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THE‌‌CHILD‌‌AND‌‌ADOLESCENT‌‌LEARNERS‌‌   ‌
AND‌‌LEARNING‌‌PRINCIPLES‌  ‌
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PROF‌‌ED‌‌112‌  ‌
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UNIVERSITY‌‌OF‌‌SOUTHERN‌‌MINDANAO‌  ‌
Kabacan,‌‌Cotabato‌  ‌
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Author’s‌‌Declaration‌  ‌
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Ideas,‌  ‌concepts,‌  ‌diagrams‌  ‌and/or‌  ‌illustrations‌  ‌depicted‌  ‌in‌  ‌this‌  ‌learning‌‌ 
material‌  ‌are‌  ‌excerpts‌  ‌from‌  ‌established‌  ‌references‌  ‌and‌‌  properly‌‌  noted‌‌  in‌‌  the‌‌  list‌‌  of‌‌ 
literatures‌‌  cited‌‌ herein.‌  ‌The‌‌ author/compiler‌‌ in‌‌ this‌‌ learning‌‌ material‌‌ does‌‌ not‌‌ claim‌‌ 
full‌  ‌and‌‌  authentic‌‌  ownership‌‌  of‌‌  all‌‌  the‌‌  contents‌‌  of‌‌  this‌‌  material,‌‌  nor‌‌  in‌‌  any‌‌  manner‌‌ 
willfully‌  ‌infringe‌  ‌the‌  ‌copyright‌  ‌law‌  ‌and‌  ‌other‌  ‌existing‌  ‌provisions‌  ‌appertaining‌‌ 
thereto.‌  ‌
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This‌  ‌learning‌  ‌material‌  ‌is‌  ‌printed‌  ‌for‌  ‌the‌  ‌sole‌  ‌use‌  ‌of‌  ‌classroom‌  ‌or‌‌ 
distance/remote‌‌  learning‌‌  of‌‌ USM‌‌ and‌‌ is‌‌ not‌‌ intended‌‌ for‌‌ commercial‌‌ purposes.‌  ‌Any‌‌ 
use‌  ‌or‌  ‌reproduction‌  ‌in‌  ‌part‌  ‌or‌  ‌in‌  ‌full,‌  ‌whether‌  ‌electronic‌  ‌or‌  ‌mechanical,‌‌ 
photocopying‌  ‌or‌  ‌recording‌  ‌in‌  ‌any‌  ‌information‌  ‌storage‌  ‌and‌  ‌retrieval‌  ‌system,‌  ‌other‌‌ 
than‌  ‌what‌  ‌it‌  ‌is‌  ‌intended‌  ‌for‌  ‌requires‌  ‌the‌  ‌consent‌  ‌of‌  ‌authorized‌  ‌and‌  ‌competent‌‌ 
authority‌‌of‌‌the‌‌University‌‌of‌‌Southern‌‌Mindanao.‌  ‌
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USM‌‌VISION‌  ‌
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Quality‌  ‌and‌  ‌relevant‌  ‌education‌  ‌for‌  ‌its‌  ‌clientele‌  ‌to‌  ‌be‌  ‌globally‌  ‌competitive,‌‌ 
culture‌  ‌sensitive‌  ‌and‌  ‌morally‌  ‌responsive‌  ‌human‌  ‌resources‌  ‌for‌  ‌sustainable‌‌ 
development‌ 
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USM‌‌MISSION‌  ‌
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Help‌  ‌accelerate‌  ‌socio-economic‌  ‌development,‌  ‌promote‌  ‌harmony‌  ‌among‌‌ 
diverse‌  ‌communities‌  ‌and‌  ‌improve‌  ‌quality‌  ‌of‌  ‌life‌  ‌through‌  ‌instruction,‌  ‌research,‌‌ 
extension‌‌and‌‌resource‌‌generation‌‌in‌‌Southern‌‌Philippines.‌  ‌
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UNIVERSITY‌‌QUALITY‌‌POLICY‌‌STATEMENT‌  ‌
