UNIT 3: ISSUES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Compiled by: CHARINA G. BARDOQUILLO, M. Ed. Math, CTU Tuburan Campus
INTRODUCTION
The emotional, social and physical development of young children has a direct effect
on their overall development and on the adult they will become. That is why understanding
the need to invest in very young children is so important, so as to maximize their future well-
being.
In this learning packet, you are expected to:
1. Determine the issues on human development.
PREPARATION
Learning Activity No. 1
Do you agree or disagree?
PRESENTATION
1. Nature vs. Nurture
Nature proposed that important aspects of development are programmed by the genes.
Whereas, nature believed that development is significantly influenced by learning, experience,
and culture.
2. Continuous/Incremental versus /Discontinuous/Stage-like development Incremental
theories or Continuous Development - in which development is a result of continuous
quantitative changes. Development is a gradual increase in capacity as when children get
older, the types of things they do, do not differ greatly but they are only able to do things
more skillfully
Stage theories or Discontinuous Development - in which each stage in life is seen as
qualitatively different from the ones that come before and after. Development occurs in stages
and in each stage children display behaviors that are different from the ones that come before
and after.
Continuity theorists asserted that as children get older, the types of things they do, do
not differ greatly but they are only able to do things more skillful while discontinuity theorists
believed the change from one style of behaving or thinking to another is relatively abrupt
3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Quantitative - changes in the amount or quantity of what you are measuring. Children
grow taller, utter more words, increase in vocabulary, acquire more information.
Qualitative - changes that alter the overall quality of a process or function and the
result is something altogether different .
4. Universal vs Individual
Universal - are changes that are shared by all individuals
Individual - are changes which are different from each other
5. Stability vs. Plasticity
Stability proposed that there are aspects of development that remain constant despite
changes in the environment. Contrastingly, plasticity believed that there are aspects of
development that can be modified through experience.
6. Active vs. Passive
Active- believed that children actively influence their own development. It corresponds
to Rousseau’s view that development is a natural unfolding that takes place within the child.
He viewed children as noble savages, naturally endowed with a sense of right and wrong and
with innate plan for orderly, healthy growth.
Passive- suggested that children are simply at the mercy of their environment. This view
corresponds to Locke’s description of the child as a “blank slate” on which experience writes.
PRACTICE
Learning Activity No.2
Time for Sharing
Page 4 of 4
PERFORMANCE
Assessment Task
(Quiz)
REFERENCES
A. Books
Corpuz, Brenda B.,et. al (2018). The Child and Adolescent Learners and
Learning Principles. Lorimar Publishing Inc.: Quezon City, Metro Manila.
B. Online Sources
Payabyab, M (2018). Issues on human development [slides].
Slideshare. https://www.slideshare.net/mpayabyab1/issues-
on-human-development
