Cognitive Development Theories: Piaget and Kohlberg, Exams of Science education

A concise overview of cognitive development theories, focusing on piaget's stages of cognitive development and kohlberg's stages of moral development. It covers key concepts such as conservation, adaptation, assimilation, and accommodation, explaining how children's thinking and understanding evolve through different stages. The document also addresses educational implications and related concepts like animism, causality, egocentrism, and metacognition, making it a useful resource for understanding child psychology and educational strategies. It is a useful resource for students and educators alike, offering a structured approach to understanding the complexities of cognitive growth and learning processes in children. A valuable resource for students and educators alike, offering a structured approach to understanding the complexities of cognitive growth and learning processes in children.

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CSET Multiple Subjects: Subtest 3 - Human
Development
CognitiveiDevelopmenti-i
iiiiiiiiiiii☑️iiTransformationsiiniaichild'sithought,ilanguage,iandiintelligence
Theories:
-Piaget'siStagesiofiCognitiveiDevelopment
-Kohlberg'siStagesiofiMoraliDevelopment
-Multi-theoreticaliperspectivesiofilanguage,iintelligence,iandichildreniwithispecialineeds
Conservationi-i
iiiiiiiiiiii☑️ii-
Aiconceptualitoolithatiallowsiaichilditoirecognizeithatiwhenialteringitheiappearanceiofianiobject,itheibasi
cipropertiesidoinotichange
-Aiyoungichildifailsitoimasterithisitaskibecauseitheiwayithingsilookiinfluencesihowitheichildithinks
-BasedioniEinstein'sifamousiformula,iEi=imc²,iwhichistatesithatimassiandienergyicanibeitransformedifro
mioneitoitheiother,ibutitheiritotaliamountiisifixedi(conserved)isoithatiitineitheriincreasesinoridecreases
-Piagetiusedithisiconceptiwhenireferringitoinumbers,ivolumes,iweights,iandimatteri(concreteioperations
)
Adaptationi-i
iiiiiiiiiiii☑️iiChildreniadjustitoinewiinformationiaboutitheirienvironmentiiniorderitoifunctionimoreieffectively
Fundamentaliconcepts:
-Assimilation
-Accommodation
Assimilationi-i
iiiiiiiiiiii☑️ii-
Refersitoitheiwayichildreniincorporateinewiinformationiwithiexistingischemesiiniorderitoiformiainewico
gnitiveistructure
-Childrenifitithisinewiknowledgeiintoiaitemplateiofiexistingischemes
Example:iAipreschoolichildicallsiailioni"doggie"ibecauseitheichildionlyiknowsioneitypeiofifour-
leggedianimal.
Accommodationi-i
iiiiiiiiiiii☑️iiOccursiwhenichildrenitakeiexistingischemesiandiadjustithemitoifititheiriexperience
Example:iAipreschoolichildiplaysiwithitheikeysioniaipianoitoihearitheidifferentisoundsiofimusicalinotes.i
Wheniheitriesithisiwithianielectricikeyboard,iheiquicklyilearnsithatitheikeyboardimustibeiturnedionibefor
eiiticanibeiplayed.iHeimustiaccommodateithisinewiinformationitoifititheiexperience.
Piaget'siCognitiveiLearningiProcessi-i
iiiiiiiiiiii☑️ii
FouriassumptionsiofiPiaget'siStagesiofiCognitiveiDevelopmenti-i
iiiiiiiiiiii☑️ii1.iChildreniareiorganicallyiinspireditoithink,ilearn,iandicomprehend
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CognitiveiDevelopmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiTransformationsiiniaichild'sithought,ilanguage,iandiintelligence Theories: -Piaget'siStagesiofiCognitiveiDevelopment -Kohlberg'siStagesiofiMoraliDevelopment -Multi-theoreticaliperspectivesiofilanguage,iintelligence,iandichildreniwithispecialineeds Conservationi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Aiconceptualitoolithatiallowsiaichilditoirecognizeithatiwhenialteringitheiappearanceiofianiobject,itheibasi cipropertiesidoinotichange -Aiyoungichildifailsitoimasterithisitaskibecauseitheiwayithingsilookiinfluencesihowitheichildithinks -BasedioniEinstein'sifamousiformula,iEi=imc²,iwhichistatesithatimassiandienergyicanibeitransformedifro mioneitoitheiother,ibutitheiritotaliamountiisifixedi(conserved)isoithatiitineitheriincreasesinoridecreases -Piagetiusedithisiconceptiwhenireferringitoinumbers,ivolumes,iweights,iandimatteri(concreteioperations ) Adaptationi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiChildreniadjustitoinewiinformationiaboutitheirienvironmentiiniorderitoifunctionimoreieffectively Fundamentaliconcepts: -Assimilation -Accommodation Assimilationi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Refersitoitheiwayichildreniincorporateinewiinformationiwithiexistingischemesiiniorderitoiformiainewico gnitiveistructure -Childrenifitithisinewiknowledgeiintoiaitemplateiofiexistingischemes Example:iAipreschoolichildicallsiailioni"doggie"ibecauseitheichildionlyiknowsioneitypeiofifour- leggedianimal. Accommodationi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiOccursiwhenichildrenitakeiexistingischemesiandiadjustithemitoifititheiriexperience Example:iAipreschoolichildiplaysiwithitheikeysioniaipianoitoihearitheidifferentisoundsiofimusicalinotes.i Wheniheitriesithisiwithianielectricikeyboard,iheiquicklyilearnsithatitheikeyboardimustibeiturnedionibefor eiiticanibeiplayed.iHeimustiaccommodateithisinewiinformationitoifititheiexperience. Piaget'siCognitiveiLearningiProcessi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii FouriassumptionsiofiPiaget'siStagesiofiCognitiveiDevelopmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iChildreniareiorganicallyiinspireditoithink,ilearn,iandicomprehend

