Human development

1. Human
Development
Meaning, Concepts, and
Approaches

2. -William Shakespeare
“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely
players; They have their exits and
entrances, And one man in his time
plays many parts”

3. What is Human Development?
Human Development is the pattern of change that
begins at conception and continues through the
life span.(Santrock, 2002).

4. Development includes growth and decline. This
means that development can be positive or
negative (Santrock, 2002).

5. Principles of Human Development
1. 1. Development is relatively orderly.
2. The muscular control of the trunk and the arms comes earlier as
3. compared to the hands and fingers.
4. Proximodistal pattern

6. Cephalocaudal pattern
This explains that during infancy the greatest growth
always occurs at the top –the head- with physical growth
in size, weight, and future differentiation gradually
working its way down from the top to bottom.

7. Principles of Human Development
2. 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.
Child A Child B

8. Factors affecting the outcomes of development
processes and the rate of development of the child.
Environment
Child A Child B

9. Life is a process. Learn to work hard for your better
development. Never rush for it. Do not be in a hurry of
your development and success. Enjoy every stage of
your life.
3. Development takes place gradually
Remember that before you can run, you need to learn to
walk first. A butterfly will not grow as completely stunning
as it should be if it does not complete the process of
growing up. There is no skip in the process of
development.

10. Biological Process
4. Development as a process
is complex because it is the
product of biological, cognitive
and socio-emotional

11. Cognitive Process
Changes in the individuals thought intelligence
and language.
4. Development as a process
is complex because it is the
product of biological, cognitive
and socio-emotional

12. Socio-emotional Process
4. Development as a process
is complex because it is the
product of biological, cognitive
and socio-emotional

13. Approaches to Human Development
Traditional
Life-span
1 2

14. Characteristics of life-span prespective
a. 1. Development is lifelong.
b. 2. Development is multidimensional.
c. 3. Development is plastic.
d. 4. Development is contextual.
e. 5. Development involves growth, maintenance and
regulation.