EDP 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Gender Role
15 Sep 2016
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Development: long-term personal change that have multiple sources and multiple effects. Difference between learning and development is the degree at which it occurs. Knowledge about long-term changes helps teachers better plan their activities and creating the appropriate expectations for students. Development trends may be general: some theories may assume that certain things happen to everyone before a certain age. Ex: every toddler acquires a spoken language. Trends vary in sequence and hierarchy: some changes are to happen in a specific order and build on each other. Teachers must be cautious of oversimplifying or overgeneralizing. Physical development(not just important for physical education. At one point girls are taller but equal weight to the boys. Then boys begin to grow taller and much heavier than girls. Average height and weight is sometimes affected by racial and ethnic backgrounds. Set of changes in early adolescence that brings about sexual maturity.
