REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS

Republic of the Philippines

PAMANTASANG NORMAL NG PILIPINAS VISAYAS
Philippine Normal University Visayas
ANG PAMBANSANG SENTRO SA EDUKASYONG PANGGURO
The National Center for Teacher Education
LUNGSOD NG CADIZ
City of Cadiz

ACTIVITY SHEET FOR PART I / UNIT 1

(Learner-Centered Psychological Principles)

Name Bandola, Airen C. Year & Section _OV1-3_ Score ____________

Answer the following:

1. What comes into your mind when you think of Learner-Centered Principles? What is its
focus? - FOR ME, LEARNER CENTERED A FOCUS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL LEANERS; SUCH
AS THEIR TALENTS, EXPRIENCE, BACKGROUND, INTREREST, SKILLS, ACKWONLEDGE
WITH FOCUS ON LEARNINIG.
2. From the lesson on Learner-Centered Psychological Principles, I realized that ….. there
are many processes on how to develop ourselves, what are the several factors that can
affect our development and perspective and how these factors influence us in learning
something.

Project-based:

Read a research or study related to Learner-centered psychological principles (LCPs).

Fill out the matrix below.

Problem: Research Methodology:

The methodology developed for this study

The study is determined whether there included the research design, the
was a relationship between students’
development of the instrument and the
perceptions of how effective course- pilot test, the participants’
related interaction was and their level of characteristics,

the sampling procedure, and the data

course satisfaction.
collection and analysis techniques.

Findings: Conclusions:
 Source: (Bibliographical Entry Format)

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ826084.pdf

How are the findings of this research useful to teachers?

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
Republic of the Philippines
PAMANTASANG NORMAL NG PILIPINAS VISAYAS
Philippine Normal University Visayas
ANG PAMBANSANG SENTRO SA EDUKASYONG PANGGURO
The National Center for Teacher Education
LUNGSOD NG CADIZ
City of Cadiz

ACTIVITY SHEET FOR MODULE A

(Human Development: Meaning, Concepts and Approaches)

Name ________________________________ Year & Section _________ Score ____________

Answer the following:

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

Characteristic of Human Development from a Educational Implication to Child Care,

Life-Span Perspective Education and Parenting
1. Development is lifelong.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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?
3. If your approach to human development is traditional, are the characteristics of human
development from a life-span perspective acceptable? Explain your answer.
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 discussed. Find out which one is a re-statement
of the principles of human development by stating the characteristic of human
development from life-span perspective in the second column.

Principles of Human Development (NAEC, Characteristic of Human Development from

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

d. Development and learning result from

a dynamic and continuous interaction
of biological maturation and
experience.
e. Early experiences have profound
effects, 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
complexity, self-regulation, and
symbolic or representational
capacities.
g. Children develop best when they have
secure, consistent relationships with
responsive adults and opportunities for
positive relationships with peers.
h. Development and learning occur in and
are influenced by multiple social and
cultural contexts.
i. Always mentally active in seeking to
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 self-regulation as well as
for promoting language, cognition, and
social competence.
k. Development and learning advance
when 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
motivation and approaches to learning,
such as persistence, initiative, and
flexibility, in turn, these dispositions
and behaviors affect their learning and
development.

5. Interpret the following quotations in relation to human development.

a. “Every man is in certain respects like all other men, like some other men, like no
other men.” (Murray, H.A. and C. Kluckhohn)
b. “Man is an unfinished project. He is always in the process of becoming.”
 6. In the light of researches on human development, which of the two approaches is closer
to the truth – traditional or lifespan? Why?
7. You are a bundle of possibilities. You are meant to develop like any other living thing or
else you will rut. Remember “Growth is an evidence of life.” If you are alive, then you
must be growing and developing. Are you on your way to development?
8. Like you, each of your future student is also a bundle of possibilities. How would you
look at them in terms of development? Write down your reflections.

