me to understand the cognitive development theory and how it applies to individuals. Cognitive development is basically how the thought process begins. It is the way that people learn and how mental processes become elaborate and develop. These processes include remembering things‚ making decisions‚ and also solving problems. In order for a teacher to be effective‚ one must understand how children develop mentally so that each student can be accommodated
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