Prof Ed 1: The Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles PDF

**PROF ED 1: The Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles** Lesson 1: Basic Concepts and Issues in Human Development **Human Development** is a scientific study of age-related changes in behavior, thinking, emotion and personality. It is is a complex and multifaceted process that begi...

**PROF ED 1: The Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles** Lesson 1: Basic Concepts and Issues in Human Development **Human Development** is a scientific study of age-related changes in behavior, thinking, emotion and personality. It is is a complex and multifaceted process that begins at conception and continues throughout a person's life. It involves changes in physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains. Understanding human development helps us appreciate how people grow, learn, and adapt across the lifespan. **Philosophical Roots:** - **Agustine of Hippo** -- Humans are born selfish and must seek spiritual rebirth (We are born sinful and have original sin). *Developmental Outcome:* Individuals struggle to overcome immoral actions - **Jean-Jacques Rousseau** - Emphasis on children and basic goodness of human nature (Nurturance & protection needed; Innate Goodness) *Developmental Outcome:* Children's environment interferes or encourages - **John Locke** -- Children as passive recipients of environmental experiences (Impiricism; the blank slate) *Developmental Outcomes:* Individual differences due to experience **Early Scientific Theories** - **Charles Darwin** -- first organized study of human development -- Evolution, interplay of genetics and environmental adaptation -- Baby biographies, detailed records of his ow children's early years - **G. Stanley Hall** -- first scientific study of child development - **Paul Baltes** **Key Concepts**: - **Nature vs. Nurture**: This debate addresses whether our development is shaped more by genetics or environmental factors. Most researchers agree that both play significant roles. - **Continuity vs. Discontinuity**: This concept explores whether development is a smooth, continuous process or whether it occurs in stages. - **Stability vs. Change**: This idea examines whether personality traits and behaviors remain stable over time or change due to experiences.