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Running Head: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES STUDENT PROFILE

Individual Difference S!uden! Pr"file
#elia $""dland
In!ruc!"r: Trace% #e%er&"effer
EDUC '(): Devel"*+en! and Individual Difference
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Individual Difference S!uden! Pr"file
Introduction
I .elieve under!anding a !uden! can &el* aid !&e !eac&er and gear !&e !uden!/
development in !&e clar""+0 Under!anding &"1 !" &el* !uden! 1&" c"+e fr"+ differen!
.ac2gr"und i i+*"r!an!0 A educa!"r are !riving !" give !&e+ !&e .e! educa!i"n !&e%
*"i.l% can0 Educa!"r need !" advocate f"r !&e !uden! in clar""+ and in "rder !" d" !&a!
!eac&er need !" under!and !&e+0 In !&i individual difference !uden! *r"file, I 1ill .e *r"filing
a Hi*anic %"u!& 1&" i in 3if!ed and Talen!ed 4H"n"r5 c"ure0 T" under!and !&i !uden!
.e!!er, I 1ill e6a+ine &i *&%ical, "ci"7e+"!i"nal, and c"gni!ive devel"*+en! level0
Addi!i"nall%, I 1ill include a u++ar% "f +% finding and dicu i+*lica!i"n f"r !&e clar""+0
General Information
C&ad Paul i a fif!een %ear and i6 +"n!& "ld +ale 1&" 1a ."rn in Se*!e+.er 18890
He &a a 1&i!e fa!&er and a Hi*anic +"!&er0 C&ad live 1i!& &i +"!&er and !e*7fa!&er and i
!&e "nl% c&ild in !&i &"ue&"ld0 He vii! &i fa!&er, !e* +"!&er, i!er 4age :5 and .r"!&er 4age
-5 in ;ana !1ice a %ear0 He i *ar! "f a binuclear family and ued !" !&in2 ever%"ne &ad a
fa+il% li2e &i0 C&ad/ da% !ar! earl% .ecaue &e a!!end e+inar% .ef"re c&""l0 He i al"
curren!l% !a2ing a cla 1i!& Ida&" Digi!al Learning Acade+% 4IDLA50 T&ee "nline c"ure
&el* devel"* &i individualism0 C&ad i a latchkey child. A a reul!, 1&en &e arrive &"+e
fr"+ c&""l, &e d"e &i c&"re, c"+*le!e &i &"+e1"r2, *la% <."6, and 1a!c&e Ne!fli6 un!il
&i *aren! ge! &"+e ar"und ):=(*+0 Once !&e% are &"+e, !&e% +a2e dinner and rela6 !&e re! "f
!&e nig&!0 He &a a**"in!+en! f"r .race "+e!i+e, allerg% &"! !1ice a 1ee2 and al" a +id7
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1ee2 %"u!& ac!ivi!%0 On 1ee2end, &i fa+il% uuall% d"e !&ing !"ge!&er including a!!ending
c&urc&, ca+*ing, and !raveling0
Physical Development
P&%icall%, C&ad &a lig&! .r"1n &air, .lue e%e and i fair 2inned0 He &ad a .ad .i2e
acciden! 1&en &e 1a %"unger !&a! &a lef! &i+ 1i!& a car acr" &i lef! 2nee and an"!&er under
&i c&in0 C&ad i rig&! &anded, de*i!e nu+er"u +e+.er, including &i +"+, "f &i fa+il%
1&" are lef! &anded0 A far a e%eglae are c"ncerned, &e i !&e "nl% fa+il% +e+.er 1&" d"e
n"! &ave !" 1ear !&e+0 $&en C&ad 1a a."u! 19 +"n!& "ld, &i *edia!rician !ar!ed !e!ing f"r
allergie0 He !e!ed *"i!ive f"r +an% allergen 4f""d and envir"n+en!al5 and &a +edica!i"n
4EPI *en included5 !" &el* c"n!r"l &i %+*!"+0 He i al" d"ing a regi+en "f allerg% &"! in
&"*e !" +a2e !&e effec! di+ini& "ver af!er &e i fini&ed 1i!& &i !1" %ear c"ure0
Addi!i"nall%, &e al" &a a!&+a and i n"! ac!ive in !&e 1in!er a !&e c"ld affec! i!0 He
decri.e e6ercie in c"ld 1ea!&er a >uc2ing !&e .rea!& "u! "f +e0? Curren!l% C&ad in/! in a
