Application

1. State five characteristics of human development from a life-span perspective and their
implication to child care, education and parenting.
Characteristics of human development Educational implication to child care,
from life-span perspective education and parenting
1.Development is lifelong It does not end in childhood.

Child care: parents and teachers should help

their children or students to make them ready
to face changes in their lives.
Education: As a teacher we should consider
our students’ individual uniqueness. They
have different skills,strength and weaknesses,
meaning we should not be perfectionist but be
understanding instead.
Parenting:
Parents should not be perfectionist with their
children and should guide and help them in
every developmental task that they must do
for them to be develop.

2. Development is plastic
Childcare: Parents and teacher should guide
and help their children or students to be ready
to face changes in their lives.

Education: Development is possible

throughout the lifespan same with learning.
Parenting: There are different or unexpected
happenings that parent may encounter while
nurturing their children, which they need to
accept.

3. Development is multidimensional Development is consist of biological,

cognitive and socio emotional dimensions.
Childcare: Development is relatively orderly.
Parents and teachers should help their
children on their development.

Education: Teachers should there is also

called cognitive skills or process involves
changes in individual’s thought, intelligence
and language
Parenting:

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

world.
Childcare:
Education:
Parenting:
5. Development involves growth and Growth maintenance and regulation are
regulation three goals of human development.
Childcare:
Education:
Parenting:
2. “Growth is an evidence of life” or development is an evidence of life”. What does it
meant? What does this imply to a person’s development?
Like what the life span development approach implies that development is lifelong, this
quotation means that as long as we live or the more we got older the more we need to be
develop or mature through different development tasks that we need to face every developmental
stages.
3. If you’re approach to human development is traditional, are the characteristics of
human development from life-span perspective acceptable? Explain your answer.
II.
Principles of Human development (NAEYC, Characteristic of human development from
2009) life-span perspective

a.All the domains of development and Development is multidimensional

learning-physical, social...
b. Many aspects of children’s learning and Development is multidimensional
development follow well …
c. Development and learning proceed at Development is multidimensional
varying rates…
d. Development and learning result from Development is multidimensional
dynamic…
e. Early experience have profound effects… Development is multidimensional
f. Development proceeds toward greater Development involves growth maintenance
complexity… and regulation
g. Children develop best when they have Development is contextual
secure , consistent …
h. Development and learning occur in are Development is contextual
influenced by multiple social and cultural
context.
i.Always mentally active in seeking to Development involves growth maintenance
understand the world around them… and regulation
j. Play is an important vehicle for developing Development involves growth, maintenance
regulation… and regulation
k. Development and learning advance when Development is contextual
children are …
l. Children’s experiences shape their Development is contextual
motivation and approaches to learning such as
persistence…

TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING

1. Do the following to ensure mastery of the big ideas presented in this Module.
a. Give the meaning of human development
 Human development
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Patterns of development
a. The direction of growth following cephalocaudal pattern is from the top-the head to the
bottom.
b. The direction of growth following the proximodistal pattern is from center or midline to
the periphery direction.
3. Differences between the traditional and life-span approaches to human development
Traditional approach shows extensive change from birth to adolescence little or
no change in adulthood and decline in late old age. In contrast, life-span approach is
when developmental change takes place as it does during childhood.
4. Characteristics of human development from a life-span perspective.

deveopment is
lifelong

Development is Develoment is
plastic multidimensional
Characteristics
of
human
Development

Development
Development is involves growth,
contextual maintenance and
regulation

Reflection

Development is lifelong. It does not end in adulthood, meaning as we grow older

the more we need to be develop .Through our experiences with life lessons and to the

people around us, these will help us to be develop but only if we never limit ourselves,

and always remember that we have bundle of possibilities. Meaning we can be more only

if we never limit ourselves. Though I am now on my way to say goodbye in my teenage

life, I still consider myself as a learner who still need the guidance of significant people

in my life because I’m still on my way to development, there are lot of things which I still

need and should be learn and explore.

RESEARCH CONNECTION
 View on YouTube of Helen Pearson: Lessons from the longest study on human
development. Fill out the

Research Methology
Problem Scientist used questionnaires to collect
For the past 70 years, scientist in Britain have ifnformations that can be use to comapare
been studying thousands of children through the one who says do well at at school or end
their lives to find out why some end up happy up healthy or happy or wealthy as adults
and healthy while others struggle. and the one who struggle much more.

Findings
Conclusions
Disadavantafe children have been more likely
The study shows that poverty and parenting
to struggle on almost every score. Theyve
matter. The data showed also that good
been more likely to do worse at school, to end
parenting only reduced the educational gap
up with worse jobs and to earn less money.
between the rich and poor children by about 50
Likwise, children who who had tough start in
percent. Meaning if we want to to ensure the
life are also more likely to end up unhealthy
success and well being of the next generaton then
as adults.ntheyre more likely to be overweight,
tackling child poverty is an incredibly important
to have high blood pressure, and then decades
thing to do.
down the line more likely to have failing
memory, poor health and even to die earlier.

How are the findings of this research useful to teachers?

This research helps and guide the teachers on how to deal with students effectively not only as
teacher but also as a second parent to their students.