2.iChildreniseeitheiworldidifferentlyithaniadults 3.iChildren'siknowledgeiisiorderediintoimentalistructuresicalledischemas 4.iAllilearningiconsistsiofiassimilationiandiaccommodation Piaget'siStagesiofiCognitiveiDevelopmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiStagei 1 i-iSensorimotoriPeriod:iInfancy -Age:ibirth-2iyears -Characteristics:iInfant'siphysicaliresponseitoiimmediateisurroundings Stagei 2 i-iPreoperationaliPeriod:iEarlyiChildhood -Age:i2-7iyears -Characteristics:iEgocentric—Focusionisymbolicithoughtiandiimagination Stagei 3 i-iConcreteiOperationsiPeriod:iMiddleiChildhood -Age:i7-11iyears -Characteristics:iMasteryioficonservation—Childibeginsitoithinkilogically Stagei 4 i-iFormaliOperationsiPeriod:iAdolescence -Age:i 12 iyears-adult -Characteristics:iThinkingibasedioniabstractiprinciples Stagei 1 i-iSensorimotoriPeriod:iInfancyi(birth-2iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Behavioriisibasediuponitheiinfant'siphysicaliresponsesitoiimmediateisurroundings -Infantsimentallyiorganizeiandiperceiveitheiriworldithroughitheirisensoryisystemsi(i.e.,iwhatitheyitouch, isee,ifeel,ihear,ismell,ietc.) -Itiisialmostibyimishapithatitheiinfantidiscoversithatihisiphysicalireflexesihaveianiimpactionitheiworldiaro undihimiasitheiinfantimovesifromireflexiveiactionsitoirepresentationali(symbolic)ithought -Thisitransitionifollowsiaiseriesiofiincreasinglyiprogressiveiskills -Duringithisiperiod,iinfantsiareiatitheicenteriofitheiriuniversei(egocentrism) Stagei 2 i-iPreoperationaliPeriod:iEarlyiChildhoodi(2-7iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Developmentiofisymbolicithoughtiandiimaginationiisiboundless -Inistrivingitoiunderstanditheiriworld,iaroundiagei5,ichildrenibeginitoiaskiaimultitudeiofi"why"iquestions -Childrenicanireasoniintuitively,iandirepresentationalithoughtihasiemerged -Childrenicontinueitoimakeierrorsiinispokenilanguage -Thereiisiaidramaticidifferenceiinitheichild'sidevelopmentiasieachiyearipasses -Childreniloveitoihearistories,isingisongs,iandireciteinurseryirhymes -Independentiandicooperativeiplayibecomeiimportantiduringithisistage -Byiaboutiagei6,iaichild'silanguageidevelopmenti(particularlyitheichild'siabilityitoibeiaibettericonversati onalist)iisidramaticallyidifferentifromithatiofiai2-year-old -Languageiincreasesirapidlyiasichildrenilearnimanyinewiwordsieachiday Stagei 3 i-iConcreteiOperationsiPeriod:iMiddleiChildhoodi(7-11iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Childihasiabilityitoisolveisimpleiproblemsiwhileithinkingiaboutimultipleidimensionsiofiinformation -Childrenicaninowi"thinkiaboutithinking"i(metacognition) -Childreniunderstanditheiworldithroughitrialiandierror -Childrenicannotiyetithinkiabstractly,ibutitheyidoiunderstanditheidistinctionibetweeniappearanceiandirea lityiifipresentediinitermsiofitangibleiobjects

Leveli 4 i(agei10):iChildinowiapproachesianiadultiexplanation -"Cloudsimoveibecauseiofiwindicurrents." Centrationi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiTheitendencyiforiaichilditoifocusionionlyioneipieceiofiinformationiatiaitimeiwhileidisregardingiall iothersi(preoperational) Example:iAichildiisiplayingioutsideioniaiswingiwhenihisimotheridecidesitoibringihimiiniforiainap.iTheich ildibecomesiupsetibecauseialliheicanifocusioniisiridingitheiswing. Egocentrismi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiUntiliaboutiagei5,iyoungichildrenicannotidifferentiateibetweenitheiriowniperspectivesiandifeelin gsiandisomeoneielse'si(preoperational). Example:iWhileispeakingionitheiphoneiwithiherifather,iaichildisays,i"Seeimyinewishoes." Equilibriumi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Developmentiisimotivatedibyitheisearchiforiaistableibalanceitowardieffectiveiadaptations -Thisibalancedistateiisicallediequilibriumiandihasithreeiphases: ---1.iChildrenibeginiiniaistateiofibalance ---2.iThoughtichangesiandiconflictiemerges ---3.iThroughitheiprocessiofiassimilationiandiaccommodation,iaimoreisophisticatedimodeiofithoughtisur faces Irreversibilityi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Childrenimakeierrorsiinitheirithinkingibecauseitheyicannotiunderstandithatianioperationimovesiinimoreit hanioneidirection -Theyicannotiunderstandithatitheioriginalistateicanibeirecoveredi(preoperational) Example:iIfiEmmaiplaysiwithiaiballioficlay,isheibelievesithatitheyiclayimustialwaysibeiinithisisameiformit oiremainitheisameiamount.iWheniaiclassmateiplaysiwithitheiclayiandigivesiitibackiasiailong,inarrowipiec