*&%ical educa!i"n 4PE5 cla, .u! &e d"e 1al2 &"+e fr"+ c&""l 1&ic& i a."u! a +ile0 He
feel &e &"uld e6ercie +"re, .u! in/! al1a% in!ere!ed in d"ing " during !&e 1in!er0 In !&e
*ring, u++er and fall &e en@"% *la%ing !enni and .ae.all0 He i !&in2ing a."u! @"ining !&"e
!ea+ during &i "*&"+"re %ear0 $&en !&e 1ea!&er and &i allergie le! &i+, &e can .e f"und
"u!d""r &i2ing and generall% .eing "u!d""rA en@"%ing &un!ing, &i2ing and 1i++ing0
C&ad &a never .een "n an individualiBed educa!i"n *lan 4IEP), .u! &a .een "n a 50
ince ec"nd grade0 He 1a *laced "n "ne due !" &i +edical c"ncern and living in an area
1&ere !&e .i!!er c"ld affec!ed &i a!!endance0 T&e )(- all"1ed &i+ !" !a% ind""r a needed and
1aived !&e a!!endance *"lic% 1&en !&e a.ence 1ere due !" &i &eal!& c"ndi!i"n0 Cecaue "f
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&i f""d allergie, &e "f!en ea! !&e a+e f""d "ver and "ver0 He al" !a2e vi!a+in .ecaue &e
i li+i!ed "n !&e vege!a.leDfrui!D.read &e can afel% inge!0 He d"en/! +ind !&e vi!a+in, .u!
"+e!i+e 1i&e &e c"uld ea! li2e ever%"ne ele in!ead "f 1"rr%ing a."u! 1&a! i in f""d0
T&ere &a never .een a &earing iue and &e &a *aed c&""l &earing !e!0 He "+e!i+e
!&in2 &e &a "ne !&"ug&, .ecaue &e i "f!en ge!!ing in !r"u.le f"r n"! &earing &i *aren!/
in!ruc!i"n0
Hi !ross motor skills are devel"*ing a! a fa! *ace n"10 Even !&"ug& &e i n"! in a
*"r! a! !&i !i+e, &e can !ell &e i ge!!ing !r"nger0 He "+e!i+e @"2e 1i!& &i !e*fa!&er !&a!
&e i !r"nger !&an &e i, even !&"ug& &e 2n"1 &e/ n"! Eui!e !&ere0 C&ad/ fine motor skills
are devel"*ing a 1ell0 T&i i de+"n!ra!ed e*eciall% .% &i 1ri!ing, 1&ic& i clear and nea!0
$&en &e 1a %"unger, &i &and1ri!ing 1a n"! nearl% a g""d and &e &a n"! een a +uc& "f a
difference !&i c&""l %ear, &"1ever fine +"!"r 2ill uuall% !"* devel"*ing a."u! age 1-0
"o!nitive Development
C&ad 1a *laced in #itle I f"r reading in !&e 1
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grade and 1a e6i!ed fr"+ i! in )
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In +iddle c&""l 1&en &e !""2 !&e standardi$ed tests, &e c"red *erfec! f"r language, reading
and +a!& and 1a *u! in Gifted and #alented clae0 He i curren!l% in &"n"r Engli&, a dual
credi! c"+*u!er cla and in ge"+e!r% a a fre&+an0 Devel"*+en!all% *ea2ing, C&ad i in
Fean Piage!/ formal operational sta!e0 Hi ue "f ge"+e!r%, figuring "u! 6/ and u.!i!u!ing
rand"+ +a!&e+a!ical fac! !" "lve *r".le+ *r"ve !&i *"in!0
He can al1a% .e f"und 1i!& &i ;indle in &and readingA "+e!i+e &e even read
in!ead "f f"ll"1ing al"ng 1i!& &i !eac&er0 He/ g"!!en in !r"u.le f"r !&a! .ef"re, .eing
punished 1i!& in c&""l u*eni"n 4ISS5, .u! &e a% !&a! if !&e !eac&er i ."ring "r &e
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under!and !&e +a!erial, &e read and 1ai! un!il &e need !" *a% a!!en!i"n0 He d"en/! ee+
in!ere!ed in @"ining cli%ues "r .eing ingled "u!, even a! !&e reEue! "f !eac&er0 In fac!, &e
didn/! *ar!ici*a!e in a +uic clinic .ecaue &i perception "f i! 1a +"re a."u! +iing a da% "f
clae, even !&"ug& i! 1a an &"n"r !" ge! *ic2ed f"r i!0 He !&"ug&! a."u! @"ining FIVE, .u!
