human development overview
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Human Development Overview
HDF 501: Lifespan DevelopmentWheelock College
Boston, MA
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Four Questions of Developmental Science
Continuity
Sources of Development
Plasticity
Individual Differences
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• Stages of Development
• Shift Points• Domains of
Development
Is Development Continuous?
Note – Image source: Cole, M., Cole, S., and Lightfoot, C. (2008). The development of children (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
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Ages and StagesPhysical Social Emotional Language Cognitive
Prenatal
Early Infancy
Later Infancy
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
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What are the Sources of Development?
• What roles do biology, environment, and culture play?
• Nature vs. Nurture?
Note – Image source: Cole, M., Cole, S., and Lightfoot, C. (2008). The development of children (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
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Ecological Model of Sources of Development
• Sources and Systems of Development
Note – Image source: Cole, M., Cole, S., and Lightfoot, C. (2008). The development of children (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
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Is Development Plastic?
• Are there critical periods of development?
• How is development affected by injury?
Note – Image source: http://neuroscience.ucdavis.edu/grad/research
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What is the Meaning of Individual Differences?
• What is the nature of difference between people?
• Do people’s characteristics remain constant throughout the lifespan?
Note – Image source: Cole, M., Cole, S., and Lightfoot, C. (2008). The development of children (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
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Ages and StagesPhysical Social Emotional Language Cognitive
Prenatal
Early Infancy
Later Infancy
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Continuity
Sources of Development
Plasticity
Individual Differences
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Primary Objectives
• Compare and contrast theories of development, using the 4 essential questions to guide this analysis.
• Conduct objective, naturalistic observations of young children.
• Identify evidence of a child’s development from observations and relate it to theory.
• Examine the development of adults through a case study analysis.
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“The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.” –Jean Piaget