LEE ANDREW VILLAPANA

BSED-MATH 1A

Module 1: Learner-Centered Psychological Principles

and Human Development

Lesson 1: Learner-Centered Psychological Principles (LCP)

ACTIVITY

Perform the following:

1. Examine the title, “Learner-Centered Principles”. Jot down at least 5 words that come to your
mind.
2. Explain why you think that each word can be associated with LCP.
Words associated with LCP Justification
1. Cooperation Learning is cooperative and it is more effective when
opinions or ideas are being gathered in one place
2. Development Learning enables you to have a personal vision of the future,
which gives you a clear idea as to what or where you will be
in the next few months or years thus it is need to develop.
3. Goal In studying just like any endeavors in life you need to be
motivated some clear goals in life to lead you to a brighter
future.
4. Society Learning is influenced by social beliefs as well as your
communication with others.
5. Environment Learning is influenced by environmental factors, including
culture, technology, and instructional practices.
ANALYSIS
1. What do you think is the focus of the Learner-Centered Principles?
The focus of LCP is to have a personal vision of the future, which gives the learner a
clear idea as to what or where you will be. It includes personal, societal, environmental, and
motivational factors. And cooperation to have an effective learning because when opinions or
ideas are being gathered it develops learners’ skills such as critical thinking, cooperation and
problem solving.
2. What are your expectations of the Philippine educational system?
I expect our educational system focuses on honing our skills and knowledge on a wide
range of areas and topics at an age, making us readily flexible to any fields of work without
the heavy need of proceeding to college. Considering the fact that we are currently adopting
the new normal of learning, modular learning is okay, if the students can fully grasp the
contents of the module. The government needs to intensify its efforts to expand alternative
learning systems to provide skills-based learning opportunities to out-of-school youths
strengthen early childhood care and development programmers and pursue full
implementation of the K-12 system.

APPLICATION
Make a reflection paper on how to apply the 14 LCP principles in your instruction as a future
teacher. Cite some teaching activities and strategies where u can apply these principles.

I consider myself as an energetic and a jolly person it is always interesting for me based
on my experience to learn when it is lively at the same time serious. In the future I will make my
class just what I think is effective which is reviving their mood and making the class alive. In my
teaching activities in the future, I will base their preference in learning based on where they are
dominant so that everyone will not get bored and of course I will be conducting team activities
such solving puzzles, problems, charades for them to improve their collaborative and solving
problems skills just what learner centered is all about.
 Lesson 2: Human Development: Meaning, Concepts and Approaches
ACTIVITY
Here are pictures of three-year old John and seven-year old Anna.

Describe what they were before (their point of origin) and who they will possibly be after
birth unto adulthood. What will they possibly become?
Early childhood is a time of tremendous growth across all areas of development. The
dependent newborn grows into a young person who can take care of his or her own body and
interact effectively with others. When children age from 5-12 they are totally dependent on their
mother as they cannot talk and feed by themselves. A child also starts to make friends and
engages in recreational activities so in this stage John and Anna starts to wonder what the world
they were living in. After that, they go into a stage called adolescence. Physical changes are
evident in this stage as they go through puberty. For instance, they may grow hair in some parts
of their bodies and the boys’ voices become rough and hard. Also, behavioral changes occur here
as they are already capable in decision making and are more independent on their choices and
daily activities. Adolescents then grow into adulthood. Adults more likely focus on their careers
at work, building their families and achieving a life they desire to have.

ANALYSIS
Answer the following questions:
1. Will the three-year old John be able to do all that seven-year old Anna can do? Why?
No, because children go through different developmental stages.
2. Will there be similarities and differences in their development? If yes, please
enumerate some.

Yes, but more on differences for example Anna is still in the process of learning how to
walk properly and communicate effectively. While John already surpassed this stage.
3. Do you believe that John and Anna will continue to develop even in adulthood? Or will
they stop developing in adulthood?

