Characteristics of human development
according to life-span perspective
1. Development is lifelong.
2. Development is plastic.
3. Development is multidimensional.
4. Development is contextual.
5. Development involves growth, maintenance and
regulation.
Implication to education
1. This characteristic of life span perspective
implies that development occurs even until our last
breath. Most people's childhood were filled with so
much curiosity and is taken until the beginning of
their education. As we grow, our education leads us
to our development and this thing called
development will continue as long as we live.
2. This characteristic of life span perspective
implies that change occurs in development because
it is malleable or changeable. In education, we
learn new things that may change us or our on how
we view things. No matter how small this change
is, still development is there. We change because
we are on the process of developing.
3. This characteristic of life span perspective
implies that development is established in the
process of physical, mental and socio-emotional
aspects of a person. Education have taught us the
importance of physical fitness, our level of
intelligence have improved, as well as the
language, as we encounter and try new things at
school, and also, we develop socially and
emotionally because socialization is common in
school.
4. This characteristic of life span perspective
implies that development is based on a person's
background such as their culture, beliefs and
physical environment. In education, wealthy people
tend to have low level of motivation to study,
however, those who were unfortunate to have the
riches are the ones who are highly motivated to
study.
5. This characteristic of life span perspective
implies that development consists of growth,
maintenance and regulation. In the matter of
education, the acquired knowledge of an individual
signifies it's growth, and to have this, one should
maintain good study habits and knowledge input is
regulated.