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LEARNING PLAN
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Course Title: THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNERS AND LEARNING

Approved by: Priscilla A. Marayag, Ph.D Signature:
PRINCIPLES

Semestral Topic Learning Activity/Strategy Assessment

Period
Objectives

Basic Concepts A. Define child and adolescent Name of Activity: 1. “Growth is evidence of life.” What does it
mean?
B. Identify the basic concepts Presentation on the comparison of
and approaches to child and Nature and Nurture in relation to the 2. Discuss the meaning of the quotation,
a. Definition of Child and different periods of development “Who are you? asked the caterpillar. Alice
adolescent development
Adolescent Learners replied rather shyly, “I-I hardly know, Sir,
Mode of Instruction: just at present – at least I know who I was
C. Distinguish the different
periods of development when I got up this morning, but I must have
Face to Face Activity
st
b. Growth and Development: Online Activity changed several times since then.” (– Lewis
1 week Carroll) and relate it to the stages of
Nature or Nurture?
developmental.

3. Formative Quizzes
c. Periods of Development
 d. Developmental Tasks and A. Determine the different Name of Activity: 1. Enumerate the outstanding
Education developmental tasks characteristic trait and development task of
Research a picture of an object that each developmental stage.
e. Domains of development B. Recognize the domains symbolizes each developmental
of development task. 2. It is said that because teachers are
f. Developmental and overloaded with work, they usually frown on
Pedagogy: Theory and Surf the internet for samples of the conduct of research. Reflect on the
C. Assess the theories and
2nd week Research abstract/researches on child and consequences of this attitude. Write your
research of development
adolescent development. Use the reflections
and pedagogy
given matrix to answer research.
Quizzes
Mode of Instruction:

Face to Face Activity

Online Activity

Developmental Theories and
other Relevant Theories
3rd week
a. Cognitive Development
b. Intelligence and Individual
Differences
A. Assess cognitive
development of children and
adolescent using Piaget’s
and Vygotsky’s theories and
other theories of intelligence
and learning styles
B. Explain various theories of
intelligence and learning
styles
C. Discuss the factors affecting
development
Name of Activity: 1. Make a concept map that discusses the
concepts and theories related to the
Research a study or abstract in cognitive development of children and
relation to the cognitive development adolescents.
of child and adolescent. Fill in the
provided matrix.
Mode of Instruction: Quizzes
Face to Face Activity
Online Activity

Research a study or abstract in

relation to the cognitive development
 of child and adolescent. Fill in the
provided matrix.

Developmental Theories and A. Assess social and emotional Name of Activity: 1. Make a concept map that discusses the
other Relevant Theories development using socio – concepts and theories related to the socio –
4th week cultural theories Research a study or abstract in emotional development of children and
a. Socio – emotional B. Explain the basic premises relation to the socio – emotional adolescents.
Development of socio – emotional development of child and adolescent.
development theories Fill in the provided matrix. 2. Summative Quizzes
b. Development of Self and
Social Understandings Mode of Instruction:

Face to Face Activity

Online Activity

C. Development of A. Discuss the Name of Activity: 1. Make a concept map that discusses the
Motivation and Self – developmental significance concepts and theories related to the
Date: Regulation of identity and socialization Research a study or abstract in emotional development of children and
relation to the emotional adolescents.
5th week development of child and adolescent.
D. Moral Development B. Assess the moral
Theories development Fill in the provided matrix. 2. Formative Quizzes

Mode of Instruction:
C. Explain the mechanism
of moral development Face to Face Activity
Online Activity

6th week Developmental Theories and A. Assess the behavioral Name of Activity: 1. Compare and Contrast the different
other Relevant Theories development approaches to learning using Comparative
Make a KWHL chart Matrix.
a. What is Learning B. Explain the various
Mode of Instruction:
approaches to learning

b. Approaches to Learning
7th week c. Connectionism
d. Conditioning
e. Gestalt – Insight Learning
f. Experiential Learning Theory
8th week
Developmental Theories
other Relevant Theories
a. Developmental Milestones
b. Ecological Systems Theory
Face to Face Activity 2. Summative Quizzes
Online Activity
A. Assess the theories of Name of Activity: 1. Make a concept map that discusses the
behavior concepts and theories related to the
Research a study or abstract in behavioral development of children and
B. Explain the behavioral relation to the behavioral adolescents.
development of child and adolescent.
theories
Fill in the provided matrix. 2. Formative Quizzes
Mode of Instruction:
Face to Face Activity
Online Activity
and A. Describe each of the layers Name of Activity: 1. Make a concept map that discusses the
of Bronfenbrenner’s Bio concepts and theories related to the
ecological Model. Read research that is related to behavioral development of children and
B. Identify factors in one’s Ecological Theory. Fill out the matrix. adolescents.
own life that exerted
Mode of Instruction: 2. Summative Quizzes
influence on one’s
development. Face to Face Activity
C. Use the bio ecological Online Activity
theory as a framework to
describe the factors that
affect a child and
adolescent development.
9th week
A. Identify the laws, policies,
Developmental Issues and guidelines and procedure
Concerns that protect children’s
protection
a. UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child and PD 603
B. Give implications of the
b. Anti – Bullying Act of 2013 given policies for children
protection
c. Child Protection Policy
C. Make a reflection about a
d. Positive Discipline research article related to
the policies on children
protection
Name of Activity:
Read an article that concerns on
laws, policies and procedures that
protect children’s right and assure
their safety. Fill out the matrix.
Mode of Instruction:
Face to Face Activity
Online Activity
1. As a future teacher, what
implications would you suggest to
develop child protection and
positive discipline in managing
behavior of learners?
2. How the given policies affect the
freedom of the learners and the
duty of teachers?

10th week Developmental Issues and A. Identify the issues and Name of Activity: 1. As a future teacher, list ways on
Concerns concerns in the how to prevent current issues in
development of learners Read a journal concerning the issues concerning the child and adolescent
a. Pre – marital Sex B. Give the factors that affects and concerns of child and adolescent development namely, pre-marital
the issues and concerns of development. Make a reform agenda sex, juvenile delinquency, child
b.Juvenile Deliquency proposal to lessen the number of
development abuse and sex education.
C. Make a reform agenda abuse children.
c. Child Abuse
proposal
Mode of Instruction:
d. Sex Education
Face to Face Activity
Online Activity