e,iEmmaithinksishe'sigettingibackiless. -Theioppositeiofiirreversibilityiisireversibility,iwhichiisitheiabilityiofichildrenitoimentallyireturnitoiaisitu ationiorioperationijustilikeiitiwasiinitheibeginning Metacognitioni-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Aichild'siawarenessiofiknowingiaboutione'siowniknowledge -Metacognitionihelpsichildreniplanitheiriowniproblem-solvingistrategiesi(concreteioperations) -Thinkingiaboutithinking -Metamemoryi=iknowingiaboutimemory ObjectiPermanencei-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Recognitionithatiobjectsiandieventsicontinueitoiexistieveniwhenitheyiareinotivisible Example:iInitheiabsenceiofiobjectipermanence,ianiinfantiwillinotisearchiforitheiobjectiwhenitheiobjectiisi hidden—"outiofisight,ioutiofimind" -Piagetibelievedithisiabilityicouldinotibeimasterediuntiliabouti 8 imonthsiold,ibutimoreirecentistudiesihave ishownithatiinfantsiasiyoungiasithreeimonthsioldiappeareditoiknowithatiobjectsididinotidisappeariwhenio utiofisight

TypesiofiReasoningi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Hypothetical-DeductiveiReasoning -InductiveiReasoning -TransductiveiReasoning Hypothetical-DeductiveiReasoningi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Formulatingiaispecificihypothesisifromianyigivenigeneralitheoryi(formalioperations) -Thisiisitheiabilityitoiformiideasiabouti"whatimightibe" -Thisiisidoneibyimentallyiformingiailogicaliandisystematiciplanitoiworkioutitheirightisolutioniaftericonsi deringiallitheipossibleiconsequences Example:iTommyimakesiaigeneraliobservationithatishortistudentsiareinotiselectediforitheischoolibasketb alliteam.iSinceiTommyiisishort,iheideducesithatiheiwillinotibeiselected. InductiveiReasoningi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiDrawingiconclusionsifromispecificiexamplesitoimakeiaigeneraliconclusion,ieveniwhenitheiconcl usioniisinotiaccuratei(concreteioperations) Example:iAlliofitheiballsionitheischooliplaygroundiareiround.iByidevelopingiaimentalischema,iaichildim ayireasoniinductivelyithatialliballsiareiround.iThisiwouldibeianiinaccurateiconclusionisinceiaifootballiisin otiround. TransductiveiReasoningi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Childrenimentallyiconnectispecificiexperiences,iwhetheriorinotithereiisiailogicalicasualirelationshipi(pre operational) -Aichildibelievesihisithoughtsiwillicauseisomethingitoihappeni(seeialsoiCasualiReasoning) Example:iBilliwasimeanitoihisilittleisister.iHisisisterigotisick.iBillireasonedithatiheimadeihisisisterisick. Schemes/Schemasi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Schemesiareitheiwayichildrenimentallyirepresentiandiorganizeitheiworld -Childreniformimentalirepresentationsiofiperceptions,iideas,ioriactionsitoihelpithemiunderstandiexperie nces -Schemesicanibeiveryispecific,ioritheyicanibeielaborate Example:iWhileisittingiiniaihighchair,ianiinfantirepeatedlyidropsiaiplasticicupiontoitheiflooriwhileithinki ng,i"IfiIidropimyicup,isomeoneiwillipickiitiup."iThisiactionihelpsitheiinfantiunderstandithatithisischemaih asiaicause-and-effectirelationship. Seriationi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiAichild'siabilityitoiarrangeiobjectsiinilogicaliprogressioni(concreteioperations) Example:iAichildiarrangesisticksiiniorderifromismallestitoilargest SymboliciFunctioniSubstagei-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiTheichildiusesiwordsiandiimagesi(symbols)itoiformimentalirepresentationsitoirememberiobjectsi withoutitheiobjectsibeingiphysicallyipresent Example:iAichild'sidogiisilost,isoitheichildiscribblesiaipictureiofitheidog;ioritheichildipretendsithatiaistuff edianimaliisitheimissingidog

-Moraliandiethicalichoicesiriseiaboveitheilawsiofisociety,iandiindividualsilookiwithinithemselvesiforithei answersiratherithanibasingimoralidecisionsioniexternalisourcesiofiauthority -Manyipeopleineverienteriintoithisileveliofimoralidevelopment Educationaliimplicationsiofimoralidevelopmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iTeachersimustirecognizeithatichildreniinternalizeiwhatiisirightiandiwrongibasediuponitheiribas icivaluesiandisenseiofiself 2.iTeachersimustirecognizeitheisequentialifoundationiuponiwhichihigherimoraliprinciplesiareibased 3.iTeachersimustirecognizeithatichildrenirespondidifferentlyitoivariousimoralidilemmasidependingiupon iage,ieducation,iandisocioeconomiciinfluences Languagei-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiAicommunicationisystemiofiwordsithatiareisymbolicirepresentationsiofiobjects,iactions,iandifeel ings LeviVygotskyi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiLanguageishapesithought -Toiacquireiknowledge,ithoughtiisiaifundamentalinecessity -Itimustibei"thoughtiabout"ibeforeianyinewiideasicanibeiformulatedi(e.g.,iaistudentiwhoiisilearningiEngli shiasiaisecondilanguageimustibeicompetentiinihisiprimaryinativeilanguageibeforeiheicani"think"ioriunder