...Final Exam Essay: Topic #2 Laura Kerkhoff Developmental Educational Psychology Tuesday/Thursday 5PM The Metropolitan State College of Denver Teachers make a crucial impact on every child’s life. The teacher is the main source of learning from Preschool or Kindergarten all the way until they graduate from High School or College. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of Teach is “to show (a person) the way; to direct, conduct, convoy, guide.. To direct or refer”. To me, this is a beautiful definition, because I love the thought of teachers guiding, directing, and showing students the way through their lives. I think the main purpose of education is to prepare children for the everyday world and guide them along steady, successful paths. Parents, of course, play a big role in this as well, but it is teachers that give children the fundamentals of every subject, teach them about all of the wonderful and not so wonderful things in the world, and fuel a curiosity to learn more. I believe that a good teacher should be an inspiration to all of their students to do well in school, and to pursue their dreams. It is some of the best teachers that I have had that inspired me to become a teacher and make an impact on other children’s lives. I want to not only be a source of knowledge for my students, but also someone that they can trust and look to for guidance. The biggest thing that I was able to take from this class is a greater understanding of the learning...
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...Developmental Readings Log Philosophy of Adult Education Course Objectives Burns, R. 2002, The adult learner at work the challenges of lifelong education in the new millennium, 2nd edition. Crows Nest, New South Wales. Allen & Unwin. 1. p. 229 (Additive - Objective # 2) These goals are possible only where individuality is an asset, where belonging and acceptance are supreme, where there are opportunities to explore and gain self-understanding, where there is trust, dignity and security and where self-confidence, self-reliance, originality, responsibility and independence are encouraged. It is only in this sort of learning that a person is open to experience and therefore capable of maximal utilisation of their potentialities and environmental opportunities for self-development, learning how to learn and developing the curiosity, enjoyment and intrinsic satisfaction from learning that will draw them back again and again to lifelong learning. 2. p. 231 (Variant - Objective # 2) The learner has to adjust themselves to an established curriculum and teaching method. As self-direction and self-responsibility are not encouraged, the growing maturity of young people creates a gap between the need and ability to be self-directing and the opportunity to do so. Hence the tension, resentment and even rebellion that is common in secondary schools today. The child's experience is not counted of worth. Learners only learn what is in the syllabus or what they must pass...
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...Public Health and Health Care HCS/535 Public Health And Health Care Public health agencies can affect one’s workplace in many ways. An organization that does research on developmental health issues has to deal with the Department of Developmental Services or DDS on a regular basis. The Department of Developmental Services is a division of the Health and Human Services and helps create opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. The DDS plays a major role in public health of the community of developmental disabilities. The role of public agencies in health as a whole helps provide care for the disabled, advocate for social rights and better health for the communities. They also help create a network of workers that are responsible for ensuring that individuals with developmental disabilities have their chance in society and are treated fair and with dignity. The Department of Developmental Services * The Department of Developmental Services is dedicated to creating innovation as well as genuine opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to participate fully and meaningfully in, and contribute to their communities as valued members (HHS, n.d.). The DDS have many principles to help guide them in accomplishing their goal. Some of those principles include respecting each individual by promoting the human and civil rights, and try to prevent neglect and abuse. Also the DDS helps enhance public awareness about people with intellectual disabilities...
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...------------------------------------------------------------ 2. My Experience while I was 3-7 years-------------- 3. THE AGE FROM 8-12 SCHOOL AND ANOTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITY------------ 4. The age between 13-18 (Success and Disaster age) total change | 2334 | | INTRODUCTION Human Development: human development is a long or short duration of time process encompass in gradual, sequential, and even ordinary change of an organism through time from lower part to some higher position in three most important Areas. These three important developmental changes areas are: physical, cognitive, and emotional-social. In the process of development, all these three fundamental changes may cannot take place in equal proportion or in the same speed of development in an individual. Some of them moving with constant speed for some time and decrease its speed the other time. Some of them may take place soon and in an irregular speed. For example human physical developmental change from the age of the birth to 6 month is one of fastest of all physical change and even if it is depend on an individual, the physical change between ages 20-30 is very slow. Whatever, the human development over the life time is a process of becoming something different while remaining in some respects unchanged. Consequently, human development change is a...
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...Developmental Pyschology The scientific study of human development aims to understand and explain how humans change throughout their lifetime. In the beginning this approach aimed towards infants and children to study the mind so that education and learning could be more effective but it now includes aging, adult development, adolescence, and the whole lifespan; basically early life to death. It also includes scientific inquiry which means its recognizes humans of all societies and cultures who are in a constant rate of change and growth. The branches included are all the aspects of human growth, such as emotional, physical, social, intellectual and personality development. Charles Darwin was actually the first to be credited with conducting the first systematic study dealing with developmental psychology. This study of psychology also branches into sociology, education and health care because of its association, not only with the physical aspects, but with cognitive and social forms as well. Developmental psychology also plays an important role in numerous subjects such as anthropology, education, history, sociology and psychology. Those subjects apply to many careers pertaining to the study of human development. The three goals of developmental psychology are to describe, explain, and to optimize development. With developmental psychology comes tons of research. Majority of study begins with hypothesis. The goal of the research is to analyze the interested area and collect...
