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LESSON TITLE: MODULE 1-HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: MEANING, CONCEPT AND

APPROACHES
WEEK 1-2 , 6 HOURS
I. FOCUS:
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
• Define human development in your own words.
• Distinguish between the traditional and life-span approach of the development.
II. INTRODUCTION: As you read this module and do the activity, you are undergoing the process
of development. How does this development take place? What do experts say about
development? These are the concerns of this module.
III. STRATEGIES
A. ACTIVITY: TURN UP YOUR KNOWLEDGE
1. Here are the pictures of seven-year old Naschiele and three-year-old Ken. 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 your answer.

B. ANALYSIS

After analyzing your predictions, answer the following questions:

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1. 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 where you were "referring to
human development. What then is development?

2. Will there be anything common in the pattern of development of Naschielle and Kenn? If yes,
what?

3. Will there be differences in their development, e.g. pace or rate of development? What and
why?

4. Will the process of development take place very fast or gradually? Expound on your answer.

5. Do you believe that Naschielle and Kenn will continue to develop even in adulthood? Or will
they stop developing in adulthood?

C. ABSTRACTION AND GENERALIZATION

GEAR UP YOUR MIND!

Highlights:
➢ HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: MEANING, CONCEPTS
AND APPROACHES
Two approaches to human development
If you believe that Nikki and Kenn will show extensive change from birth to adolescence,
little or no change in adulthood and decline in late old age, your approach to development is traditional.
In contrast, If you believe that even in adulthood developmental change takes place as it does during
childhood, your approach is termed life-span approach.
What are the characteristics of human development from a life-span perspective? Paul
Baltes (Santrock, 2002), an expert in life span development, gives the following characteristics:
1. Development is lifelong- it does not end in adulthood. Ken and Naschielle will continue
developing even in adulthood.
2. Development is plastic- plasticity refers to the potential for change. Development is
possible throughout the life-span. No one is too old to learn. There is no such thing as “I
am too old for that…..” Neither Kenn nor Naschielle will be too old to learn something.

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3. Developmental is multidimensional-development consists of biological, cognitive, and

socio-emotional dimensions. Development as a process is complex because it is the
product of biological, cognitive and socioemotional processes (Santrock 2002).

✓ Development is relatively orderly

Naschielle and Kenn will learn to sit, crawl then walk before they can run. The
muscular control of the trunk and arms comes earlier as compared to the hands and
fingers. This is the proximodistal pattern. During 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. This development patterns are
common to Naschielle and Kenn.
✓ Development takes place gradually
Naschielle and Kenn won’t develop into pimply teenagers overnight. It takes years
before they become one. In fact, that’s the way of nature. The bud does not blossom
suddenly. The seed does not germinate overnight. While some changes occur in a flash
of insight, more often it takes weeks, months, or years for a person to undergo changes
that result in the display of developmental characteristics.
Cognitive processes involve changes in the individual's thought, intelligence, and
language. Naschielle and Kenn develop from mere sounds to a word becoming two words,
the two words becoming a sentence. They would move on to memorizing their first prayer,
singing Bayang Magiliw.in every flag ceremony to imagining what it would be like to be a
teacher or a pilot, playing chess and solving a complex math problem. All these reflect the
role of cognitive processes in development reflect the role of cognitive processes in
development.
Socioemotional processes include changes in the individual's relationships with
other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality. As babies, Naschielle and
Kenn responded with a sweet smile when affectionately touched and frowned when
displeased and even showed temper tantrum when they could not get or do what they
wanted. From aggressive children, they may develop into a fine lady and a gentleman or
otherwise, depending on a myriad of factors. They may fall in love and get inspired for life
or may end up betrayed, deserted and desperate afterwards. All these reflect the role of
socioemotional processes in development.

These biological, cognitive and socioemotional processes are inextricably

intertwined. While these processes are studied separately, the effect of one process or
factor on a person's development is not isolated from the other processes. If Kenn and
Naschielle were undernourished and troubled by the thought of father and mother about to
separate, they could not concentrate on their studies and consequently would fail and
repeat. As a consequence, they may lose face and drop out of school, revert to illiteracy,
become unskilled, unemployed and so on and so forth. See how a biological process,
affects the cognitive process which in turn, affects the socioemotional process.

