The Child & Adolescent
Learner & Learning
Principles
Course objectives:
At the end of the term the student should be able to:
1. Define significant constructs related to child &
adolescent development.
2. Analyse the biological & environmental factors
influencing physical development & their implications to
teaching & learning.
3. Apply the principles of cognitive processing for
developing learning activities intended for young &
adolescent learners.
4. Demonstrate appreciation of the difficulty complex
processes that learners of different ages go through.
Course objectives
At the end of the term the student should be able to:
4. Analyzed the development of social identity &
emotions of young learners.
5. Demonstrate appreciation of the difficulty complex
processes that learners of different ages go through.
6. Demonstrate deeper insights into how teaching &
learning relate to child & adolescent development.
As future teacher, you need to understand
how learners develop in order to provide
them with the best learning experiences.
As a teacher, you will be responsible for a
new wave of students each year in your
classroom. The more you learn about your
children’s development, the more you can
prepare for the teaching strategies &
materials in your lessons.
It is imperative that we understand our
student’s backgrounds (personal, social
& cultural) to be able to engineer our
teaching strategies to optimize learning.
By knowing their needs, we can address
their concerns & seek appropriate
support.
Development
involvesgrowth in early life, stability in
early adulthood, & the declines
associated w/ aging later in life.
thepattern of biological, cognitive &
socio-emotional changes that begins at
conception & continues through
out lifespan.
Maturation
– the unfolding of an individual according to a plan
contained in the genes( though w/c the hereditary
characteristics are passed from parents to child at
conception).
- zygote, fetus, until after mostly 9mos given birth
- has reach its maturation stage cognitively.
- has a wider understanding and views in life.
- Full development is attained like dealing with people,
managing and controlling his emotions
- Completeness & fullness of development cognitively
- Maturation stage cognitively
Important terms in the study of
development
Growth – physical changes that occur from
conception to maturity.
- increase in size & measurement physically like gain in
height and weight.
- at what age a girl or a boy stops growing?
-His growth has stops but his development continuous
because he continuous to learn cognitively, he continuous to
learn socially, he continuous to learn emotionally now he is
able to manage his emotions better, he is now able to
control his outburst better.
Important terms in the study of
development
Aging – deterioration of organisms (including
human beings) that leads inevitably to death.
-accumulation of years and human cells also
deteriorates
-as we grow old ourselves deteriorates
inevitably.
-we decline cognitively & physically.
Important terms in the study of
development
Learning –the process through which experience
brings about relatively permanent changes in
thoughts, feelings or behavior.
- Any kind of change in thoughts, feelings or
behavior can be called learning.
- A change for the better or for the worst.
- A change in behavior like was able to learn how
to dance where as before does not know.
- A change in knowledge
Environment
– all the external physical & social conditions
& events that can affect us. The environment
significantly affects learning.
Classroom ventilation
Lighting, noisy
Strict
teacher affects learning if the
students are afraid coz the teacher is not
approachable.
Development follows definite
stages. Although in other
books, the sequence of the
ages differs, what is relevant
is the focus of development.
Development is
multidirectional.
Humans change in many directions.
We may show gains in some areas
of development, while showing
losses in other areas. Every change,
whether it is finishing high school,
getting married, or becoming a
parent, entails both growth and loss.
Developmental Milestones
Developmental milestones refer to abilities
children achieve by a certain age. Developmental
milestones can involve physical, social, emotional,
cognitive & communication skills. Imagine children
learning their first words by the time they celebrate
their second birthday or being able to recognize &
express emotions at around nine indicators that the
child is ready for the next phase of his or her
developmental stage.
At 2 years of age a child should be speaking even a
syllables.
developmental milestones, another step, stage of
development
expectation of development
The Filipino is the center of the
Philippine educational system. The
curriculum reforms educational
policies & government programs are
concentrated on ensuring the holistic
development of children.
