Human

development:
meaning, concept
approaches
*Describe what they were before and who they
will possibly be after birth into adulthood.
*what will they possibly become?
 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

• Human development is the pattern of

movement or change that begins at
conception and continues through the
life span.
• It includes growth and decline.
• Development can be positive or
negative.
Some major principles of human
development
1.Development is relatively orderly.
A.Proximodistal pattern
The muscular control of the trunk and the
arms comes earlier as compared to the hands
and fingers.
B.Cephalo- caudal pattern
During infancy,the greatest growth always
occurs top- the head – with physical growth
in size, future differentiation gradually
working its way from top to bottom.
2.While the pattern of development is
likely to be similar, the outcome of
developmental processes and the rate
of development are likely to vary
among individuals.
3.Development takes place gradually .
4.Development as a process is
complex Because it is a product of
biological, cognitive and socio-
emotional process.
BIOLOGICAL PROCESS involves change in the
individual’s physical nature.
COGNITIVE PROCESS involves changes into the
individual though, intelligence , and
language.
SOCIO- EMOTIONAL PROCESS includes
changes in the individual’s relationship with
other people, change in emotions and
changes in personality.
TWO APPROACHES TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

 TRADITIONAL APPROACHES
Extensive change from birth to adolescence,
little or no change in adulthood and decline in
late old age.
• LIFE SPAN

CHARACTERISTIC OF A LIFE- SPAN

APPROACH PERSPECTIVE:

1.DEVELOPMENT IS LIFELONG.
-It does not end in adulthood.
-No developmental stages dominates
development.
2. DEVELOPMENT IS PLASTIC.
- Development is possible throughout
the lifespan.
3.DEVELOPMENT IS MULTIDIMENSIONAL
-Development consists of biological, cognitive
and socio- emotional dimension.
4.DEVELOPMENT IS CONTEXTUAL
-Individuals are changing being in a changing
world.
5.DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES GROWTH,
MAINTENANCE AND REGULATIONS
-Growth, maintenance and regulations are 3
goals of human development, the goal of
individual vary among development stages.
• Principle of child development And learning
that inform practice
>all areas of development and learning
important.
>learning and development follow sequence.
>Development and learning proceed at
varying rates.
>development and learning results from an
interaction of maturation and experience.
>Early experience have profound effect on
development and learning.
>Development proceed towards greater
complexity, self – regulations, and symbolic
or representational capacities.
>children develop best when they have
secure relationships.
>development and learning occur in and are
influenced by multiple social and cultural
context.
 Reference
https://www.slideshare.net/ARL
YMICAY/human-development-
meaning-concepts-and-
approaches-102561126
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YMICAY/human-development-
meaning-concepts-and-
approaches-102561126
 Arcite ,Reamae P.

Ablay, Daniela Sofia A.

Mrs . Bernalyn Grace C. Alvarez

Instructor
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