Human Growth and Development
Unit 1 – Foundations of Human Growth and Development
Summary
1. Development
Growth: Changes in SIZE, Development – Changes in Skills
a. Principles of Development: TOILS
i. Throughout Life
(3.1.1 – across the lifespan)
ii. Own rate of growth
iii. Interrelated PIES areas
(3.1.2 4.1.2)
iv. Learning Layers
v. Similar patterns
b. Areas of Development – PIES
(3.1.2 4.1.2)
i. Physical
ii. Intellectual (Cognitive)
iii. Emotional
iv. Social
c. Patterns of Development
i. Head to toe
ii. Simple to complex
iii. Near to far
d. Heredity and Environment / Nature vs. Nurture
(3.2.1)
i. Heredity – Genetics – Nature
ii. Environment - Nurture
2. Research
(3.1.1 4.1.1 4.1.3)
a. Who? Scientists / Theorists
b. What? Developmental Theories
c. When? Historical, Current, Emerging
(4.1.3 – current/emerging)
d. Where? Research Studies
e. Why? So we can help people be better parents and better people
3. Skills
a. Compare the effects of heredity and the environment on people
b. Show how PIES areas are interrelated
c. Identify the most important developmental theories
d. Describe the key parts of a developmental milestone