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The‌‌  University‌‌  of‌‌  Southern‌‌  Mindanao,‌‌  as‌‌  a ‌‌premier‌‌  university,‌‌  is‌‌  committed‌‌ 
to‌  ‌provide‌  ‌quality‌  ‌instruction,‌  ‌research‌  ‌development‌  ‌and‌  ‌extension‌  ‌services‌  ‌and‌‌ 
resource‌  ‌generation‌  ‌that‌  ‌exceed‌  ‌stakeholders’‌  ‌expectations‌  ‌through‌  ‌the‌‌ 
management‌‌of‌‌continual‌‌improvement‌‌efforts‌‌on‌‌the‌‌following‌‌initiatives.‌  ‌
1. Establish‌  ‌Key‌  ‌Result‌  ‌Areas‌‌  and‌‌  performance‌‌  indicators‌‌  across‌‌  all‌‌  mandated‌‌ 
functions;‌  ‌
2. Implement‌‌quality‌‌educational‌‌programs;‌  ‌
3. Guarantee‌‌competent‌‌educational‌‌service‌‌providers;‌  ‌
4. Spearhead‌‌  need-based‌‌  research‌‌  outputs‌‌  for‌‌  commercialization,‌‌ publication,‌‌ 
patenting,‌  ‌and‌  ‌develop‌  ‌technologies‌  ‌for‌  ‌food‌  ‌security,‌  ‌climate‌  ‌change‌‌ 
mitigation‌‌and‌‌improvement‌‌in‌‌the‌‌quality‌‌of‌‌life;‌  ‌
5. Facilitate‌  ‌transfer‌  ‌of‌  ‌technologies‌  ‌generated‌  ‌from‌  ‌research‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌‌ 
community‌‌for‌‌sustainable‌‌development;‌  ‌
6. Strengthen‌‌relationship‌‌with‌‌stakeholders;‌  ‌
7. Sustain‌‌good‌‌governance‌‌and‌‌culture‌‌sensitivity;‌‌and‌  ‌
8. Comply‌‌to‌‌customer,‌‌regulatory‌‌and‌‌statutory‌‌requirements.‌  ‌
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PREFACE‌  ‌
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This‌  ‌module‌  ‌serves‌  ‌as‌  ‌your‌  ‌primary‌  ‌learning‌  ‌material‌  ‌for‌  ‌Prof‌  ‌Ed‌  ‌112,‌  ‌The‌‌ 
Child‌  ‌and‌  ‌Adolescent‌  ‌Learners‌  ‌and‌  ‌Learning‌  ‌Principles‌, ‌ ‌one‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌four‌  ‌foundation‌‌ 
courses‌  ‌required‌  ‌of‌  ‌you‌  ‌as‌  ‌students‌  ‌preparing‌  ‌to‌  ‌be‌  ‌teachers.‌  ‌The‌  ‌activities,‌‌ 
discussions,‌  ‌and‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌tasks‌  ‌are‌  ‌designed‌  ‌to‌  ‌help‌  ‌you‌  ‌gain‌  ‌a ‌ ‌deep‌‌ 
understanding‌  ‌of‌  ‌how‌  ‌children‌  ‌and‌‌  adolescents‌‌  develop,‌‌  the‌‌  factors‌‌  that‌‌  influence‌‌ 
this‌‌development,‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌learning‌‌principles‌‌that‌‌can‌‌guide‌‌effective‌‌teaching.‌‌   ‌
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This‌  ‌instructional‌  ‌material‌  ‌will‌  ‌be‌  ‌supplemented‌  ‌by‌  ‌presentations,‌‌ 
discussions,‌  ‌and‌  ‌activities‌  ‌done‌  ‌online.‌  ‌As‌  ‌you‌  ‌accomplish‌  ‌the‌  ‌various‌  ‌reading‌‌ 
assignments,‌  ‌learning‌  ‌activities,‌  ‌and‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌tasks‌  ‌carefully‌  ‌designed‌  ‌to‌‌  aid‌‌  in‌‌ 
