ANGEL JAN D.

AGPALZA BSED ENGLISH 2A EDUC 50

ACTIVITY
Here is a picture of seven-year old Nicole and two-year old Gab. Each one is a bundle of
possibilities. Describe what they were before birth (their point of origin) and who they will possibly
be after birth unto adulthood. What will they possibly become? Expound on your answers.
Answer: Gab before birth has an XY chromosome while Nicole as a girl has a XX
chromosome and a fetus before they turn into babies. XX chromosome means a girl and XY
chromosome means it will turn into a boy. Gab and Nicole would have different abilities since
they have different structures. Gab if he will be matured, he can do what a man can do while Nicole
will love to cook, clean the house and wash clothes. They would change physically which they
differ in each of their development. When they will be old, they also differ emotionally. Gab and
Nicole have common abilities as a person. They can eat, can urinate and etc.
Analysis
After giving your predictions, answer the following questions:

1. When you gave your own predictions as to the kind of child, adolescent and adult Nicole and
Gab may become and hypothesized on who they once were, you were referring to human
development. What then is development?
Answer: Development is the changes of a person gradually which he/she changes
in physical, emotional, spiritual and other aspects.

2. Will two-year old Gab be able to do all that seven-year old Nicole can do? Why or why not?
Answer: Gab cannot do all the things Nicole can do since I do believe that human
development has stages. For instance, Gab just started how to learn walking while
Nicole already done mastering and now, she was good in it. It means that Nicole is
ahead stage from Gab.

3. Will there be anything common in the pattern of development of Nicole and Gab? If yes, what?
Answer: Yes, since Gab was a 2-year-old boy and belongs to infancy, the greatest
growth always occurs at the top — the head — with physical growth in size, weight
and future differentiation gradually working its way down from top to bottom (for
example, neck, shoulders, middle trunk and so on). This is the cephalo-caudal
pattern. These development patterns are common to Nicole and Gab.
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4. Will there be differences in their development, e.g. pace or rate of development? What and why?
Answer: Yes, it is because people do not have the same capabilities. Some child
are fast learners, they can do what an Early childhood child can do. God made
people differently and each of one are unique in our own way. The stages of a
human development are just the common abilities of a person that is why these
stages were made.
5. Will the process of development take place very fast or gradually? Expound on your answer.
Answer: Some people have exact abilities on the developmental stages which
means they develop gradually. From my perspective, I believe that people develop
gradually which means it follows the stages while others they develop very fast and
can-do other stages ahead of them.

6. Do you believe that Nicole and Gab will continue to develop even in adulthood? Or will they
stop developing in adulthood?
Answer: Yes, as I have said, some people develop very fast, some are gradually
and some develops late than the expected stage.

APPLICATION

1. State five characteristics of human development from a life-span perspective and their
implications to the child care, education and parenting.

Characteristics of human development Educational implication to Child Care,

from a lifespan perspective Education and Parenting
1. Development is lifelong. It helps people live happier and enjoy
every day they live.
2. Development is plastic It helps middle Adulthood-Late
adulthood in motivating their selves to
take away the negative perspectives to
continue learning. Age is not the basis to
stop learning.
3. Development is multidimensional. It helps people more to be aware in the
changes especially Adolescence changes
more on physical also emotional aspect.
4. Development is contextual It demonstrates that there are similarities
of abilities of a person can do.
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5. Development involves growth, It gives people idea that changes on how

maintenance and regulation they react in physical environment is
part of their development

2. Growth is an evidence of life” or “development is an evidence of life.” What does this mean?
What does this imply to a person’s development?

Answer: It implies that a person really develops gradually and it means we are
existing creatures that we have lives in which development is the proof that we truly
exist.

3. If your approach to human development is traditional, are the characteristics of human

development from a lifespan perspective acceptable? Explain your answer.

Answer: No, because traditional perspective believes that from birth to

Adolescence, there are extensive changes while life-span development believes that
there are stages of human development that people develops gradually.