standinewiconceptsiinianotherilanguage) -Initialiemergenceiofilanguageiandithoughtiareiseparateifromieachiother,iuntiliaboutitheiageiofi 3 iwheniait ransitionitakesiplaceiinitheichildifromitheiexternalitoitheiinternal -Childrenipracticeiprivateispeechi(self-talk)itoibecomeimoreicompetent ---Theiuseiofiprivateispeechihelpsichildrenitoiself- regulateithroughiorganizing,iguiding,iandicontrollingitheiribehavior ---Privateispeechiisiresponsibleiforiallihigherilevelsiofimentalifunctioning NoamiChomskyi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiLanguageiAcquisition -Languageilearningiisiinnate -Chomskyibelievesithatichildreniareiprewireditoilearnilanguageiandithatiinfantsihaveiailanguageiacquisit ionidevicei(LAD)ibuilt-inineurologicallyisoithatitheyicaniintuitivelyiunderstandigrammar -Thereiisiaicriticaliperiodiwhenichildrenifindiitieasyitoilearnilanguage Languageidevelopmentimilestones:iInfanti(0-12imonths)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Earlyivocalizationsiareispontaneousisoundsioficooingi(vowels)ioricrying -Thenibabblingisoundsi(phonemes)ibeginiwithisoundsimoreilikeipatternedispeechiwithiconsonant- vowelistringsi("da-da-da-da") Languageidevelopmentimilestones:iToddleri(12-18imonths)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Firstiwordsiareispoken,iusuallyifamiliariobjectsioripeople -Simpleimonosyllabiciwordsiareiused,isuchiasi"momma"iori"bye-bye" Languageidevelopmentimilestones:iToddleri(18-24imonths)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Firstisentencesi(twoiwords)iareispoken -Theitoddlericaniunderstandigrammaticalirelationships,ibuticannotiyetiexpressithem

-Theitoddleriusesiarticlesi(the,ia),iprepositionsi(on,iin),iconjunctionsi(and,ibut)ianditheiverbi"toibe"i(am,i are,iis) -Wordierrorsiincludeiunderextendingiwordimeanings Languageidevelopmentimilestones:iEarlyichildhoodi(3-4iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Learnsiabouti 8 itoi 9 iwordsieachiday -Theiaverageivocabularyiconsistsiofi1,000iwords -Theichildicanitalkiaboutithingsinotipresent,iandiusesipluraliandipossessiveiformsiofinounsi(e.g.icatsiandi cat's) -Theichildiaddsi"- ing"itoiverbs,iandiknowsithatimoreithanioneiadjectiveicaniapplyitoitheisameinouni("Rustyiisiblackiandiflu ffy") -Theichildialsoistartsiprivateispeech Languageidevelopmentimilestones:i(5-7iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Asksimanyiwhyiquestionsi("Howimanyistarsiareiinitheisky?") -Theichildicaniunderstandimetaphori("Don'tibeiaiquackingiduck")iandicaniusei4-itoi5- iwordideclarativeisentencesi("Iiaminotisleepy"),iinterrogativeisentencesi("Whyican'tiIigo?")iandiimperat iveisentencesi("TurnioffitheiTV!") -Theichildiusesiconjunctions,iprepositions,iandiarticlesiregularly,iandiunderstandsisyntax -Theichildimakesierrorsiiniover-regularizationsiofitransitiveioriintransitiveiverbsi("Sheisingediaisong") -Atiagei6,itheiaverageivocabularyiisi2,500iwords,ibutitheichildispeaksiabouti8,000itoi14,000iwords -Speechiisimoreiadult-like Educationaliimplicationsiofilanguageidevelopmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iTeachersimustibeiawareithatitheiprocessiofilanguageidevelopmentiisimultifaceted,iincludingip hysicalisounds,icognitiveithought,iandisocialiinteractions 2.iTeachersishouldirecognizeithatilanguageicognitively,ilinguistically,iandiemotionallyibeginsiatihome.i Parentsiplayianiactiveiroleiiniteachingilanguageitoichildren.iAdultsiteachilanguageitoichildrenithroughiin fant-directedispeech,irecasting,iechoing,iexpanding,iandilabeling 3.iTeachersishouldirecognizeithatichildreniwilliacquireitheiuseiofiEnglishieveniwhenitheirinativeilangua geiisitheionlyilanguageispokeniatihome 4.iSinceitheiworkiofiVygotskyisupportsitheinotionithatilanguageiisiessentialitoitheidevelopmentiofithinki ng,iteachersishouldisupportiappropriateiprivateispeechiiniorderitoihelpichildreniself- regulateiandiaccessiaihigherileveliofifunctioning Intelligencei-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Aitraitithatiisiinferredionitheibasisiofiobservableibehavior -Aniindividual'sigeneralimentaliabilitiesi("g"ifactor),iincluding:ireasoning,iproblemisolving,iknowledg e,imemory,iandisuccessfuliadaptationitoitheienvironment -Educatorsiandipsychologistsifaceicontroversyioveritheifairnessiofiintelligenceitestingitoidetermineimen taliabilities,iperformanceiranking,iandiacademicipotential IQi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Intelligenceiquotientitestsiidentifyivariablesitoitestiandimeasure -IQi≠iintelligence;iIQi=iaiscoreionianiintelligenceitest -Ifiintelligenceiisiequatediwithiacademiciachievement,itheniIQitestsiareiaigoodiwayitoimeasureiintellige nce