your‌  ‌learning,‌  ‌constantly‌  ‌reflect‌  ‌on‌  ‌the‌  ‌importance‌  ‌of‌‌  your‌‌  growing‌‌  knowledge‌‌  to‌‌ 
you‌‌as‌‌a‌‌teacher‌‌in‌‌pre-service‌‌training‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌to‌‌your‌‌future‌‌students.‌‌   ‌
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TABLE‌‌OF‌‌CONTENTS‌  ‌
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Chapter‌1‌ ‌B
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‌ oncepts‌a
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‌ uman‌D‌ evelopment‌  ‌  
1.1‌‌Human‌‌Development:‌‌Meaning‌‌and‌‌Concepts‌  ‌  
1.2‌‌Developmental‌‌Periods‌‌and‌‌Processes‌  ‌  
1.3‌‌Developmental‌‌Issues‌  ‌  
1.4‌‌Principles‌‌of‌‌Human‌‌Development‌  ‌  
Chapter‌2‌ ‌F
‌ ourteen‌L‌ earner-Centered‌P ‌ sychological‌P
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2.1‌‌Cognitive‌‌and‌‌Metacognitive‌‌Factors‌  ‌  
2.2‌‌Motivational‌‌and‌‌Affective‌‌Factors‌  ‌  
2.3‌‌Developmental‌‌and‌‌Social‌‌Factors‌  ‌  
2.4‌‌Individual‌‌Differences‌  ‌  
Chapter‌3‌ ‌B
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3.1‌‌Patterns‌‌of‌‌Development‌  ‌  
3.2‌‌Motor‌‌Skills‌‌Development‌  ‌  
3.3‌‌Brain‌‌Development:‌‌Myelination,‌‌Pruning,‌‌Lateralization,‌‌   
Plasticity‌  ‌
Chapter‌4
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‌ ognitive‌a ‌ nd‌L
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4.1‌‌Piaget’s‌‌Theory‌‌on‌‌Cognitive‌‌Development‌  ‌  
4.2‌‌Vygotsky’s‌‌Socio-cultural‌‌Theory‌  ‌  
4.3‌‌Bronfenbrenner's‌‌Bioecological‌‌Theory‌  ‌  
4.4‌‌Language‌‌and‌‌Literacy‌‌Development‌  ‌  
Chapter‌5‌ ‌S
‌ ocio-emotional‌D ‌ evelopment‌  ‌  
5.1‌‌Parenting‌‌Styles,‌‌Attachment‌  ‌  
5.2‌‌Erikson's‌‌Psychosocial‌‌Theory‌  ‌  
5.3‌‌Marcia's‌‌Identity‌‌Statuses;‌‌Development‌‌of‌‌Gender‌‌and‌‌   
Sexual‌‌Identity‌  ‌
5.4‌‌Piaget's‌‌and‌‌Kohlberg's‌‌Moral‌‌Development‌‌Theory‌  ‌  
Chapter‌6
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6.1‌‌Intelligence‌  ‌  
6.2‌‌Learning‌‌Styles‌  ‌  
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COURSE‌‌GUIDE‌  ‌
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Course‌‌Information‌  ‌
Course‌T
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Principles‌  ‌
Course‌C
‌ ode‌  ‌ Prof‌‌Ed‌‌112‌  ‌
Pre-requisite/‌‌  None‌  ‌
Co-requisite‌  ‌
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Course‌‌Description‌  ‌
This‌‌course‌‌focuses‌‌on‌‌child‌‌and‌‌adolescent‌‌development‌‌with‌‌emphasis‌‌on‌‌current‌‌ 
research‌‌and‌‌theory‌‌on‌‌biological,‌‌linguistic,‌‌cognitive,‌‌social‌‌and‌‌emotional‌‌ 
dimensions‌‌of‌‌development.‌‌Further,‌‌this‌‌includes‌‌factors‌‌that‌‌affect‌‌the‌‌progress‌‌of‌‌ 