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...always make the student’s lively hood and neighborhood comfortable. Our society has really stepped up and implemented programs to assist with the disabled being successful. Governments has took the responsible of making equal opportunities for disables students to succeed. They have learn the development or diagnosis for the disabled, implement early intervention programs, and invented transitional services to help students succeed in life. Students are diagnosis with disabilities regardless of their age. Some are born with the disability due to genetics (genes) or inheritance from their parents. Other students tend to develop disabilities over time due to prenatal issues such as alcohol, drugs, viral infection, and preterm birth. Developmental disabilities can be serious and could last a lifetime. Disabilities can come in different forms. There are physical disabilities, for which we can see something has cause the student to be disabled. Their mental disabilities for which test are implemented to see what and why this child has a mental...
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...either lead them to be positive impact on the society or they could go down the other road and have a negative impact on society. So as parents we are either too blame or given credit for how our children turn out. The parenting style you choose can have a very important impact on how your child lives as an adult. Parents are their children’s most important role models, it is important for parental control in each step of our children’s life and education. As parents we are our children’s most valuable and important role models, what they learn from us will guide who they are as adults. When our children are small one way they learn how to do things is by watching what others are doing and modeling what they do, and how they behave, this is what developmental psychologist Albert Bandura call social cognitive theory. Children are so impressionable they will model a parent’s behavior good or bad. The parenting style you use when raising your kids could have a large impact on the way they turn out as adults. According to developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind there are four different parenting styles when it comes to raising children Authorative, Authoritarian, permissive-indulgent, and rejecting-neglecting (Shriner & Shriner, 2013). Authorative parenting is when the parents are very involved in their children’s lives, they create a safe, loving and supportive environment by allowing for some independence all while still maintaining certain strict control and limits. Parents...
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...psychology interesting, and believe that they could be beneficial for my career as a health care administrator. I found that the community psychologist role would be a good role to look into, along with the role of the developmental psychologist. Both of those careers hold the most interest for me, and what they can do for me to give back to the community and to the people that I plan to one day build my retirement home for. A community psychologist helps people to strengthen their abilities, and to meet their own personal needs. They help people to find the resources to help themselves, and to work with others to improve their lives and those around them. They strive to enhance a community, and find a way to empower the people to make a stronger community. They work with schools to prevent bullying, with neighborhoods to prevent crime, and they help to implement changes to policies to improve health outcomes. It is their job to show others how to work within their social systems to meet their needs. According to Education Portal, “Those interested in becoming community psychologists may begin their careers by completing a bachelor's degree program in psychology. Students may take courses such as social psychology, cultural psychology, education, developmental psychology, biology and ethics in an undergraduate community psychology program. Because the field is competitive, many prospective community psychologists complete a bachelor's degree program and continue on to...
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...the problem, a literature review. The term developmental delay is used to identify children that are significantly delayed in meeting developmental milestones. In children it is a major problem worldwide with an estimated prevalence rate of 3% (MacDonald & Rennie, 2011). In the United Kingdom 3% of school aged children are identified as having a special education need associated with either a learning difficulty or an autistic spectrum disorder (National Statistics, 2012). Early detection by professionals is deemed to be of great importance as recognised in a recent government drive with health visiting (DoH, 2011). It is also important because studies have highlighted the substantial benefits that early intervention can offer to children with varying needs (Camilli et al, 2010; Anderson et al, 2003). Therefore despite the implementation of child health surveillance services (Mackrides & Ryherd, 2011; Hamilton, 2006), in clinical practice, children are not being detected before they start school. In the UK and in the student’s own area of clinical practice developmental screening is undertaken by health visitors as part of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). It is viewed as the core health service for protecting, promoting and improving the health and well-being of children (Department of Health, 2009). A review of the literature shows two screening tools used in the UK, the Denver Developmental Screening Tool (DDST) and in the student’s...
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...Organizational Development a for Developmental disabilities school Tina Towndrow BUS 370 Organizational Development Instructor Jerry Spight May 22, 2014 Organizational Development for Developmental disabilities school Starting a nonprofit human services organization in the form of a daycare/learning facility is never an easy task. Difficulties range from funding, experience, cultural acceptance, even parental acceptance. In this paper I plan to discuss my business plan and the difficulties that I face with starting it. I also plan to discuss diagnostic skills to identify OD issues, problems, and opportunities. This paper will also touch on organizational situations that require professional assistance, and I will diagnose a few system issues and I will discuss appropriate interventions. My future business plan involves different aspects of the learning process. My best friend Rachael has a master degree in early childhood education as well as specific training in developmental disabilities in children. I have almost ten years of experience working with adults with developmental disabilities and almost finished with my degree in Business Administration and a minor in Human resources. Our business plan is to create a learning environment for children from age 2 to 5 with developmental disabilities. This is just the beginning because eventually we would like to expand and create a school specifically for all children with developmental disabilities. A brief history...
