Human Growth & Development
Knowledge of social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth and development. Using developmentally appropriate practices and principles in programs for children and youth.
Key Concepts:
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Supporting Explanations:
An understanding of human growth and development enables the professional to recognize typical and atypical behavior and development. This information also guides daily childhood care and education practices and influences work with individual children and youth. When designing programs for children and youth, it is important to be knowledgeable of all developmental areas and optimal periods of development. |
Human Growth & Development Standards
| SET ONE STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7 |
SET TWO STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9 |
SET THREE STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10 |
| Overview of major principles, theories, and/or research on growth, development and education of children, youth and/or adults | Examination or application of major principles, theories, and research on growth, development and education of children, youth and/or adults | Focused critical examination of, or comparison between, major principles, theories, and research on growth, development, and education of children, youth and/or adults or their implications |
| Discussion of how all areas of development are interrelated and are linked to how humans learn | Examination or application of how all areas of development are interrelated and are linked to how humans learn | Analysis or theoretical and practical study of how all areas of development are interrelated and are linked to how humans learn |
| Introduction to social, emotional, cognitive, and/or physical development | Exploration or application of social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, and/or physical development theories and principles to child care practices | Focused critical examination of social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, and/or physical development or their implications |
| Description of children/youth constructing their own understandings of the world around them through active learning | Examination of how children/youth construct their own understandings of the world around them through active learning or application of practices supporting this concept | Theoretical and practical study of how children/youth construct their own understandings of the world around them through active learning or the implications of this idea |
| Overview of how healthy development is influenced by environmental, biological, and social factors | Examination of how healthy development is influenced by environmental, biological, and social factors or application of practices that support this concept | Theoretical and practical study of how healthy development is influenced by environmental, biological and social factors or evaluation and implications of various practices |
| Fundamentals of Developmentally Appropriate Practice | Application of the principles of Developmentally Appropriate Practice | Critical examination of Developmentally Appropriate Practice and how it reflects current research |
Human Growth & Development Sample Topics
| SET ONE SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7 |
SET TWO SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9 |
SET THREE SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10 |
| Principles and milestones of human growth and development: physical, social, emotional and/or cognitiveDomains and stages of development
Overview of research on temperaments Links between development and learning Practices that support all areas of growth and individual needs NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practice guidelines Individual differences in growth, development, and learning Optimal periods of development Importance of play and active learning in growth and development and/or school readiness Effects of stress, separation, and transition on development Developmental indicators of special needs Basic principles of resiliency Bonding and attachment Brain development |
Theories in human development and learningInfluences on growth and development
Typical and atypical behavior or development Links between theories of human development and learning Links between culture and learning and development Individual and group programs based on human development and learning Construction of knowledge through children/youth’s active learning and social interactions How to implement NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practice guidelines in program activities Examining the development of resiliency |
Research in human development and learningInterrelationships among theories, domains of development, culture, and learning
In-depth study of theories of human development and learning Program design based upon theory and research in human development and learning Affect of development and learning on individual capacities, temperament, and life experiences Comparison of current research with current Developmentally Appropriate Practice guidelines and practices Theories, implications and/or programs to support development of resiliency |