4. Below are the principles of child development and learning which are the bases of
developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) in early childhood program for children from
birth through age 8, which were stated in the position paper of the National Association for
the Education of Young Children (2009). They affirm the characteristics of life-span
development approach we just discussed. Find out which one is a re-statement of the principles
of human development by stating the characteristics of human development from life-span
perspective in the second column.

Principles of Human Development (NAEYC, Characteristics of Human Development from

2009) Life-span Perspective
a. All the domains of development and Development is multidimensional
learning- physical, social and emotional, and
cognitive – are important, and they are closely
interrelated. Children’s development and
learning in one domain influenced by what
takes place in other domains.
b. Many aspects of children’s learning and Development is lifelong
development follow well documented
sequences, with later abilities, skills, and
knowledge building on those already acquired.
c. Development and learning proceed at Development is lifelong
varying rates from child to child, as well as at
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uneven rates across different areas of a child’s

individual functioning.
d. Development and learning result from a Development is lifelong
dynamic and continuous, interaction of
biological maturation and experience.
e. Early experiences have profound effects, Development is lifelong
both cumulative and delayed, on a child’s
development and learning; and optimal
periods exist for certain types of development
and learning to occur
f. Development proceeds toward greater Development is lifelong
complexity, self-regulation, and symbolic or
representational capacities
g. Children develop best when they have Development is contextual
secure, consistent relationships with
responsive adults and opportunities for
positive relationships with peers
h. Development and learning occur in and are Development is contextual
influenced by multiple social and cultural
contexts.
i. Always mentally active in seeking to Development is contextual
understand the world around them, children
learn in a variety of ways; a wide range of
teaching strategies and interactions are
effective in supporting all these kinds of
learning.
j. Play is an important vehicle for developing Development involves great maintenance and
self-regulation as well as for promoting regulation
language, cognition, and social competence
k. Development and learning advance when Development is multidimensional
children are challenged to achieve at a level
just beyond their current mastery, and also
when they have many opportunities to practice
newly acquired skills.
l. Children’s experiences shape their Development is plastic
motivation and approaches to learning, such as
persistence, initiative and flexibility; in turn,
these dispositions and behaviors affect their
learning and development.
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SYNAPSE STRENGTHENER
1.
a. Interpret the following quotations in relation to human development: a. “Every man is in certain
respects like all other men, like some other men, no other man.” (Murray, H.A. & C. Kluckhohn)

Answer: Every man is in certain respect like all other man In which all man have
good and bad side or characteristics and like some other man, means there are some
traits of us that same with other people and no other man because we are made by
God in a unique way, we have traits that makes us who we are.
b. “Man is an unfinished project. He is always in the process of becoming.”
Answer: It is true that a man is always in process of development. Even when a
man turns old, there were also development that occurs. She/he can learn new things
which he/she do not experienced yet. That is why man continues developing and it
will just if she/he dies.

Present your interpretations through an illustration. In the light of researches on human development,
which of the two approaches is closer to the truth- traditional or lifespan? Why?
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ASSESSMENT

I. Give an operational definition of Human Development.

Human development is the freedom of a person to have all the opportunities while
he/she lives.

II. Differentiate traditional and life-span approach of development.

Traditional approach emphasizes change from birth to Adolescence, little or no
change and decline in late old age. The life-span approach emphasizes
developmental change during adulthood as well as childhood.

III. Put a ✔ before a correct statement and an ✘ before a wrong one. If you put ✘,
explain why. Write your explanation below the statement.

__/_ 1. Development is a pattern of change.

_/_ 2. Development is either growth or decline
__x_ 3. From both traditional and life-span perspectives development is lifelong.
-Traditional decline changes in late old age
__/_ 4. In the development process, these are things that hold true to all people.
_x_ 5. Individuals develop uniformly.
-Different people has different abilities and each people is made by God
a unique one.
_/__ 6. Development is predictable because it follows an orderly process.
_x__ 7. Development is unidimensional.
-Development is multidimensional
_/_ 8. Development takes place in a vacuum.
_x_ 9. The effect of biological process on development is isolated from the effect of
cognitive and socioemotional processes.
-Biological process on development includes the effect of cognitive and
socioemotional processes.