module 7: understanding human growth and development
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Module 7: Understanding human growth and development
Human growth and development
• We grow in size
What changes in human growth and development happen as we get older?
• We learn to walk• We learn to talk• We learn new skills• We age
Module 7: Understanding human growth and development
Growth and development What is meant by growth?
The increase in our physical size as we get older.
The skills we learn as we get older.
Development can be physical, intellectual, emotional and social and also includes the development of language.
What is meant by development?
Module 7: Understanding human growth and development
Physical development Physical development of the body includes gross and fine motor skills, coordination of movement and the development of the senses.
Look at the images below. What physical changes happen to our bodies as we grow up? Click here for an outline image to complete.
Module 7: Understanding human growth and development
Physical development: motor skills
Look at these images and identify whether the child is using gross or fine motor skills then click on each one to see the answers.
Gross motor skills Fine motor skills Fine motor skills Gross motor skills
Gross motor skills involve large muscle movements such as kicking a ball. Fine motor skills involve smaller, precise muscle movements such as holding a pencil or tying a shoe lace. Both take time for children to master successfully.
Module 7: Understanding human growth and development
Physical development: the senses
SmellTaste
Sensory development involves sight, touch, taste, hearing and sight. Sensory skills become more finely tuned with age and then decrease in old age.
Look at the images below and identify the sensory skill being used then click on each one to see the answers.
Touch Sight
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Intellectual developmentThe development of the mind includes thinking processes and problem solving. Can you think of five other key features? Discuss then click on the images below to see some answers.
reasoning
memory
Intellectual development
imagination & creativity
concentration & attention
perception
thinking processes
problem solving
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Language is a feature of intellectual development. The rate at which language is acquired varies between individuals but follows the same development stages.
Click on each box below as many times as you need, to reveal the correct order of language development.
Hideorder
Using simple phrases
Show order
GurglingImitating simple wordsBabblingUsing simple sentencesCryingPutting complex sentences and phrases together
Language development
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Using simple phrases
Gurgling
Imitating simple words
Babbling
Using simple sentences
Crying
Putting complex sentences and phrases together
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Using simple phrasesGurglingImitating simple wordsBabblingUsing simple sentencesCryingPutting complex sentences and phrases together?2
Using simple phrasesGurglingImitating simple wordsBabblingUsing simple sentencesCryingPutting complex sentences and phrases together?3
Using simple phrasesGurglingImitating simple wordsBabblingUsing simple sentencesCryingPutting complex sentences and phrases together?4
Using simple phrasesGurglingImitating simple wordsBabblingUsing simple sentencesCryingPutting complex sentences and phrases together?5
Using simple phrasesGurglingImitating simple wordsBabblingUsing simple sentencesCryingPutting complex sentences and phrases together?6
Using simple phrasesGurglingImitating simple wordsBabblingUsing simple sentencesCryingPutting complex sentences and phrases together?7
Module 7: Understanding human growth and development
Emotional development Emotional development is closely linked to social development and involves the development of feelings about yourself and about others. How might feelings develop over time? Click on the images to find out more.
Basic emotions about ourselves such as hunger, tiredness and security are expressed simply e.g. through crying, smiling.
More complex emotions about ourselves and others emerge e.g. likes, dislikes, shyness and guilt and can be expressed through language and actions.
Understanding and expressing more complex emotions about ourselves and others
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Emotional development: self-concept Another feature of emotional development is self-concept. This is a combination of the general idea we have of ourselves (self-image) and how we feel about ourselves (self-esteem). How does the development of self-concept begin? Record your ideas then click on the star and arrows to reveal the answers.
starts with self awareness, looking in mirror
starts imagining through play and able to describe themselves in terms of likes/dislikes
self-concept influenced by being in a family group
self-concept influenced by friends
full adult self-concept
Baby: Child: Older child:
Adolescent: Adult:
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Social development: relationshipsSocial development includes the development of relationships with others. As well as family relationships, what other different relationships wouldan individual have across their lifetime? Click here for a blank diagram to complete.
Love
Family
Relationships
Work
Occasional acquaintances
Friendship
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Social development: socialisation
Cooperation
Social development also includes developing the skills needed to fit into society and interact with others. This is called socialisation. What social skills are shown in the images below? Discuss then click on each one to see the answers.
Greeting one another
Following norms
Learning to eat correctly
Module 7: Understanding human growth and development
Early child development The different areas of human development are inextricably linked. Cognitive and intellectual development cannot be separated from emotional and social development.
Click on the video icon to watch a video clip about how children develop and think about the following questions:
•Why is healthy emotional development so important?•What role do adults have in early child development?
Module 7: Understanding human growth and development