STAGES OF

HUMAN GROWTH.
- EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY -
Stages Of Human Devolopment is devided into 2 phases :
1. The embryonic phase ( before birth )
2. Post embryonic phase ( after birth )

This devolopment and growth has a fundamental difference :

 Growth is the process of adding height, volume, or body
mass to living hings that can be calculated by numbers.
 Devolopment is a process toward qualitative maturity ( it
cannot be described by numbers,it is seen more functionally )

in the book “ human development “ human development is a

process of change and stability that goes through a person’s life
span.the purpose of this science is so that humans understand
more about themselves.
 STAGES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT :

1. Embryonic phase ( before birth )

in the embryonic phase begins with the process of
fertilization. Namely the meeting between the egg cell from the
mother and the sperm from the father. The nucleus of the sperm
will melt with the nucleus of the egg and form a new cell called
the zygote.
zygothe which divided 2 cells, 4 cells and so on . The zigots
that have cleaved into many cells will develop into embryos.
Then became the fetus in the mother’s womb.
Fetal development in the womb is divided into three stages :

1. Trimester Pertama
three months the embryo develops into a fetus that is more or
less the length 5,5 cm. The fetus is shaped like a human even
through its head size is very large.
 3. Trimester Ketiga
2. Trimester Kedua
In the third three months
In the second three months,
there is very rapid growth in
the fetus has progressed and its
fetal size. Body size is like a
length has reached
baby. Because of its larger body
approximately 19 cm. His hands
size, the fetus is not too free to
and feet have developed, face
move in the womb. Towards the
grows elongated. In this second
birth of a baby in general it has
three months the fetal heartbeat
reached a length of about 50 cm.
has also begun to be detected.
Next the fetus will be born into
Fetal movements are also active.
the world and called the baby.