Project-based:

1. Picture Analysis
Here are pictures of seven-year old Naschielle and three-year old Kenn. 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 the following questions:

a. When you gave your own predictions as to the kind of child, adolescent and adult
Naschielle and Kenn may become and hypothesized on who they once were, you
were referring to human development. What then is development? Translate the
meaning of development in your Mother Tongue.
b. Will three-year old Kenn be able to do all that seven-year old Naschielle can do?
Why or why not?
c. Will there be anything common in the pattern of development of Naschielle and
Kenn? If yes, what?
d. Will there be differences in their development, e.g., pace, or rate of development?
What and why?
e. Will the process of development take place very fast or gradually? Expound on your
answer.
f. Do you believe that Naschielle and Kenn will continue to develop even in adulthood?
Or will they stop developing in adulthood?

2. Research on the cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns of development.

a. Illustrate both patterns by a drawing or diagram.
b. How do you apply your knowledge of cephalocaudal and proximodistal patterns of
development in your teaching? Hint: The pencils of pre-K, Kindergartners and
Grade I pupils are bigger than those of pupils in the higher Grade levels. Does this
practice have something to do with proximodistal patterns of development?

3. View on YouTube of Helen Pearson. Lessons from the longest study on human
development. Fill out the matrix below.

Problem: Research Methodology:

Findings: Conclusions:
 Source: (Bibliographical Entry Format)

How are the findings of this research useful to teachers?

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
Republic of the Philippines
PAMANTASANG NORMAL NG PILIPINAS VISAYAS
Philippine Normal University Visayas
ANG PAMBANSANG SENTRO SA EDUKASYONG PANGGURO
The National Center for Teacher Education
LUNGSOD NG CADIZ
City of Cadiz

ACTIVITY SHEET FOR MODULE B

(The Stages of Development and Developmental Tasks)

Name ________________________________ Year & Section _________ Score ____________

Answer the following:

1. How many developmental stages were described? How do these stages compare to
Havighurst’s developmental stages given below.

Havighurst has identified six major age periods:

a. infancy and early childhood (0-5 years),
b. middle childhood (6-12 years),
c. adolescence (13-18 years),
d. early childhood (19-29 years),
e. middle adulthood (30-60 years), and
f. later maturity (61+)

2. What is an outstanding trait or behavior of each stage?

3. What task/s is/are expected of each developmental stage?
4. Does a developmental task in a higher level require accomplishment of the lower level
developmental tasks?
5. Refer to Havighurt’s Developmental Tasks given in the table (Note: Will send via group
chat). Match the description given by Santrock. Are Havighurst and Santrock saying the
same things?
6. What are the implications of the developmental tasks to your role as a teacher and or
parent? Let’s pay particular attention to each of the developmental stages – prenatal
period, infancy, early childhood, middle and late childhood and adolescence.

Preschool period – what are pregnant others supposed to do to ensure the birth of a
normal and healthy baby?
 Infancy – what should mothers and baby sitters do and not do to help infants develop
normally and healthy?

For instance, in Early Childhood – What are preschool teachers supposed to do with pre-
schoolers?
Help them develop readiness for school and not to be too academic in teaching
approach. They ought to give much time for pre-schoolers to play. Or perhaps help pre-
schoolers develop school readiness by integrating children’s games in school activities.

Middle and Late Childhood

Elementary school teachers ought to help their pupils by:
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Parents ought to help their children: ____________________________________
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Adolescence
High school teachers ought to help their students by:
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Parents ought to help their teenage children by: __________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Early Adulthood College

Teachers ought to help their students by: ________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Parents can help their children who are now young adults by: _______________
________________________________________________________________________
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Middle Adulthood
What should adults do to obtain satisfaction in their career? What should
schools for students to be prepared for middle adulthood? In their retirement, adults
should: _________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Late Adulthood
In their retirement, adults should ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
How should children relate to their parents in their late adulthood stage? What
should teachers teach to students on how they should treat and relate to parent,
grandparents, in their late adulthood? ________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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7. Discuss the meaning of the quotation below. Relate it to the stages of development.
“Who are you?,” asked the caterpillar. Alice replied rather shyly. “I-I hardly know, Sir,
just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I must have
changed several times since then.” - Lewis Carrol