4. Development is contextual- Individuals are changing beings in a changing world.

Individuals respond to and act on contexts.

5. Development involves growth, maintenance and regulation- Growth, maintenance

and regulation are three (3) goals of human development. The goals of individuals vary
among developmental stages.

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D. APPLICATION 1. BOOST UP YOUR LEARNING!

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 Educational Implication to Child Care,

from a 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 life-span perspective acceptable? Explain your answer.

4. Below are the principles of child development and learning which are the bases
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
characteristic of human development from life-span perspective in the
second column.

Principles of Human Development (NAEYC, Characteristic of Human Development

from Life-span Perspective
2009

a. All the domains of development and learning- e.g. Development is multidimensional

physical, social and cognitive – are important,
and they are closely interrelated. Children’s
development and learning in one domain
influence and are influenced by what takes
place in other domains.

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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; 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 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.

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APPLICATION 2 : BOOST UP YOUR LEARNING!

1. Do the following to ensure mastery of the big ideas presented in this module.

a. Give the meaning of human development______________________________

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2. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

Patterns of development

a. The direction of growth following cephalocaudal pattern is from the

__________________________to the____________________________.

b. The direction of growth following the proximodistal pattern is from

__________________________to the ___________________________.

3. Differences between the traditional and life-span approaches to human development.

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4. Characteristics of human development from a life-span perspective.

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Characteristics
of human
development

5. In one sentence, write the characteristic of human development expressed in this Venn diagram.

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6. Discuss the meaning of the quotations “All the world’s stage, and all the men and women merely
players; they have their exits and entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts…by William
Shakespeare. Relate the quotation to your life. Childcare, education and parenting.

Socioemotional
processes

Biological
Cognitive
processe
processes s

7. Put a check ( / ) before a correct statement and an X before a wrong one. If you put X, explain why.

_______1. Development is a pattern of change.

_______2. Development is either growth or decline.

_______3. From both traditional and life span perspectives development is life-long.

_______4. In the development process, there are things that hold true to all people.

_______5. Individuals develop uniformly.

_______6. Development is predictable because it follows an orderly process.

_______7. Development is unidimensional.

_______8. Development takes place in a vacuum.

_______9. The effect of biological process on development is isolated from the effect

of cognitive and socioemotional processes

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IV. CLOSING ACTIVITY

ROUND-UP YOUR LEARNING!

View on YouTube OF Helen Pearson: Lessons from the longest study on human development.

Fill out the matrix given below.

Problem Research Methodology

Source: (bibliographical entry format)

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Findings Conclusions

How are the findings of this research useful to teachers?

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REFLECTION

5- Minute Non-Stop Writing begins……………….NOW!

Guide Questions:
1. 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?
2. Like you, each of your future student is also a bundle of possibilities. How should
you look at them in terms of development? Write down your reflections. There’s
no wrong answer, remember.

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Clincher:

From this module, human development is a pattern of movement that begins at conception and continues
through the life span of a well human being. In addition, it includes growth and decline. The human development
can be positive or negative. Growth deals with quantitative changes while development deals with qualitative
changes. Development is relatively orderly. Development has proximodistal pattern that deals with the
development from inward to upward. Another pattern is the cephalocaudal pattern, which the development is
from head to toe and from top to bottom. Development also takes place gradually. The pattern of development
is more likely be similar, the outcome of development process and the rate of development are vary among
individuals. Development as a process is complex because it is the product of biological, cognitive and socio-
emotional process. The biological process is a physical change. The cognitive process is about knowledge,
thoughts, language. The socio-emotional is a process that focuses on dealing with people.

REFERENCE:

Corpuz, Brenda B. etal, 2018. “The Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles” pp. 14-
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Prepared by:
MR. JAYMAR B. MAGTIBAY
Instructor

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