 Here are pictures of Gianna and Finn.

Each one is a bundle of

possibilities. Describe what they were before birth (their
point of origin) and who they will possibly be after birth unto
adulthood. What will they possibly become? Expound on
your answers.
 Human Development
 It is the pattern of movement or change
that begins at conception and continues
through the life span.
 Development includes growth and
decline.
 It means that development can be
positive or negative.
 Development is relatively orderly.
 Proximodistal pattern
 Cephalocaudal pattern
 While the pattern of development is
likely to be similar, the outcomes of
developmental processes and the rate of
development are likely to vary among
individuals.
Development takes place
gradually.
Development as a process is
complex because it is the product of
biological, cognitive and
socioemotional processes.
 Traditional Development
 Life-span Development
 Characteristics:
▪ Development is lifelong.
▪ Development is multidimensional.
▪ Development is plastic.
▪ Development is contextual.
▪ Development involves growth,
maintenance and regulation
 What are the 12 principles of child
development and learning?
 In one sentence, write the principle on human
development expressed in this Venn
diagram.
Socioemotional
processes

Cognitive
processes Biological
processes
 Interpret the following quotations in
relation to human development.
 “Every man is in certain respects like all
other men, like some other men, no
other man.” (Murray, H. A. & C.
Kluckhohn)
 “Man is an unfinished project. He is
always in the process of becoming.”