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The field of study of human

development

✔ 6:30 – Welcome ~ Bienvenida –  Hellos: getting to know each other –  Attendance –  Intro: Studying human development

✔ 7:45 Ten minute break ✔ 7:55 Intro: Domains of human development ✔ 8:35 Syllabus and course description

–  Textbook –  Assignment One –  Student Information sheet –  ECE 31 or 131 ? –  Add codes, Q & A

✔ 9:35 - Adiós…

Tonight’s class ~ Programa de hoy

ü Write ü Share

Human development… ¿What do you already know? ¿What do you want to know?

Two key factors influence human development: ü Biology ~

nature Genetic inheritance and maturation processes

ü Environment ~ nurture

Home, place, moment, and … what else?

Human development … El desarrollo humano…

Biología y ambiente

Describe this child’s actions. In your opinion: What influences this child’s behavior?

Biología <-- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --> Ambiente

What do you think? Why?

Biological or environmental influence?

ü Seeks to understand how and why people change and remain the same over time.

ü It is a science* ü Studies all kinds of

people ü Studies what changes

over time and what stays the same

* What is science? Un enfoque científico

The science of human development The science of human development

ü Continuity – some characteristics are stable over time or change gradually (for example?)

ü Discontinuity – some characteristics change rapidly and are unlike those than came before (for example?)

Age is always significant in terms of patterns of behavior

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ü Changes, over time, in the body, the mind and the behavior of the individual as a result of biological and environmental factors.

ü Some scientists consider these changes to happen in stages.

Human development:

Algunos cambios suceden por etapas

ü Development is not dictated solely by biological forces or by environmental conditions.

ü Rather it is the result of the interaction of these two factors.

Human development:

The interaction between biology and environment

Interacción recíproca entre la biología y el ambiente

In this example, biology and environment are interdependent and interact to foster development. How? What do you think? Why?

Biología ßàAmbiente

Biological & environmental dynamic interactions Ø Culture

•  Belief systems •  Customs and traditions

Ø Socioeconomic status

Ø Historical moment §  Cohorts

Contexts of development

Social constructions:

Culture, ethnicity, and race

✔ is the ability to overcome severe threats to development

✔ For example? ✔ The impact of poverty

may be lessened by supportive schools and/or teachers, stable and loving family members, and by the child’s personality.

Resilience

The influence of environmental

factors Influencias del ambiente

ü Divided into domains (areas) to facilitate study and research.

ü In reality all areas of development are interdependent. What does that mean?

Three developmental

domains

Three areas of study of

human development

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Biosocial development Three

developmental domains

ü genetic & biological factors

ü physical development ü health and nutrition ü motor skills

ü large and small motor development and coordination

Desarrollo físicomotor y fisiológico

Three developmental

domains

§  Mental processes and operations (perception, thinking and imagination)

§  Learning and knowing (memory, judgment and decision-making)

§  Communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)

Desarrollo cognitivo y del

lenguaje

Cognitive and language development

Psychosocial development Social, emotional and personality development

Desarrollo psicosocial

ü Emotions ü Social

relationships and interactions

ü Sense of self (identity) and personality development

ü Name the three developmental domains

How are they represented in this scene? • Write first… then

• Share

Tres áreas de estudio de la ciencia del desarrollo humano

Repaso Review In pairs, answer these four questions:

1.  What is development? 2. What are the two key factors that

influence the course of development? 3. What are the three areas or domains for

studying human development? 4. One thing you learned that’s most

interesting to you. Share first,then 5-minute individually write

Preparing for success in this class… ✔ What are the characteristics of

a successful student? ✔ Course description ✔ Syllabus ✔ Textbook ✔ Chapter One: reading and

writing assignment ✔ Student information sheet ✔ Consortium stipends ✔ Q & A ✔ Add codes ✔ Good bye J