decided !&a! &e didn/! 1an! !" !r% "u! and give !&e !i+e c"++i!+en! reEuired af!er c&""l0
Again, &e &a !&e u**"r! "f &i c&"ir direc!"r in d"ing i!, .u! &i motivation in/! !&ere0 T&i
ee+ !" g" 1i!& ;"&l.erg/ level "f moral reasonin! and C&ad ee+ !" .e func!i"ning a! !&e
post conventional level0
&ocio'emotional Development
C&ad i +"re +a!ure !&an +"! "f &i cla+a!e, .u! al" an >"ld? fre&+an0 He !end
!" .e +"re eri"u !&an ill%, .u! 1&en &e/ 1i!& friend, &e can .e ill%0 He/ 1ell .e&aved and
*"li!e, !&"ug& a >!%*ical !eenager? !" &i *aren!0 He .elieve !&a! &e i >a1e"+e,? and &a a
&ig& self'esteem0 $&en c"+*li+en!ed "n &i *an!, &e aid, >I +a2e !&ee *an! l""2
a1e"+e0? C&ad d"en/! ee+ !" care 1&a! "!&er !&in2 "f &i+, .u! !&in2 "f &i+elf a a g""d
2id0 He i &a**% 1i!& &i a**earance and 1&a! 2ind "f a *er"n &e i0 He fir+l% .elieve !&a! a
*er"n/ inide i +"re i+*"r!an! !&an &iD&er "u!ide0 $&en i! c"+e !" cl"e friend&i* &e
d"en/! &ave a .e! friend, .u! ra!&er !&ree "r f"ur friend !&a! &e c"nider &i .e! friend0
&ummary of (a)or *indin!s
C&ad i a n"r+al !eenager 1&" !ruggle 1i!& finding a .alance .e!1een fun and
eri"une0 C&ad i in !&e Identity vs "onfusion sta!e "f Eri2 Eric2"n/ *%c&""cial
devel"*+en! !&e"r% a &e i !ar!ing !" .ec"+e +"re inde*enden! and 1an!ing le guidance
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fr"+ &i *aren!0 He "f!en gr"1 reen!ful "f !&eir &el*, even if &e a**recia!e i!0 He 1i!c&e
.e!1een 1an!ing !" gradua!e earl% and &aving fun, "+e!i+e le!!ing !&e *rac!ical ide 1in "u!0
C&ad &a a &ig& level "f morals and i al1a% c"ncerned 1i!& !&e rig&! and 1r"ng "f
i!ua!i"n and "f .eing fair0 He *refer !" 2ee* &i+elf far a1a% fr"+ *e"*le 1&" d"n/! f"ll"1
!&e rule0 T&i can .e ."!& a !reng!& and 1ea2ne f"r &i+0 I! all"1 &i+ !" !a% afe and .e a
g""d *er"nA &"1ever, i! d"en/! all"1 &i+ !" gain inig&! f"r &i+elf 1&% a .ad c&"ice i a .ad
c&"ice0
I !&in2 C&ad c"uld .enefi! fr"+ .eing in a learner directed clar""+0 He "f!en a% &e
gr"1 ."red in !radi!i"nal clae0 In c"n!ra!, &e &a e6celled a! "nline c"ure .ecaue &e can
+a* "u! &i "1n !i+eline and !eac& &i+elf0 Addi!i"nall%, &e &a f"und grea! ucce in &i
c"+*u!er cla 1&ere !&e !eac&er &a all"1ed !&e cla !" +a* "u! individual educa!i"nal *a!&0
T&i &a reaffir+ed C&ad/ decii"n !" gradua!e earl%, .ecaue in &i +ind, c"llege clae 1ill
give &i+ !&e *u& &e need !" n" l"nger .e ."red0
"onclusion
In c"nclui"n, C&ad &a ever%!&ing &e need in "rder !" c"n!inue !" .e ucceful in &i
educa!i"nal endeav"r0 He &a +ade decii"n and &a .een 2ee*ing !&e+ in +ind a &e c&""e
clae f"r !&e c"+ing %ear0 Fur!&er+"re, &e i 1ell gr"unded and &a a fa+il% 1&" u**"r!
&i+, 1&ic& I .elieve i !&e +a@"r drive .e&ind &i &ig& e6*ec!a!i"n f"r &i+elf0 In all, C&ad
.elieve &e can d" an%!&ing &e *u! &i +ind !" and I .elieve &e can a 1ell0
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Reference
Cern, R0 #0 Child, family, school community: Socialization and support0 8!& Edi!i"n0
$a1"r!& Cengage Learning, '(1(0 Prin!0