3.iSpatialiAbility:iTheiabilityitoithinkithree-dimensionallyi(architects,iartists,iandiengineers) 4.iBodily- KinestheticiAbility:iTheiabilityitoisolveiproblemsiusingitheibodyiandiphysicaliskilli(surgeons,icraftspeo ple,idancers,iandiathletes) 5.iMusicaliAbility:iHavingiaisensitivityitoipitch,imelody,irhythm,ianditonei(composers,imusicians,iandis ensitiveilisteners) 6.iInterpersonaliAbility:iTheiabilityitoiunderstandiothers,iaipeopleipersoniwhoihasigoodiconversationisk illsiandiknowsihowitoiinteractiwithiothersi(teachers,imentalihealthiprofessionals,isalespeople,iandipoliti cians) 7.iIntrapersonaliAbility:iTheiabilityitoiunderstandioneselfiandieffectivelyidirectione'silifei(theologiansia ndipsychologists) 8.iNaturaliAbility:iTheiabilityitoiobserveipatternsiininatureiandiunderstandinaturaliandihuman- madeisystemsi(farmers,ibotanists,iecologists,iandilandscapers) Sternberg'siTriarchiciTheoryiofiIntelligencei-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Peopleiwhoiareiintelligentipossessiaihighilevelioficommonisenseiandihaveitheiabilityitoisucceediaccordi ngitoitheiripersonalidefinitioniofisuccess,iwithinitheilimitsiofitheiricultureiandisociety -Theyiadaptitheiriweaknessesiandigetitheimostioutiofitheiristrengths 1.iAnalyticali(componential):iEssentiallyimeasuresitheisameielementsithatiareimeasuredibyitraditionalii ntelligenceitests,isuchiasimemory,icriticalithinking,iandiproblemisolving 2.iCreativei(experiential):iConsistsiofitheiabilityitoicreate,idesign,iimagine,ioriinvent.iAichildiwhoiscore sihighiinithisiareaiisiinsightfuliandicreative.iThisichildiusuallyidoesinotirelateiwellitoitheiacademicideman dsiofischool 3.iPracticali(contextual):iAicomponentithatifocusesionitheiabilityitoiuse,iapply,iimplement,iandiputisome thingiintoipractice.iAichildiwhoiscoresihighiinithisiareaiisitypicallyi"streetismart."iThisichildidoesinotiusu allyiworkiwelliwithitheidemandsifromischool Educationaliimplicationsiofiintelligencei-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iTeachersishouldiappealitoiaibalancedicombinationiofialliintelligences 2.iTeachersicanidevelopiprogramsitoiinstructistudentsiusingimultipleidomainsitoihelpistudentsifeelisocia llyivalued 3.iTeachersishouldidevelopiaistudent'silearningiportfolioibasediuponitheiindividualiintellectualistrength siofieachistudent,iincludingiassessmentsithatitakeiintoiaccountitheidiversityiofiintelligences 4.iTeachersishouldiofferiaivarietyiofiassessmentitypesitoiallowistudentsitoishowitheiristrengthsiandievalu ateitheiriweaknesses Learningidisabilitiesi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-ChildreniwithiLDsiareioftenichildreniwithiaverageitoiabove- averageiintelligenceiwhoiexhibitiemotionaliand/oriphysicalimaladaptiveibehavior

-Iniobservingichildreniwithilearningidisabilities,iteachersifrequentlyiviewiaidiscrepancyibetweeniaichild 'simeasurediintelligenceianditheichild'siperformanceiinitheiclassroom -Typically,iLDichildrenihaveiaineurologicaliimpairmentianditheibrainihasidifficultyiprocessingiinformat ioniwheniitireceivesistimuli -ManyichildrenimayinotireceiveiadequateidiagnosisianditreatmentiforiLDibecauseitheiribehavioriisioften imisunderstoodiorimisdiagnosed -ChildrenidoinotioutgrowiLD;irather,itheyidevelopiaivarietyioficopingistrategiesitoibetterihelpithemideali withitheiridisability -Stressicaniresultiinifurtheridistressiforitheichildiandicanimagnifyihisioriherisymptoms Typesiofilearningidisabilitiesi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Visual-PerceptualiDisabilityi(Dyslexia) -Auditory-PerceptualiDisabilityi(HearingiDifficulty) -AttentioniandiHyperactivityiDisorders -Perceptual-MotoriDisability -MentaliRetardationi(EducationallyiDelayed) Visual-PerceptualiDisabilityi(Dyslexia)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Childreniwithiaivisual-perceptualidisabilityiseeilettersiandinumbersiinidifferentipositions -Whenireading,itheyimayiconfuseirightiorileft,ianditheyimayiskipiorireverseiwords -Theyiareisometimesiobservediasihavingidifficultyiwithiphysicalicoordinationidueitoitheiridifficultyiwit hieye-handicoordination -Theimostirecognizedivisual- perceptualidisabilityiisidyslexia,iwherebyiaistudentiperceivesilettersiinireverse Auditory-PerceptualiDisabilityi(HearingiDifficulty)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Childreniwhoihaveianiauditory- perceptualidisabilityimayifindiitidifficultitoidistinguishibetweenitheidifferencesiinisounds -Teachersiwilliofteniobserveitheseichildreniasiappearingitoibeilostioriconfusediwhenicallediuponiinitheicl assroom -Teachersifrequentlyicommentithatitheseichildreniareinotipayingiattentioniinitheiclassroom,iwheniinireal ity,itheyimayibeistrugglingitoiheariwhatiisibeingisaid -Sometimesievenisubtleidisabilitiesiinihearingimayipreventitheichildifromiunderstandingitheifulliconten tioficlassroomimaterial AttentioniandiHyperactivityiDisordersi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- MostichildreniwithiAttentioniDeficitiHyperactivityiDisorderi(ADHD)ishowisymptomsiofibothiinattenti oniandihyperactivity,ibutithereiareisomeichildreniwhoiareiinattentiveiandidoinotishowisignsiofihyperacti vity;itheseichildrenihaveiAttentioniDeficitiDisorderi(ADD) -Childreniwithiaihyperactiveioriattentionidisabilityimayiconsistentlyishowioneiorimoreiofitheifollowingi behaviors: ---Difficultyipayingiattention ---Easilyidistracted ---Showihyperactivity ---Becomeifrustratedieasily ---Difficultyicontrollingimuscleiorimotoriactivityi(constantlyimoving) ---Difficultyistayingionitask,isuccumbingitoiwhateveriattractsitheiriattention ---Showiinappropriateiover-activity -Teachersiwilliofteniobserveitheseichildrenispeakingioutiloud,iforgettingiresponsibilities,iandigivingiupi easilyiwhenitheyidon'tiseeiairesolutionitoiaiproblem -Moreiboysithanigirlsiareidiagnosediwithithisidisability

