Evaluation

Choose 3 characteristics from the given 5 and explain them using your own words.

 Developmental is lifelong.
- Lifelong development means that development is not completed in infancy or
childhood or at any specific age; it encompasses the entire lifespan, from conception
to death.
 Development is contextual.
- Contextual Perspectives: A Broad Approach to Development. Contextual
perspectives consider the relationship between individuals and their physical,
cognitive, and social worlds. They also examine socio-cultural and environmental
influences on development.
 Development is multidimensional
- Development is multidimensional, meaning it involves the dynamic interaction of
factors like physical, emotional, and psychosocial development. Development is
multidirectional and results in gains and losses throughout life. Development is
plastic, meaning that characteristics are malleable or changeable.