development‌‌of‌‌the‌‌learners‌‌and‌‌shall‌‌include‌‌appropriate‌‌pedagogical‌‌principles‌‌ 
applicable‌‌for‌‌each‌‌developmental‌‌level‌‌(CMO‌‌No.‌‌75,‌‌series‌‌of‌‌2017).‌  ‌
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Course‌‌Objectives/Outcomes‌  ‌
Upon‌‌passing‌‌the‌‌course,‌‌you‌‌must‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to:‌  ‌
1. Demonstrate‌‌mastery‌‌of‌‌theories,‌‌principles,‌‌and‌‌concepts‌‌related‌‌to‌‌the‌‌ 
biological,‌‌linguistic,‌‌cognitive,‌‌and‌‌socio-emotional‌‌dimensions‌‌of‌‌human‌‌ 
development.‌‌   ‌
2. Explain‌‌the‌‌factors‌‌that‌‌affect‌‌the‌‌learning‌‌progress‌‌of‌‌children‌‌and‌‌ 
adolescents.‌  ‌
3. Analyze‌‌personal‌‌learning‌‌and‌‌development,‌‌employing‌‌the‌‌different‌‌ 
theories‌‌and‌‌principles‌‌of‌‌biological,‌‌linguistic,‌‌cognitive,‌‌and‌‌ 
socio-emotional‌‌development.‌  ‌
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Course‌‌Learning/Study‌‌Plan/Schedule‌  ‌
Week/Date‌‌  Topic‌  ‌ Teaching‌a‌ nd‌‌  Learning‌‌  Assessment‌  ‌
(Deadlines)‌  ‌ Learning‌‌  Materials‌  ‌
Activities‌  ‌
Week‌‌1‌  ‌ Course‌‌  Discussions;‌  ‌ Course‌‌  Recitation‌  ‌
Introduction‌  ‌ Module‌‌  syllabus/outline‌  ‌ Participation‌‌in‌‌ 
exercises;‌‌  Learning‌‌module‌  ‌ online‌‌ 
Virtual‌‌learning‌‌  Online/offline‌‌  discussions‌  ‌
activities‌  ‌ digital‌‌resources‌  ‌ Module‌‌exercises‌ 
Weeks‌‌2‌  ‌ Basic‌‌Concepts‌‌  Video‌‌analysis‌  ‌ Audio-Visual‌‌  Performance‌‌task‌‌  
and‌‌Issues‌‌in‌‌  Class‌‌discussion‌  Presentation‌‌  Written‌‌quiz‌  ‌
Role‌‌play‌  ‌ Cloze‌‌test‌  ‌

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 Human‌‌  Reading‌‌activity‌  PowerPoint‌‌  Graphical‌‌ 
Development‌  ‌ Rotating‌‌  Presentation‌‌   ‌ presentations‌  ‌
learning‌‌  Hand-outs‌  ‌ Participation‌‌in‌‌ 
stations‌  ‌ Rubric‌  ‌ online‌‌ 
Module‌‌  discussions‌  ‌
Learning‌‌module‌  ‌
exercises‌  ‌ Module‌‌exercises‌ 
Online/offline‌‌ 
Virtual‌‌learning‌‌  digital‌‌resources‌  ‌
activities‌  ‌
Weeks‌‌3-5‌  ‌ 14‌‌Learner-‌‌  Concept‌‌  Powerpoint/‌‌  Quiz‌‌   ‌
Centered‌‌  mapping‌  ‌ Video‌  ‌ Oral/Graphical‌‌ 
Psychological‌‌  Think-Pair-‌‌  Journal‌‌Notebook‌  Presentation‌  ‌
Principles‌  ‌ Share‌‌(TPS)‌  ‌ Readings‌  ‌ Participation‌‌in‌‌ 
Group/‌‌  Learning‌‌module‌  ‌ online‌‌ 
Individual‌‌  discussions‌  ‌
Online/offline‌‌ 
research‌‌   ‌
digital‌‌resources‌  ‌ Module‌‌exercises‌ 
Jigsaw‌  ‌  ‌
Reflective‌‌   ‌
journal‌  ‌
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Creative‌‌ 
presentation‌  ‌  ‌
Group‌‌   ‌
discussion‌‌   ‌
Module‌‌ 
exercises‌  ‌
Virtual‌‌learning‌‌ 
activities‌  ‌
