GESSEL DEVELOPMENTAL SCHEDULE ( Gessel Developmental Observation-

Revised)
Dr. Arnold Gessel
 Professor at Yale University.
 Established the Yale Clinic of child development.
 He believed that a child’s behavior develops in a patterned predictable way.
 First described the behaviors that emerge in children at each chronological
age.
Gessel Developmental schedule
 First published in 1925.
 The oldest and most established intelligence measures of infants and
young children.
 The study focused on the various stages of developing and how they
unfolded over time.
 This is more concern with diagnosis and evaluation of abnormalities than
attainment of various milestones.
Four major areas of developmental:
 Motor
 Cognitive
 Language
 Personal social/Adaptive
Gessel Developmental observation-revised
 Is a comprehensive multi-dimensional system that assists educators, and
other professionals in understanding characteristics of child behavior in
relation to typical growth patterns between 2 ½ to 9 years of age.
 The results of GDO-R provide information regarding a child’s unique
developmental and educational needs.
 The information portrays the child’s strengths as well as areas that may
need additional support.
 The results provide with a deeper understanding of the child’s
developmental age which then provides direction for differentiated
instruction.
 The results of GDO-R reveal a child’s overall Developmental Age and
Performance Level Ratings in each of the four domains at a point in time.
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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Teacher Education Department

Written Report in ECEd100

Topic:
GESSEL DEVELOPMENTAL SCHEDULE

Prepared by:
Penpeña, Jeremie, B.
BEE 3-ECEd

Presented to:
Ms. Richel P. Diokno