Patterns+of+Development


 * Name || Stage ||
 * Breit, Darin R. || Pre-school to Kindergarten [[image:http://www.pacificpreschool.com/assets/img/about/pacific-pre-school-teachers.jpg width="229" height="161"]] ||
 * || Physical Development- Very active and full of energy. They are risk takers. ||
 * || Cognitive Development- They use symbolic thought, but not logical thought. ||
 * || Psychosocial Development- Students at this age are very talkative and outgoing. They are very rarely shy. ||
 * || Moral Development- They don't always have the best sense of right and wrong. ||
 * || What are the implications for teachers? It is hard to constantly keep preschool students on task and to hold their attention; they can be mischievious. ||
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 * Busser, Jacob L. || Grades 1 to 3[[image:file:///C:/Users/DSU/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.png]][[image:Grade_1-3.jpg width="255" height="205"]] ||
 * || Physical Development-Very confident. Accident rate is very high. ||
 * || Cognitive Development-Eyes are not fully developed so they may have trouble focusing on small print. ||
 * || Psychosocial Development-Students at this age are in high need of praise and recognition ||
 * || Moral Development-Learning to distinguish between right and wrong. ||
 * || What are the implications for teachers? They want to please the teacher and do well in school. Positive recognition tends to help them blossom more. ||
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 * Gartamaker, Kimberly K || Grades 4 to 6[[image:http://susty.com/image/teen-boy-alone-high-school-hallway-lockers-girls-legs-tight-blue-jeans-hips-walk-past-him-studying-american-glsen-gay-lesbian-straight-education-network-photo.jpg width="414" height="251"]] ||
 * || Physical Development:Girls experience a growth spurt more than boys in this stage, and girls many girls will reach puberty ||
 * || Cognitive Development:Fine motor skills are developing ||
 * || Psychosocial Development:Their emotions tend to be all over the scale, mostly set very high standards for themselves and suffer feelings of guilt if they do not live up to the standards, they need to find a happy medium ||
 * || Moral Development:They know right from wron but have a strong pressure to fit into a peer group so they may follow the peer group just to fit in ||
 * || What are the implications for teachers?: If if peer group makes a decision on not not likeing a class the rest will likely follow, you need to be understanding and and patient with them, however if they like you as a teacher they will be extremely loyal to you. ||
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 * Grassel, Tyler J. || Grades 7 to 9 ||
 * || Physical Development- Experience physical growth, bodily changes that may cause awkward, uncoordinated movements. Girls mature much faster than boys 1-2 years faster. ||
 * || Cognitive Development- Show wide range of intellectual thoughts. They are in a transition period of abstract to concrete thinking ||
 * || Psychosocial Development- Have a strong need to belong to a group, peer approval becoming more important as adult approval decreases, model behavior after older students exhibit immature behavior because their social skills are behind their mental and physical maturity Experiment with new slang and behaviors ||
 * || Moral Development- Are generally idealistic, desiring to make the world a better place and to become socially useful and transist to moral reasoning focus considers the feelings and rights of others show compassion for those who are suffering and have special concern for certain things ||
 * || What are the implications for teachers? As a teacher they need to take into effect of what changes the students are going through. As a teacher we have to take the feelings and what causes these kind of emotions to flow out of them ||
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 * Hanisch, Alicia T. || Grades 10-12 [[image:pic2.jpg width="160" height="122"]] ||
 * || Physical Development- Adolescents often become disoriented by the many physical changes they experience. ||
 * || Cognitive Development- Students are capable of quite abstract thinking. ||
 * || Psychosocial Development- Students of this age group are trying to find personal selves that are distinct from those of their parents. ||
 * || Moral Development- Most American high school students do not give school their best efforts. ||
 * || What are the implications for teachers?- The task of motivating this group of learners has become increasingly challenging. ||
 * || Link@http://ezinearticles.com/?Characteristics-of-High-School-Learners&id=1641532 ||
 * Hanisch, Alicia T. || Grades 10-12 [[image:pic2.jpg width="160" height="122"]] ||
 * || Physical Development- Adolescents often become disoriented by the many physical changes they experience. ||
 * || Cognitive Development- Students are capable of quite abstract thinking. ||
 * || Psychosocial Development- Students of this age group are trying to find personal selves that are distinct from those of their parents. ||
 * || Moral Development- Most American high school students do not give school their best efforts. ||
 * || What are the implications for teachers?- The task of motivating this group of learners has become increasingly challenging. ||
 * || Link@http://ezinearticles.com/?Characteristics-of-High-School-Learners&id=1641532 ||
 * || Link@http://ezinearticles.com/?Characteristics-of-High-School-Learners&id=1641532 ||