Weeks‌‌5-6‌  ‌ Biological‌‌  Creative‌‌  Audio-Visual‌‌  Performance‌‌task‌‌  
Development‌  ‌ drawing‌‌   ‌ Presentation‌  ‌ Written‌‌quiz‌  ‌
Photo‌‌collage‌‌  Power‌‌Point‌‌  Oral‌‌Presentation‌ 
making‌  ‌ Presentation‌‌   ‌
Participation‌‌in‌‌ 
Using‌‌graphic‌‌  Hand-outs‌  ‌ online‌‌ 
organizers‌  ‌ Learning‌‌module‌  ‌ discussions‌  ‌
Group‌‌reporting‌  Online/offline‌‌  Module‌‌exercises‌ 
Small‌‌group‌‌  digital‌‌resources‌  ‌
discussions‌  ‌
Module‌‌ 
exercises‌  ‌
Virtual‌‌learning‌‌ 
activities‌  ‌
Weeks‌‌7-8,‌‌  Cognitive‌‌and‌‌  Think-Pair-‌‌  Video‌‌clip‌  ‌ Quiz‌  ‌
10-11‌  ‌ Linguistic‌‌  Share‌  ‌ Powerpoint/‌‌  Oral‌‌presentation‌ 
Development‌  ‌ Role‌‌play‌  ‌ Video‌‌  Self-assessment‌  ‌
Diagramming‌  ‌ presentation‌  ‌ Formative‌‌use‌‌of‌‌ 
Discussions‌  ‌ Readings‌  ‌ summative‌‌test‌  ‌

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 Brainstorming‌  ‌ Writing/‌‌  Participation‌‌in‌‌ 
Reflective‌‌  Presentation‌‌  online‌‌ 
thinking‌  ‌ materials‌  discussions‌  ‌
Research‌  ‌ Graphic‌‌organizer‌  Module‌‌exercises‌ 
Interview‌  Learning‌‌module‌  ‌
Video/Image‌‌  Online/offline‌‌ 
analysis‌  ‌ digital‌‌resources‌  ‌
Fishbowl‌‌ 
activity‌  ‌
Module‌‌ 
exercises‌  ‌
Virtual‌‌learning‌‌ 
activities‌  ‌
Week‌‌9‌  ‌ Midterm‌‌Examination‌  ‌
Weeks‌‌12-15‌  Socio-‌‌  Mind‌‌Mapping‌  ‌ Powerpoint‌‌  Report-Back‌‌ 
emotional‌‌  Group‌‌  Presentations‌  ‌ Session‌‌   ‌
Development‌  ‌ discussions‌  ‌ Readings‌‌  Oral/Written‌‌ 
Buzz‌‌sessions‌    ‌ (articles/stories;‌‌
  presentation‌  ‌
factsheets)‌  ‌ Quiz‌‌Bee‌  ‌
Reflective‌‌ 
Thinking‌  ‌ Activity‌‌Sheets‌  ‌ Participation‌i‌ n‌‌ 
Panel‌‌  Learning‌‌module‌  ‌ online‌‌ 
Discussion‌  ‌ Online/offline‌‌  discussions‌  ‌
Lakbay‌‌Diwa‌‌  digital‌‌resources‌  ‌ Module‌‌exercises‌ 
Activity‌ 
Story‌‌Reading‌‌ 
and‌‌Analysis‌  ‌
Module‌‌ 
exercises‌  ‌
Virtual‌‌learning‌‌ 
activities‌  ‌
Weeks‌‌16-17‌  Individual‌‌  Using‌‌Graphic‌‌  Audio-Visual‌‌  Performance‌‌task‌‌  
Differences‌  ‌ Organizers‌  ‌ Presentation‌  ‌ Written‌‌quiz‌  ‌
Group‌‌  PowerPoint‌‌  Oral‌‌Recitation‌  ‌
Reporting‌  ‌ Presentation‌‌   ‌
Participation‌‌in‌‌ 
Small‌‌Group‌‌  Hand-outs‌  ‌ online‌‌ 
Discussions‌  ‌ Rubric‌  ‌ discussions‌  ‌
Reflection‌  ‌ Learning‌‌module‌  ‌ Module‌‌exercises‌ 
Module‌‌  Online/offline‌‌ 
exercises‌  ‌ digital‌‌resources‌  ‌
Virtual‌‌learning‌‌ 
activities‌  ‌
Week‌‌18‌  ‌ Final‌‌Examination‌  ‌
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Course‌‌Requirements/Assessment‌‌and‌‌Evaluation‌‌Scheme/Grading‌‌ 
System‌  ‌
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Assessment‌T
