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Study Guide in Prof. Ed. 102 Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles Module No. 3

STUDY GUIDE FOR MODULE NO. 3

THE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL

TASKS
MODULE OVERVIEW

For every developmental stage, there is an expected developmental task. What happens when the expected
developmental tasks are not achieved at the corresponding developmental stage? How can you help children
achieve these developmental tasks?

This is what the module will be talking about.

MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

In this module, challenge yourself to:

 Define developmental tasks in your own words.
 Describe the developmental tasks in each developmental stage.
 Come up with research abstracts/summaries of researches on developmental tasks

LEARNING CONTENTS THE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

Concept of Developmental Tasks

In each stage of development, a certain task or tasks are expected of every individual. Robert Havighurst
defines developmental task as one that “arises at a certain period in our life, the successful achievement of
which leads to happiness and success with later tasks while failure leads to unhappiness, social disapproval,
and difficulty with later tasks.” (Havighurst, 1972).

Developmental Stages

There are eight (8) developmental stages given by Santrock. The eight (8) developmental stages cited by
Santrock are the same with Havighurst’s six (6) developmental stages only that Havighurst did not include
prenatal period. Havighurst combined them as two (2) separate stages.

The Developmental Tasks (Santrock, 2002)

1. Prenatal Period (from conception to birth)

2. Infancy (from birth to 18-24 months)
3. Early childhood (end of infancy to 5-6 years (Grade I)
4. Middle and late childhood (6-11 years of age, the elementary school years)
5. Adolescence (10-12 years of age ending up to 18-22 years of age)
6. Early adulthood (from late teens or early 20s lasting through the 30s)
7. Middle adulthood (40 to 60 years of age)
8. Late adulthood (60s and above)

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To know more about this lesson, read articles or watch video on:
https://www.slideshare.net/chubzroswell/stages-of-development-and-developmental-tasks
https://study.com/academy/lesson/havighursts-developmental-task-model.html

https://prezi.com/mljhvzzis5f8/the-stages-of-development-and-developmental-tasks/

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1

1. Read a research related to developmental stages and developmental tasks. Fill out the matrix
below.

Problem Research Methodology

Source: (bibliographical entry

format)
Findings __________________________ Conclusions
__________________________
________

How are the findings of this research useful to teachers?

_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

2. 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.

3. 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 your reflections.

Scoring rubric:
Content and Organization ……………………………………… 50%
Accuracy and Conventions (grammar, spelling,
usage and sentence formation) ……………………………….. 30%
Presentation of the output and style …………..………………. 15%
Timeliness………………………………………………….……… 5%
Total 100%

LEARNING ACTIVIT

SUMMARY

The definitions of the three stages of development are based on both research and cultural influences.
Implications for schooling are drawn from what is known about how children develop, but it should be
emphasized that growth is influenced by context, and schooling is a primary context of childhood. Just as
educators and others should be aware of the ways in which a five-year-old's reasoning is different from a
fifteen-year-old's, it is also important to be aware that the structure and expectations of schooling influence the
ways in which children grow and learn.

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REFERENCES

Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph.D, et. al. (2018). The Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles. Lorimar
Publishing Inc.

https://www.slideshare.net/chubzroswell/stages-of-development-and-developmental-tasks

https://study.com/academy/lesson/havighursts-developmental-task-model.html

https://prezi.com/mljhvzzis5f8/the-stages-of-development-and-developmental-tasks/

Stages of Growth Child Development - Early Childhood (Birth to Eight Years), Middle Childhood (Eight to
Twelve Years) - StateUniversity.com https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1826/Child-Development-
Stages-Growth.html#ixzz6XlxdBn3x

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