Theories of Development Lacey Thomas Arkansas Tech University Theories of development provide a framework for thinking about human growth‚ development‚ and learning. According to Santrock‚ theory means “an interrelated‚ coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and facilitate predictions.” (Santrock‚ 2013‚ p.21) Having an understanding of child development is important for implementing developmentally appropriate practices. As educators‚ understanding
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Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth – 19 years Assessment Criteria 1 – Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth – 19 Years. Children and young people develop in the following ways: * Biologically * Physically * Emotionally. As they grow they progress from being dependant on parents and carers to being able to make rational and informed decisions. The rate of development can depend on a range of factors
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“The term ‘development’ refers to the process by which an organism (human or animal) grows and changes through its life span” (Smith‚ Cowie & Blades‚ 2003). Cognitive Development therefore concerns itself with how we process information; how we learn. There has been much research into cognitive development‚ and as a result the theory behind it has changed and developed very rapidly over a relatively short period of time. This paper will look at arguably one of the most influential theories of cognitive
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CYP 3.2 Promote Young Person and Child Development Be able to assess the development needs of children and young people and prepare a development plan What are the most relevant factors to be aware of when assessing a child or young person’s development? All children and young people are different and have different needs. Similarly‚ a family’s ability to respond to and meet all their needs may also differ. In some circumstances‚ professional assessment may be required to identify strengths and
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However should a parent want to their child to do any extra hours in the early years education they will have to pay for the extra hours that they do. In early year provision Child initiated play is encouraged when supporting very young children‚ this is not in the place of a formal education but works well alongside one. It allows the young children to play with their peers and `learn through play`. It’s been found that this type of learning is very important in young children The early years foundation
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Child Developmental Theories Ashford University PSY 104 Child and Adolescent Psychology June 29‚ 2009 Child Developmental Theories While theorists have different ideas and perspectives‚ insight on child and adolescent development can assist teachers and parents in helping children reach their full developmental and learning potential. Having knowledge about the development
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Promoting Young Persons Development Questions When assessing development the following things need to be taken into account: Confidentiality Most parents are happy for observations to be carried out on their child. Yet they will not want people who have no involvement with their child reading the reports. This means any paper work‚ documents‚ observations or anything else that relates to the child‚ must be stored securely and any discussions about a child must only be done so with other colleagues
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Learning and development theories are conceptual frameworks that are looked at how information is absorbed‚ processed and retained during learning. Through using different learning theories you are able to teach children in the classroom and develop and strengthen them as a person not only intellectually but socially as well. Theories provide information that can help teachers influence children’s learning by providing developmentally appropriate practice. In practice theories help to improve‚ enable
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Question 4 We can use all of these theories together holistically to support the frameworks for young people’s development- for example‚ EYFS. Theories of development: Cognitive- Piaget Psychoanalytic- Freud
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children and young person’s development. Task B2 (Ref: 2.3) Theories of child development. An understanding of child development is essential; it allows us to fully appreciate the cognitive‚ emotional‚ physical‚ social and educational growth that children go through from birth and into early adulthood. Child development is a multidisciplinary subject; it draws on various academic fields‚ including psychology‚ neuroscience‚ sociology‚ paediatrics‚ biology and genetics. Child development is a non-negotiable
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