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Course‌O
‌ utcomes‌(‌ CO)‌  ‌ Weight‌(‌ %)‌  ‌
Addressing‌C
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CO‌‌1:‌‌Demonstrate‌‌mastery‌‌of‌‌theories,‌‌  Quizzes‌  ‌ 30‌  ‌
principles,‌‌and‌‌concepts‌‌related‌‌to‌‌ 
Long‌‌Exams‌  ‌ 60‌  ‌
the‌‌biological,‌‌linguistic,‌‌cognitive,‌‌ 
and‌‌socio-emotional‌‌dimensions‌‌of‌‌  Module‌‌Exercises‌  ‌ 10‌  ‌
human‌‌development.‌  ‌

CO‌‌2:‌‌Explain‌‌the‌‌factors‌‌that‌‌affect‌‌the‌‌  Quizzes‌  ‌ 30‌  ‌

learning‌‌progress‌‌of‌‌children‌‌and‌‌  Graphical‌‌  70‌  ‌
adolescents.‌  ‌ Presentation‌  ‌
CO‌‌3:‌‌Analyze‌‌personal‌‌learning‌‌and‌‌  Quizzes‌  ‌ 30‌  ‌
development,‌‌employing‌‌the‌‌ 
Case‌‌Analysis‌  ‌ 70‌  ‌
different‌‌theories‌‌and‌‌principles‌‌of‌‌ 
biological,‌‌linguistic,‌‌cognitive,‌‌and‌‌ 
socio-emotional‌‌development.‌  ‌
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Grading‌S ‌ ystem‌  ‌
Quizzes‌‌  20%‌  ‌
Exams‌ 20%‌  ‌
Module‌‌Exercises‌ 10%‌  ‌
Graphical‌‌presentation‌ 20%‌  ‌
Case‌‌analyses‌ 30%‌  ‌
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House‌‌Rules/Class‌‌Policies‌  ‌
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1. Be‌s‌ elf-directed‌.‌‌Strategize,‌‌keep‌‌track‌‌of‌‌your‌‌progress,‌‌manage‌‌your‌‌ 
distractions,‌‌and‌‌ensure‌‌you‌‌complete‌‌requirements‌‌as‌‌scheduled.‌‌ 
Demonstrate‌‌personal‌‌responsibility‌‌by‌‌obtaining‌‌notes‌‌and‌‌finding‌‌out‌‌any‌‌ 
instructions/important‌‌announcements‌‌given‌‌on‌‌the‌‌class‌‌discussion‌‌missed.‌‌   ‌
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2. Make‌l‌ earning‌y‌ our‌p ‌ rimary‌g‌ oal‌.‌‌Whether‌‌participating‌‌in‌‌discussions‌‌or‌‌ 
completing‌‌the‌‌requirements,‌‌maintain‌‌an‌‌attitude‌‌of‌‌learning.‌‌Be‌‌actively‌‌ 
engaged‌‌by‌‌asking‌‌questions,‌‌participating‌‌in‌‌the‌‌discussions,‌‌taking‌‌down‌‌ 
notes.‌‌Prepare‌‌by‌‌reading‌‌in‌‌advance.‌  ‌
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3. Learning/submission‌p ‌ latforms‌‌‌include‌‌the‌‌VLE/moodle,‌‌FB‌‌group,‌‌ 
Messenger,‌‌Google‌‌forms/docs,‌‌Email.‌‌Take‌‌note‌‌of‌‌the‌‌function‌‌of‌‌each‌‌ 
platform:‌  ‌
 

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 VLE/moodle‌‌‌-‌‌for‌‌access‌‌to‌‌modules‌  ‌
FB‌g‌ roup‌‌‌-‌‌for‌‌asynchronous‌‌discussions‌‌and‌‌additional‌‌learning‌‌materials‌  ‌
Messenger‌‌‌-‌‌for‌‌real-time‌‌discussions‌‌and‌‌announcements‌‌during‌‌class‌‌hours‌‌ 
and‌‌consultation‌‌time‌  ‌
Google‌f‌ orms/docs‌‌‌-‌‌for‌‌submission‌‌of‌‌activities‌ 
Email‌‌‌-‌‌for‌‌communication‌‌with‌‌the‌‌teacher‌‌and‌‌submission‌‌of‌‌activities‌‌that‌‌ 
are‌‌not‌‌in‌‌Google‌‌forms/docs‌  ‌
