Characteristics of Developmental Periods Five stages of a child’s development factor in who a child is and who he or she becomes. This paper focuses on a brief discussion to identify and explain the distinguishing characteristics that make each child unique. Infancy (Birth-2 Years) Infancy is the stage from birth thru two; infants grow rapidly in this stage. They are developing gross motor skills such as rolling over‚ crawling‚ and sitting up along with gross motor infants
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Culture and Moral Development Another criticism of Kohlberg’s view is that it is culturally based. A review of research on moral development in 27 countries concluded that moral reasoning is more culture-specific than Kohlberg envisioned and that Kohlberg’s scoring system does not recognize higher-level moral reasoning in certain cultural groups (Snarey‚ 1987). Examples of higher-level moral reasoning that would not be scored as such by Kohlberg’s system include values related to communal
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Rebecca Sullivan Evaluate theories of cognitive development and learning There are a range of psychological approaches linked to the study of education. The development of cognitive theories and behaviourist theories are used to evaluate and explain the learning process and how these can be linked to education. Piaget’s (1952) theory of cognitive development‚ suggests that children think in different ways to adults‚ due to cognitive development and the stages individuals develop at. Piaget (1952)
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Listening to the responses from the developmental panel‚ showed distinct differences between stages in life. The children who were under ten years of age showed little development when it came to topics that required general knowledge. The teens showed adequate levels of understanding of topics and Emilee showed to be furthest in development. Emilee is a twenty one year old female who had a very rough time growing up. when asked how Emilee describes herself‚ she believes herself to be reserved and
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abilities. As they gain virtual abilities‚ they start to learn the appropriate actions and begin to communicate with others through sounds and simple words. Most children at this stage learn from their care-givers as well as their parents as they imitate the infant’s actions‚ movements‚ and sounds made by mouth. The second stage Piaget’s theory is
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environment is safe‚ warm and inviting‚ is very important for a child’s development. If the classroom is warm and inviting‚ it makes the child feel safe‚ secure‚ less stressed and welcomed. Also‚ making sure that the environment is age appropriate‚ and individually appropriate helps stimulate a child’s mind. Things like games‚ activities and the curriculum has to be carefully planned according to the age group‚ because it helps children to achieve their developmental milestones. Therefore‚ I have
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most well recognized studies of child development is that of Jean Piaget. He found that children think differently than adults and have four stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor (birth through 2 years) preoperational (2-7 years)‚ concrete operational (7-12 years) and formal operational (12- adulthood). Understanding these stages and the way the child’s mind is working is not only beneficial to the psychologist bust also to anyone working with children including the children’s librarian.
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Stages of Moral Development. Kohlberg focused his development of moral judgment in children and adults using the cognitive development approach based on Piaget’s theories. His primary concern with moral development is believed to be central to education and has ground roots as far back as Plato’s Socrates dialogues around the question of whether virtue is taught‚ comes with practice of whether it is a natural aptitude or instinct. There are 6 stages to Kohlberg’s stages of moral development‚ stating
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There are many early theorists that have influenced the field of psychology and mental health. Two of who are Erik Erikson and Jean Piaget. Their Psychosocial and Cognitive Development Theories outline development stages and the differences and similarities of these are outlined below (Varcarolis‚ E.‚ Halter‚ M.‚ 2013). Erik Erikson was a child psychoanalyst who explained development as happening in eight life stages. His psychosocial theory dealt with eight stages throughout the life of a person
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Jack is in Piaget’s preoperational stage‚ which can go on until about seven years old. His thought has not yet become more logical‚ flexible‚ or organized like children who have entered the concrete operational stage (Shaffer & Kipp‚ 2010). Jack’s cognitive development is gradually progressing as he continues through middle childhood. When presented with examples of conservation‚ Jack has trouble recognizing that even if you change something’s appearance‚ it will still have the same characteristics
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