A Case Study about Child Development CHDODEV DLSU 2014
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1. CHDODEV CASE STUDY J M Sofia Molato Paula Siggaoat Matthew
Te Kyle Riconalla
2. ABSTRACT This case study is about a young boy named Jamuel
Joseph or JM. The group observed him in a classroom at John Dewey
School for Children. He is 10 years old, has a younger sister and
lives with his mother while his father is working abroad. The paper
is focused primarily on physical, cognitive, emotional, and social
development of JM. It intends to study how JM is developing
normally for his age.
3. PART I. BACKGROUND OF THE CHILD This case study is about a
young boy named JM, who was observed at John Dewey School for
Children, an indoor environment. The 10 year old JM lives in a
house with his mother and his younger sister. He is the elder of
the two siblings. His Fil-Am father works in the U.S. while his
Filipino mother is a plain housewife. Their house is located inside
a village near the school. He likes browsing the internet during
his spare time. He engages in sports like basketball and martial
arts. He likes the subjects Math, Arts & Music. He is fond of
horror and mystery movies. One of his favorites is the Piranha. He
is amused by wrestling and adores wrestlers, Rey Mysterio (a.ka.
619) and The Big Show. He enjoys eating sushi and ramen and hates
bitter gourd or commonly known as ampalaya. Colors red, green, and
blue are his favorites. He dislikes chaotic classmates but he is
close to all the boys from his class. JM is currently in Grade IV
from the class Grade IV Panday.
4. PART II. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT JM likes outdoor activities
and playing sports. He is a normal growing boy, already
experiencing some changes in his body he already lost deciduous
teeth or baby teeth. Middle childhood is the stage where the boys
should be experiencing the growth in height. Girls and boys grow
about 2 to 3 inches and gain about 7 pounds per year until puberty
(2013, Cliff Notes). Middle childhood is also the stage where minor
illnesses lessen in frequency. According to Cliff Notes (2013)
improved resistance to common illnesses is probably due to a
combination of increased immunity from previous exposures and
improved hygiene and nutritional practices.
5. PART III. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT During this period, JMs
thought is more logical, flexible, and organized than it was during
his early childhood. According to Piagets Theory, JM is in the
concrete operational stage cognitively. Concrete operational stage
is from ages 7 to 11 where JM falls in this category. Similarly, JM
has a normal cognitive development as evidenced by the parameters
of normal cognitive signs for a ten year old child. An example
scenario is when JM attentively listens to Teacher Monette
discussing a certain number on their past quiz. When Teacher
Monette states the problem, JM immediately raises his hand to
volunteer and to answer on the board. Afterwards, Teacher Monette
evaluates the outcome and restates the result in terms of the
original problem statement in the end. JM is able to solve the
problem on the board.
6. CONT. In addition, when they have seat works to do, JM works
diligently and asks for assistance when needed and completes it
without getting distracted. JM pays attention when the teacher
explains something in the class and follows what the teacher tells
them to do so. JM is capable of paying attention to more than one
thing at a time and thinking becomes much more quickly. JM likes
making decisions on his own. He quite enjoys learning and loves
joining school activities. JM doesnt get frustrated easily when
things dont go well and he doesnt really like things to be perfect
at all times. Yet, JMs language development learning is very good.
He speaks fluent English and he knows how to speak the Filipino
language including the Kapampangan dialect. Thus, JM has cognitive
development, which is in parallel with his level; hence I can see
him as a good student with normal development as expected of his
age.
7. PART IV. EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT As an energetic and playful
10-year old boy, JM is able to exercise his self-determination and
develop his emotional maturity. But for some reasons, he still
needs to have an assurance from his parents depending on his
attitude. He gradually develops social skills and increasing
ability to relate to the outside world at school and with his
friends. In that, he shows interest in playing and spend hours with
his chosen activities. For example, he excels in basketball and
also being part of the student council. JM also has a desire to fit
in and be accepted by his peer groups. Prior to that, this factor
is essential to enhance self-esteem. He always wanted to be part in
the student government and engage in leading the group. He
interacts with people and is able to relate to both same-gender and
opposite-gender peers. He is quick to show observers his happiness,
sadness, confusions or frightfulness.
8. CONT. Although he can handle conflicts and problems, he
lacks the sense of sensitivity of other people. He is not sensitive
to situations. For instance, he bullies his classmates and crack
jokes that may hurt the person. He also lacks the sense of respect
when it comes to orders and instructions. Teachers and staff were
able to observe JMs insensitivity and lack of respect. Another
noticeable observation of JM is his urge to do something. In that,
they are trying to help understand JM by following what he wants.
For example, the teacher gives JM the opportunity to become the
president of their class. The teachers strategy is making JM the
president so that he can be the role model of the class. By that,
the teacher must still help and guide JM. In terms of his
academics, teachers are concern about his grades. JM is getting a
hard time to understand the lessons especially in Mathematics. He
is also impatient in reading too many pages of books.
9. CONT. And also, he always forgets to make homeworks and
requirements. This is because of his laziness and lack of
motivation to focus in his studies. However, it is likely to
improve his skills by giving him the right motivation to focus on
his academics. Other noticeable development of JM is the ability to
influence the people around him. For example, his classmate will
always follow him whenever what he does or what he commands. This
concept may either give a positive or negative result depending on
this situation.
10. PART V. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT According to Kendra Cherry
(2014) the child has become quite adept at doing things
independently and is probably quite proud of such accomplishments.
It is the stage wherein the child becomes more competent and
confident. JM, from what we have observed is a friendly boy. He
talks to everyone and he does not choose the person he wants to
mingle with. He talks to whoever is beside him. He also mentioned
that he likes sports- martial arts and basketball and because of
these he is close to all boys. In these kinds of activities, the
child will develop discipline and will also be able to interact
with other children. In the article Social and Emotional
Development in Middle Childhood, it states that the child gains
mastery of many basic skills. It is a means in developing a sense
of self-esteem. Friendship is important in this stage because its
where the children become more interested in building relationships
and maintaining them.
11. PART VI. CONCLUSION To sum it up, JMs development is on the
right track. He shows the characteristics in physical development
of a middle school child. As observed by the group, JMs has the
right height for his age. Though his physique is slim, he is active
and energetic showing a healthy built. The diligence and attention
span of JM on academic matters exhibits concrete operational stage
cognitively. It is evident on his active participation in class and
the results he gets from quizzes. At the age of 10, JM has showed
both strong and weak emotional development. His emotional
development is strong at some points when he does the things he
loves the most, however, he is also emotionally weak at points when
he is not motivated. Thus, with the right motivation and guidance,
JM will be able to surpass his emotional difficulties. As a
friendly boy, JM strongly shows his social development. He has high
self-esteem that builds good relationships with others.
12. PART VII. RECOMMENDATIONS In accordance to Piagets theory
where JM falls under the concrete operational stage, we recommend
that children under this stage be properly guided and motivated to
further develop their cognitive development. Children under this
stage can easily be influenced by society and environment. The
school and home play an important role in a childs development.
Thus, a healthy environment will develop a healthy mind and emotion
of a child. On the contrary, a negative environment can greatly
affect the childs upbringing and decisions. In addition, the
exposure of children to extra-curricular activities other than
academics like sports enhances their social maturity and critical
thinking of children under this stage. With the right exposure, the
child will be ready to face the other challenges of life, will
develop the sense of making the right decisions and be ready in
solving problems that may arise in the future.