Yes, one can learn through teaching or in different situations and experiences. As long as
a person is open to new knowledge, then no matter the age, growth is given.

APPLICATION
1. Define human development in your own words
Human development is essential in living. But in my opinion, human development
defined as the process of enlarging people's freedoms and opportunities and improving their
well-being.
2. Discuss the difference between traditional and life-span approaches to human
development.
 The traditional approach emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or
no change in adulthood, and decline in late old age, while the life-span approach believes that
developmental changes happen no matter the age, even in adulthood.

3. State eight (8) characteristics of human development from a life-span perspective and
their implications to education:

Characteristic of human development Educational implications

from a life-span perspective
1. Development is lifelong.
2. Development is multidimensional
3. Development is influenced by
contextual and socio cultural
influences.
4. Development is relatively
orderly.
5. Development is plastic
Childhood and adolescence are considered to
be the critical age periods for acquisition of all
the necessary abilities and skills, while
adulthood is viewed as a time of
diminishing learning capacity. Thus,
education is viewed primarily as a process of
preparation for adulthood.
It involves the dynamic interaction of factors
like physical, emotional, and psychosocial. For
instance, in school we have daily interaction
with our peers that may influence our learning.
Contextual factors affecting individual students
include age, gender, culture and personal
interests. Teachers should anticipate student
needs based on these attributes. For example,
younger students may not be able to pay
attention to activities as long as older
students can.
Children are active learners, drawing on direct
physical and social experience as well as
culturally transmitted knowledge to construct
their own understandings of the world around
them. How deep their understanding goes may
depend on their age.
There is no single pathway that must be taken
in order to learn. Therefore, people learn in

6. Development is multidisciplinary
7. Development is multidirectional
and results in gains and losses
throughout life
8. Development involves growth,
maintenance and regulation.
different ways and different techniques may be
used in order to teach them.
An approach to curriculum integration which
focuses primarily on the different disciplines
and the diverse perspectives they bring to
illustrate a topic, theme or issue
The aging process is multidirectional and
involves both losses and gains. As workers
age, some dimensions of functioning decline,
whiles others improve.
As individuals age into middle and late
adulthood, the maintenance and regulation of
loss in their capacities takes center stage away
from growth
 Lesson 3: Stages of Human Development and Developmental Tasks
ACTIVITY
Study the pictures and the descriptions below each set of pictures. Discuss with your classmates
through group chat your observations in each picture. Write down your observations.

ANALYSIS
Answer the following questions:
1. Can you see differences in the three pictures presented? What development have you
noticed?
Yes, changes are evident in the three pictures. From an embryo it developed into a baby
with fully developed physical features like fingers, eyes, hands, nose, etc.
2. What do you think are the developmental changes happened to the baby inside the
womb? Enumerate your answers.
The process of prenatal development occurs in three main stages. The first two weeks
after conception are known as the germinal stage, the third through the eighth week is
known as the embryonic period, and the time from the ninth week until birth is known as
the fetal period.
APPLICATION

1. Symbolize each developmental stage. Give a symbol that stands for each
stage. You may choose one from the stages of development presented by
presented by Havighurst and Santrock.

Infancy-Early childhood. (0-5) y/o - walking, crawling

Middle Childhood 6-12 y/o -participating in school matters
Early Adulthood 13-17 y/o - curiosity starts to appear
Middle Age 36 – 60 y/o -build a family
Later Maturity 60 years and above - retirement, throwbacks in life

2. If you were given a chance, which developmental stage would you like to
be in? Why?
Early childhood stage because back when I was a child I always play games with my
brother and neighbors, we played a lot without knowing what problem will come.

3. Having mastered the developmental tasks, reflect on what you should do

as a teacher to facilitate your students’ acquisition of these developmental
tasks. Write down your reflections
If I will become a teacher in the near future first I will take into account
the background of each learner, as it affects their ability to learn. It includes
personal, societal, environmental, and motivational factors. In order for me
to know what type or technique of teaching I will use.