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4. All‌s‌ ubmissions‌m ‌ ust‌b ‌ e‌y‌ our‌o
‌ riginal‌w
‌ ork;‌r‌ equirements‌c‌ omplete‌a ‌ nd‌‌ 
submitted‌o ‌ n‌s‌ chedule‌.‌‌Cite‌‌sources‌‌properly.‌‌Plagiarism‌‌and‌‌any‌‌form‌‌of‌‌ 
academic‌‌cheating‌‌get‌‌a‌‌corresponding‌‌grade‌‌of‌‌5.0‌‌and‌‌can‌‌be‌‌grounds‌‌for‌‌ 
suspension‌‌or‌‌expulsion.‌‌Any‌‌major‌‌requirement‌‌missed‌‌will‌‌result‌‌in‌‌NG‌‌or‌‌ 
INC.‌‌Late‌‌submissions‌‌will‌‌result‌‌in‌‌deductions.‌‌Follow‌‌specific‌‌submission‌‌ 
instructions.‌  ‌
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5. Use‌e‌ ither‌F ‌ ilipino‌o‌ r‌E
‌ nglish‌.‌‌You‌‌are‌‌allowed‌‌to‌‌use‌‌either‌‌Filipino‌‌or‌‌ 
English‌‌in‌‌online‌‌discussions,‌‌personal‌‌communication,‌‌and‌‌requirement‌‌ 
submissions.‌  ‌
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6. Maintain‌a ‌ ‌r‌ espectful‌a ‌ ttitude‌‌‌when‌‌interacting‌‌with‌‌your‌‌ 
instructor/professor‌‌and‌‌classmates.‌‌This‌‌applies‌‌to‌‌all‌‌forms‌‌of‌‌ 
communication‌‌including‌‌personal‌‌messages,‌‌emails,‌‌group‌‌chats,‌‌and‌‌other‌‌ 
discussion‌‌platforms.‌‌Use‌‌a‌‌more‌‌formal‌‌language‌‌—‌‌whether‌‌Filipino‌‌or‌‌ 
English‌‌and‌‌refrain‌‌from‌‌using‌‌textspeak.‌‌When‌‌sending‌‌attachments‌‌and‌‌ 
any‌‌message‌‌through‌‌email,‌‌observe‌‌proper‌‌procedures.‌  ‌
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Rules‌‌7-9‌‌apply‌‌to‌‌onsite‌‌learning:‌  ‌
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7. Absence‌i‌ s‌n ‌ ot‌a
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‌ rivilege‌.‌‌The‌‌University‌‌Code‌‌on‌‌absence‌‌and‌‌ 
tardiness‌‌applies.‌‌Seven‌‌(7)‌‌absences‌‌get‌‌a‌‌final‌‌grade‌‌of‌‌5.0.‌ ‌Twice‌‌late‌‌is‌‌ 
equivalent‌‌to‌‌one‌‌absence.‌‌Absences‌‌can‌‌be‌‌excused‌‌only‌‌after‌‌presenting‌‌ 
official‌‌documents.‌  ‌
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8. Keep‌a‌ ll‌d‌ istractions‌a ‌ way‌.‌‌This‌‌includes‌‌electronic‌‌gadgets‌‌and‌‌homework‌‌ 
assignments.‌‌Use‌‌of‌‌cellphones‌‌during‌‌class‌‌without‌‌permission‌‌from‌‌the‌‌ 
instructor‌‌is‌‌prohibited‌‌at‌‌all‌‌times.‌‌Presentation‌‌notes‌‌or‌‌readings‌‌will‌‌be‌‌ 
provided.‌  ‌
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9. Take‌a‌ ‌m‌ inute‌t‌ o‌t‌ idy‌u‌ p‌.‌‌Make‌‌it‌‌a‌‌habit‌‌to‌‌leave‌‌the‌‌classroom‌‌better‌‌than‌‌ 
when‌‌you‌‌entered.‌‌Keep‌‌chairs‌‌arranged‌‌before‌‌and‌‌after‌‌group‌‌activities.‌ 
Observe‌‌a‌‌clean‌‌and‌‌orderly‌‌room‌‌always.‌  ‌

Prof‌‌Ed‌‌112:‌‌The‌‌Child‌‌and‌‌Adolescent‌‌Learners‌‌and‌‌Learning‌‌Principles‌‌/‌‌jmmillare@usm.edu.ph‌  ‌
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