Chapter 1- Child Development: Themes‚ Theories and Methods – Describe important terms such as conceptions of age‚ periods of development‚ domains of development‚ etc. Development is a lifelong‚ multidimensional‚ plastic‚ multidisciplinary‚ and contextual process. Developmental psychologists typically divide development into 3 broad domains: 1. Biological (changes in body size‚ muscle tone‚ sexual maturity…) 2. Cognitive (changes in thinking‚ language…) 3. Socioemotional (changes in emotions
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they will use a hand and eye co-ordination. The Intellectual‚ Physical‚ Language‚ social and emotional observations allows us to find out what children understand‚ how they think‚ what they are able to do‚ and interests are. This information helps us to build rich stories of children as capable and competent learners in order to support further activities and development. In doing this‚ observation gave me information to give on-going feedback to children about how they are getting on in their learning
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During my observations in the different classrooms at “The childcare Center”‚ I learned about the proper environment‚ the fundamentals of the teachers lesson plans‚ their health and safety regulations‚ their approach to guidance and discipline‚ and overall quality childcare. The center has eight different levels of age groups; each of them has their own curriculum based on their age and developmental needs. This curriculum changes and has a new theme each month that helps the lead teachers to be
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First name/age of infant observed: Christopher was 7 weeks old when I observed him‚ but he was born 6 weeks early‚ so technically it could be seen as if I observed a one week old child. Infant’s weight at birth: 4lb 8oz Approximate weight now: 8lbs General health assessment (one paragraph): Christopher was considered a “drug baby” (Meth) unfortunately‚ and Denise stated that when he was born‚ he just seemed to not want to do anything (such as eating). For the child’s safety‚ when Denise brought
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An observation of parent-child interaction at the park In the first five years of a child life is when the most complex development occurs. Children develop cognitively as their brain captivates information and they learn to process the information. Children also develop socially and emotionally as they interact‚ play‚ and live with others (i.e. friends‚ family or teachers). Cognitive‚ social and emotional development through play is essential for a child’s growth as well. The development of
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reason I carried out the two activities because the opportunity was given to me to plan activities for my key children‚ who had gaps in certain areas of their development. The ideas came from the previous assessments that had been carried out‚ which I used to make the implementations for the learning intentions and outcomes. The two activities involve the children actively learning through social interactions with one another‚ because the children have been paired up with a child and a supervising adult
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theory of cognitive development is a theory used to analyze and understand human development and behavior. His theory is broken up into four stages: Sensorimotor‚ which lasts from 0 to 2 years of age‚ Preoperational‚ which lasts from 2 to 7 years of age‚ Concrete Operational‚ which lasts from 7 to 11 years of age‚ and lastly‚ Formal Operational‚ which the child enters at 11 years of age and stays in throughout adulthood (Santrock‚ 2010‚ p.24). Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is important because
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Student: CHFD215: Child Development Midterm Exam Instructions: Below you will find two questions for each of the eight Berk text chapters we have covered so far. One type of question requires you to connect with course content and the other requires you to apply it. Thoroughly and succinctly answer one question for each chapter (e.g. 1a or 1b but not both‚ 2a or 2b but not both). Your answers should be written in complete sentences and should demonstrate understanding of
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This observation report brings about an introduction to the concept of resilience or grit. Resilience is psychological concept that is largely understood as a blueprint of optimistic acclimatization following significant stress‚ harsh conditions‚ natural disasters or security threats‚ and is often explored when looking to determine evidences as some individuals fall victim to misery while others seem to thrive. The colloquium series begins with Deogratias Niyizonkiza: Where there is Health‚ there
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Two Child Policy : Agree Or Disagree? Before I start I will explain first “What is the Two Child Policy?”. Two-child policy is a government-imposed limit of two children allowed per family. It is used for some population groups in China‚ has previously been used in Vietnam‚ and has lately been discussed in the Philippines. Although not by law‚ in 1970s‚ citizens of Hong Kong were also highly encouraged to have two children as a limit‚ and it was used as part of the region’s family planning strategies
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