8. Reflection:
a. Reflect on your early childhood, middle and late childhood days. Were you able to
acquire the developmental tasks expected of early, middle, late childhood and
adolescence? What facilitated your acquisitions of the ability to perform such tasks?
Write your reflections.
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b. Having mastered the developmental tasks of early childhood, middle, and late
childhood and adolescence, reflect on what you should do as a teacher to facilitate
your students’ acquisition of these developmental tasks. Write down your
reflections.
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Project-based:

1. Study the pictures and the descriptions below each set of pictures, then answer the
following questions.
a. Do the pictures suggest the respective developmental stages?
b. Symbolize each developmental stage. Give a symbol that stands for the
developmental task for each stage.
c. If you were given a chance, which developmental stage would you like to be in? Why?
2. Read a research related to developmental stages and developmental tasks. Fill out the
matrix below.
Problem: Research Methodology:

Findings: Conclusions\:
 Source: (Bibliographical Entry Format)

How are the findings of this research useful to teachers?

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
Republic of the Philippines
PAMANTASANG NORMAL NG PILIPINAS VISAYAS
Philippine Normal University Visayas
ANG PAMBANSANG SENTRO SA EDUKASYONG PANGGURO
The National Center for Teacher Education
LUNGSOD NG CADIZ
City of Cadiz

ACTIVITY SHEET FOR MODULE C

(Issues on Human Development)

Name ________________________________ Year & Section _________ Score ____________

Answer the following:

1. Nature versus Nurture – Which has a more significant influence on human development?
Nature or nurture? Nature refers to an individual’s biological inheritance. Nurture
refers to environmental experiences.

2. Continuity versus Discontinuity – Does development involve gradual, cumulative change

(continuity) or distinct changes (discontinuity)? To make it more concrete, here is a
question: Is our development like that of a seedling gradually growing into an acacia
tree? Or is it more like that of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly?

3. Stability versus Change – Is development best described as involving staility or as

involving change? Are we what our first experiences have made of us or do we develop
into someone different from who we were at an earlier point in development?

4. Discuss the implications of this statement:

“The frightening part about heredity and environment is that we, parents, provide
both.”

5. Here is an interesting article title on “How the First Nine Months Shape the Rest of Your
Life” from the October 4, 2010 issue of Time Magazine. Read, analyze then answer the
following questions:
a. Does the article agree that heredity, environment and individual’s choice are the
factors that contribute to what a person may become? Write the paragraph that
tells so.
b. Read the 4th paragraph again. Focus your attention on the highlighted word,
PERMANENTLY. Relate this to the issue on stability versus change issue. Does the
 word PERMANENTLY convince you that we are what our first experiences have nade
of us (stability)? Explain your answer.

6. Reflection:
Relate what you have learned here to your personal development. Reflect on your own
personal development. What has helped you become the person that you are not/ Is
what you have become a product of the mere interaction of heredity and environment?
Or is what you have become a product of both heredity and environment interacting
and what you have decided or determined yourself to become? (Self-determination or
freedom is a third factor). Write your reflections.

Project-based:

1. Convinced of the interactive influence of heredity and environment on the development

of children, prepare for a powerpoint presentation for parents to show them how
crucial their role is in the development of their children. Remember that heredity is
already fixed. Their children have been born and they have passed on these inherited
traits at conception and that they cannot do anything anymore to change them. So
concentrate on how they can contribute to their children’s favourable development by
creating the environment conducive to development. Like heredity, environment is
complex. It includes nutrition as early as conception, parenting, family dynamics,
schooling, neighbourhood quality and biological encounters such as viruses, birth
complications, and even biological events in cells.

Do not lose sight of the objective of your powerpoint presentation. At the end of your
powerpoint presentation, the parents should go home very much convinced of their role
in the development of their children and get very much inspired to do their part.

2. a. Watch “Lonely Only” on YouTube. Only children: Debunking the Myths About Single
Children. State in not more than 10 sentences the position expressed in the YouTube.
b. In 1896, Granville Stanley Hall described only children as “deficient on the social
side,” “petted,” “humoured,” “indulged,” and “spoiled.” Today many consider this a
MYTH. What do you think?

3. Read a research related to issues on human development. Fill out the matrix below.
Strongly suggested topic is fetal origins.

Problem: Research Methodology:

Findings: Conclusions:
 Source: (Bibliographical Entry Format)

How are the findings of this research useful to teachers?