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...The Role of Heredity and Environment in Learning Theory The role of heredity and environment in the learning theory is one with varying views. Each view relies strongly on the developmental process of children. Urie Bronfenbrenner posits that a child’s environment plays the biggest role in the child’s development and learning experience (Ormrod, 2014). While Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky believe that a child’s cognitive development is most important to the learning experience (Ormrod, 2014). The purpose of this essay is to explore each of these theories and how they apply to my personal knowledge and understanding of the learning experience. I will begin with an overview of each theory and then move to how aspects of each apply to personal experiences and beliefs. Ultimately coming to the conclusion that no single theory fully represents my understanding of learning. While each theory as many strengths, one cannot have a fully developed understanding of the learning process without aspects of all three theories. According to Ormrod (2014), Bronfenbrenner’s theory of development relies strongly on the “multiple layers of environmental influence” (p. 21). At the most basic level is the child’s family, next is the child’s neighborhood and community, and finally the child’s state and country (Ormrod, 2014). Bronfenbrenner believed that the child’s culture played a significate role in effecting the child’s development in every layer. Furthermore, these layers interact with...
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...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) addresses the area of the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities. The thought behind this program was to reduce educational costs by providing early intervention services to children with disabilities before they reach school age. The intention was to encourage the collaboration of agencies that provide health, education, and human services. The neural circuits which are a part of the brain that creates the foundation for learning, behavior, and health, are most susceptible to change during the first three years of life. In order to intercept and encourage the effectiveness of intervention, early diagnosis and identification is critical. Extreme poverty, abuse and neglect, or severe maternal depression leads to damage that can have a life time effect in learning, behavior, and physical and mental health. Intervention in these areas can provide education and resources for proper nutrition, health and mental health screenings. Positive early experiences strengthens the brain while early social and emotional development provides a firm foundation for the building of cognitive and language skills. (Goode, Diefondorf, and Colgan, 2011). Recognizing early childhood is a distinct period prime for intervention, IDEA requires all states and localities to develop a system of services to target this age group. This requirement is to reduce the need of, or reduce the amount of, special education services, enhance the development...
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...RUNNING HEAD: CULTURE AND PARENTING Culture and parenting Introduction Parenting is the first and likely most important mechanism through which culture is reproduced (Cauce, 2008). Every child is born into a certain circumstance and learns through interactions with the surroundings. Parents are generally the first and key people in a child’s life, so it should come as no surprise that parenting has influences on the development of children’s temperament, which later impacts their school performance. This article is going to explore how parenting varies among different ethnic groups including Asian Americans, African American, Latinos, and European Americans. More specifically, what factors should be included when considering the parenting characteristics of a unique ethnic group and what implications might they have for schooling today. Theories Two of the modern theories that are concerned with cultural influences on human development are Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory and Ecological Systems Theory proposed by Urie Bronfenbrenner. First, Vygotsky’s theory defined culture as the values, beliefs, customs, and skills of a social group. His Sociocultural Theory focuses on how culture is transmitted to the next generation. According to Vygotsky, social interaction – in particular, cooperative dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society – is necessary for children to acquire the ways of thinking...
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...Assessment Task B2 | Co-Assessed CHCECE022; CHCECE023; CHCECE024Carry out a series of tasks in the work placement setting and write a program based on the information collected | Method of assessment | Individual task that needs to be completed in the workplace and in or out of class | Conditions of assessment | Report / Third Party Evidence | Elements | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Resources to be used: | SBC Class Notes (Provided by SBC), Handouts (Provided by SBC) Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (2011). Guide to the National Quality Standard. ACT: Commonwealth of Australia (Provided by SBC) Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. (2009). Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia. Canberra: DEEWR (Provided by SBC)Education and Care Services National Regulations, Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (2011)(Provided by SBC) | CHCECE022 Promote Children’s Agency | Unit PurposeThe assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to promote and encourage children’s agency. | CHCECE023 Analyse Information to Inform Learning | Unit PurposeThe assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to gather and analyse information about children’s learning, in order to inform practice. |...
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...Numerous environmental factors have distinct and definitive and effects on childhood development. These factors vary widely, and encompass social, economic and ecological areas, as well as the physical environment in which a child is raised, influenced by neighborhood location, home life and educational facilities. Lorraine Maxwell, associate professor of design and environmental analysis at Cornell University defines these environments as "settings where a person spends a great deal of time and establishes important relationships." (Ulrich 12) When combined, these factors directly and indirectly influence the physical and emotional development of children. Negative impacts of environment on early upbringing have been shown to affect many areas, including behavior and academic performance, social and emotional issues, as well as actual physical development of the brain. Urie Brofenbrenner defined this relationship between development and the environment in his "Proposition 1" which went on to say, "especially in its early phases, and to a great extent throughout the life course, human development takes place through processes of progressively more complex reciprocal interaction between an active, evolving biopsychological human organism and persons, objects, and symbols in its immediate environment." (Brofenbrenner 38). In this early work Brofenbrenner explains the ecological model of human development, and his Proposition 1 explains the importance of the environment in the...
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