-Divideiclassroomiassignmentsiintoismalleritasksitoihelpistudentsifeeliaisenseiofismalleriaccomplishme nts Socialidevelopmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiBasedioniwhaticanibeiobservediandilearnedithroughiexperienceiinitheichild'sienvironment Learningibehavioritheories: -IvaniPavlov'siandiJohniWatson'siclassicaliconditioning -B.F.iSkinner'sioperanticonditioning Socialitheoriesiiniunderstandingichildidevelopment: -ErikiErikson'sipsychosocialitheory -LeviVygotsky'sisocioculturalicognitiveitheory -AlbertiBandura'sisocialilearningitheory IvaniPavloviandiJohniWatson'siClassicaliConditioningi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Statedithatibehavioriisilearnedibasediuponirepetition,iassociation,iandianticipation -Pavloviconductedistimulus- responseiexperimentsiiniwhichidogsilearneditoiinvoluntarilyirespond,ibyisalivating,ieachitimeiaibelliran giatifeedingitime -Theidogsiwereiconditioneditoiresponditoitheibell,inotitoiseeingiorismellingitheifood -Watsoniappliedithisistimulus- responseimanipulationitoichildreniandiclaimedithatibasediuponihisiobservations,itheibehavioriofichildre niisieasilyiconditioned -Childrenirespondiautomatically,isinceitheyihaveiformedianiassociationibetweeniaistimulusianditheiresp onse Educationaliimplicationsioficlassicaliconditioningi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iTeachersicanibeiassuredithatithroughirepetitioni(andibasediuponitheichild'siexperience),ilearni ngiisipredictable 2.iTeachersicanihelpichildrenibeisuccessfulibyimakingitheiriworldimoreiorderlyiandipredictable 3.iTeachersiwillirecognizeithatiaichild'silearnediexperiencesicaniaccountiforilateribehavioripatterns B.F.iSkinner'siOperantiConditioningi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Childrenicanilearnifromioperatingiinitheienvironment -Whenichildrenioperateiinitheienvironment,itheiribehavioriresponseiproducesiaiconsequenceiofieitheriair einforcedirewardioripunishment -Thisiassociativeilearningiprocessihelpsichildrenitoiassociateitheiriactionsiwithiaipositiveiorinegativeico nsequence -Behaviorithatiisireinforcedi(rewarded)iwillitenditoibeistrengthened -Conversely,ibehaviorithatiisinotireinforcediwillitenditoibeieliminatedioriextinguished Educationaliimplicationsiofioperanticonditioningi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iTeachersicaniuseibehaviorimodificationiinitheiclassroomiasiailearningitooli(alteringitheienviro nmentiorisituationitoiproduceiaimoreifavorableioutcome) 2.iTeachersicanireinforceipositiveibehavioritoiproduceisubsequentidesirableibehaviorsi(e.g.,ipositiveifee dback,ipraise,iorigoldistars)iandinotireinforceiundesirableibehaviors Personalityi-i

iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Theiuniqueicharacteristicipatternsiofiaiperson'sithoughts,iemotions,iandibehavior -Debateiaboutianiindividual'sitraitsibeingiinheritedivs.iadaptediinfluencesifromione'sienvironment Erickson'siPsychosocialiStagesiofiDevelopmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- EricksonihelpeditoitransformiFreud'sitraditionalipsychosexualiperspectivesionihumanidevelopment -Earlyichildhoodiexperiencesihelpeditoipermanentlyishapeipersonality -Personalityidevelopsithroughiaiseriesioficonflictsithatiareiinfluencedibyisocietyiduringiage- relateditimeiperiods -8istagesiofiage- specificicrisesithatiweipassithroughiiniorderitoicreateiequilibriumibetweenisocietyiandiourselves -Eachistageicentersioniaiuniqueidevelopmentalitaskithatimustibeiconfrontediandinegotiated -Childrenimoveitoitheinextidevelopmentalicrises,inoimatteriwhatitheioutcome,ieveniwhenitheioutcomeii sinotifavorableiandimayileaditoilateriadjustmentiproblems -Theicrisisiisiconsiderediaiturningipointiiniaichild'silifeiwhenisuccessfullyimastered Stagei 1 i(1i1/2iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiBasicitrustivs.imistrust -Gainingiaisenseiofitrustiduringiinfancyihelpsitoisetitheistageiforiailifelongiexpectationiofifeelingisafeian disecureiinitheiworld -Theiinfanticanicountioniothersitoisatisfyihisioriherineeds,iwhileifeelingilovediandicaredifor -Thisibasiciexperienceiofiinteractingiwithianiattentiveicaregiverigivesitheiinfantiailifelongifeelingiofisec urityiandipredictability -Theiabsenceiofitrusticaniresultiinileavingitheiinfantifeelingisuspicious,iguarded,iandiwithdrawnifromirel ationships Stagei 2 i(1i1/2-3i1/2iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiAutonomyivs.ishameiandidoubt -Theitoddlerilearnsihowitoiexplore,iexperiment,imakeimistakes,ianditestilimitsiiniorderitoigainiaisenseiofi independenceiandiself-reliance -Toddlersiareiintoieverythingiatithisiage,iandimanyipeopleireferitoithisiperiodiasithei"terribleitwos" -Itiisidifficultitoikeepitheitoddleriundericontrol -Ifiautonomyiisiinhibitedioripunishmentiisiharshlyiinflicted,itheitoddlerimayifeeliaisenseiofishame -Shameileavesitheitoddlerifeelingiaisenseiofidislikeiforihimself -Heimayialsoibeireticentitoitryinewiactivities Stagei 3 i(3i1/2-6iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiAutonomyivs.iguilt -Buildingiuponitheisuccessesifromitheipreviousistages,ichildreniatithisiageifeelifreeitoitryioutinewiactiviti esiandiassumeigreateriresponsibilityiforitheiribodiesianditheiribehavior -Thisinewibalanceiofiresponsibilityihelpsitheipreschoolerihaveiaipositiveiviewiofiself,igivesiconfidenceit oihisidecision-makingiability,iandiimpartsiaiwillingnessitoitakeirisks -Uniqueiaspirationsisurface,iandichildrenibeginitoishowidefiniteisignsiofiemergingipersonalities -Theiabsenceiofiinitiativeimayileaveitheichildifeelingiaisenseiofiguilt,isometimesiaboutialmostianything -Theichildimayifeelilikeianythingiheidoesimayidisappointipeopleiaroundihim Stagei 4 i(6-12iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  iiIndustryivs.iinferiority

-Essentialielementsiofiscaffolding: ---Theiuseiofimediatorsiforilearning ---Theiemphasisiofilanguageiandisharediactivityiforilearning ---Sharediactivity,iwhichistronglyiimprovesitheichild'siproblem- solvingiabilitiesi(e.g.,iaififthigraderihelpingiaifirstigraderireadiaibook) EducationaliimplicationsiofiVygotsky'sisocioculturalitheoryi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iTheiimportanceiofisocialiandimulticulturalieducationishouldibeiemphasizediinitheiclassroom 2.iClassroomiteachingishouldiemphasizeiinclusion,iprovidingianienvironmentiforiallistudentsitoithinkia ndilearn.iIsolatingiaichildiinhibitsihisiabilityitoidevelop 3.iWheniassessingiaichild,iteachersishouldiunderstanditheidifferenceibetweeniwhatiaichildicanidoionihisi owniandiwhatitheichildicanidoiwithisomeihelpi(zoneiofiproximalidevelopment) 4.iTeachersishouldirecognizeithatichildrenicaniofteniperform,iwithianiadult'sioriolderipeer'sihelp,iaitaskit hatitheyimayihaveiotherwiseibeeniincapableioficompletingionitheiriowni(scaffolding) 5.iTeachersishouldibeiorganizing,inotidictating,iaichild'sidevelopmentiusingiguidedipractice.iTeachersiin itiallyiassumeiresponsibilityiforiproblemisolving,ibutigraduallyiallowitheiresponsibilityitoitransferibacki toitheichild 6.iParentsiplayiaikeyiroleiasisignificanticontributorsiinitheichild'siintellectualidevelopment Bandura'sisocialilearningitheoryi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Emphasizesitheivalueiofilearningithroughiobservation -Stressesitheiimportanceiofiobservingiandimodelingitheibehaviors,iattitudes,iandiemotionalireactionsiofi othersitoiadvanceiinilearning -Childreniimitateibehaviorithroughisocializationibyilearningigenderiroles,iself-reinforcement,iself- efficacyi(beliefiinitheiabilityitoidoithingsionitheiriown),iandiotheriaspectsiofipersonality -Imitationiandirehearsingiareipowerfulitoolsiforilearning -IniBandura'si"Boboidolliexperiment,"iquiet,iwell- behavedipreschoolichildreniobservedianiadultiwhoirepeatedlyipunchediandiknockedidownianiinflatedid oll ---Later,ichildreniimitatedithisiaggressiveibehavioriinitheiclassroom ---AccordingitoiBandura,iaggressiveimodelsiencourageiaggressivenessiinichildren Attachmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-MaryiAinsworth'siobservationsiofiearlyimother- infantibondingihaveihadiaiprofoundiinfluenceiinitheiunderstandingiofichildidevelopmentiandiattachment itheory -ThroughiheriscientificistudiesicallediStrangeiSituation,isheidevelopediaiwell-recognizedilaboratory- baseditechniqueitoiassessiattachment -Theseipatternsiofiattachmentistressitheiimportanceiofiearlyiinfant- parentibondingiinitheidevelopmentiofipersonality -Itiisiobservediasibeingicoreitoisocialidevelopmentiandiofiallifutureirelationships Patternsiofiattachmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Secureiattachment -Anxious-resistantiattachment -Anxious-avoidantiattachment -Disorganized-disorientediattachment

SecureiAttachmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Theiinfantiusesitheicaregiveri(parent)iasitheisecureibaseitoiexploreitheienvironmenti(e.g.,ichildifreelyisep aratesifromiparentitoiplay) -Childreniwhoiareisecurelyiattachediareirelativelyicomfortableiwithiothers,ibelieveithatimostiothersiareit rustworthy,iandidon'tiworryiaboutiabandonment Anxious-ResistantiAttachmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Theiinfantibecomesianxiousibeforeitheicaregiverileavesiandiisiupsetiduringitheicaregiver'siabsencei(e.g., ichildicannotiseparateitoiexploreioriplay;itheichildimayihit,icry,iorikickiuponitheiparent'sireturn) -Childreniwhoiareianxious- resistantimightifeeliskepticaliaboutitryinginewithings,ifeelithatiothersican'tibeitrusted,ifeeliangryimuchiof itheitime,iandipushiawayithoseiwhyitryitoigeticlose Anxious-AvoidantiAttachmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Theiinfantireadilyiseparatesifromitheiparentiandiactivelyiavoidsitheiparentiuponireunioni(e.g.,ichildimov esiaway,ilooksiaway,ioriignoresitheiparentiuponitheiparent'sireturn) -Childreniwhoiareianxious- avoidantitenditoihaveidifficultyitrusting,iavoidiplayingiwithiotherichildren,iandibecomeianxiousiifisome oneitriesitoigetitooiclose Disorganized-DisorientediAttachmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Theiinfantishowsiinsecurityiandishowsisignsiofibeingidisorientedi(e.ge.,ichildilooksidazed,iconfused,ian disometimesifearfuliuponitheiparent'sireturn) -Childreniwhoiexperienceidisorganized- disorientediattachmentioftenifeeliconfusediorimisunderstood,ifeelithatiothersiareiunreliable,iandiareiofte nifearfuliaboutinewisituations Educationaliimplicationsiofiattachmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iAlthoughiinfantiattachmentiisinotitheionlyipathitoisocialicompetenceiinichildren,iteachersishou ldirecognizeitheiimportanceiofisecureiattachmentiasiaikeyiroleiiniobservableisecureirelationships 2.iTeachersishouldibeiawareithaticulturalidiversityiisianiimportantivariableiinitheieffectsiofisocialicompet encyiamongichildren 3.iTeachersishouldirecognizeithatitheiemotionalibondibetweenitheichildiandihisiparentimayibeiunconscio uslyitransferreditoitheirelationshipibetweenitheiteacherianditheichild 4.iChildreniwhoicanisecurelyiself- regulateiandiwhoibelieveitheyicaniachieveihaveiaigreateriabilityitoisuccessfullyifaceidifficultiesiandimas teriacademicilearningimaterial Temperamenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Aicollectiveisetiofiinbornitraitsithatihelpitoiconstructiaichild'siapproachitoitheiworld -Basediuponitheichild'simood,ienvironment,iactivity,iandithresholdiforireactingitoistimulation Threeibasicigroups: 1.iThei"easy"ichildiisigenerallyiiniaipositiveimoodiandiadaptsieasilyitoinewisituations

-Thisiisiaiperiodiwhenichildrenitransformisymbolsiintoimake-believeiplay -Pretendingihelpsitoibuildiaichild'siimagination Rough-and-tumbleiplayi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Beginsiatiaboutitheiendiofiearlyichildhood,ibutiisimostipopulariduringimiddleichildhood -Canibeiinitheiformiofitag,ichasing,iwrestling,ietc. Gamesiwithirulesiplayi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Childreniofteniplayigamesiduringielementaryischool -Theseigamesiofteniincludeirulesiandiareicompetitiveiandipleasurable -Preschoolichildreniplayigames,ibutitheirigamesiareimoreiinitermsiofitakingiturns -Gamesiplay/ gamesiwithirulesiplayiinvolvesiaigivenisetiofirulesiandideclinesiaroundiagei12,ibuticanibeiengagediinithro ughoutilife -Itiisiusuallyireplacedibyipracticeiplayiandiorganizedisportsiasichildreniapproachiadolescence Educationaliimplicationsiofiplayi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iTeachersimustiencourageiplayisinceimuchiofitheichild'sicognitiveiadvancesiinilearningitakeipl aceiduringiplay 2.iTeachersimustibeiawareiofiage- appropriateiformsiofiplayiforiclassroomiactivitiesiandiencourageiimaginativeiplayiwheneveriappropriat e 3.iTeachersicaniuseiplayitoihelpichildrenireleaseiphysicalienergy 4.iTeachersishouldibeiawareithatiplayihelpsichildrenitoibuildisocialiinteractionsiamongipeers Growthiandidevelopment:iInfancyi(birth-2iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Infantsigrowifasteriduringithisiperiodithaniatianyiotheritime -Boysiandigirlsihaveiaboutitheisameiweightiandiheight,iwithigirlsigrowingionlyislightlyislowerithaniboy s Growthiandidevelopment:iEarlyichildhoodi(2-6iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Muchiofitheichild'si"babyifat"idisappearsiasiarmsiandilegsigrowilonger -Duringitheipreviousistageiofidevelopment,iinfantsianditoddlersihadiaiprotrudingiabdomenibecauseithei riinternaliorgansigrewifasterithanitheibodyicavity -Thisiisinoilongeritrueiduringiearlyichildhood -Theidecreaseiiniweightiduringiearlyichildhoodiisiattributeditoitheichild'siabilityitoiwalk,icouplediwithith eifactithatibodyitissuesistartigrowingiatiaislowerirate -Girlsitenditoihaveimoreifattyitissueithaniboys,ibutibecauseiboysihaveimoreimuscleitissue,iboysiandigirlsi measureiiniweightiandiheightisomewhatiequally -Ifithereiisianyigenderidifferenceiinigrowth,iboysitenditoibeislightlyitalleriandiheavier Growthiandidevelopment:iMiddleichildhoodi(7-11iyearsiold)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Manyichildrenigrowiabouti 2 iinchesiperiyeariuntiliagei 11 -Significantichangesitakeiplaceiduringithisiperiodiinitheidifferenceiinigrowthibetweeniboysiandigirls -Aroundiagei6,igirlsiareitypicallyishorteriandiweightilessithaniboys,ibutifromiagei10- 12,ibothiboysiandigirlsiareiaboutitheisameisize -Duringithisiperiod,ithereiareialsoivastidifferencesibetweeniboysiandigirlsiregardingitheiriabilityitoiuseifi neiandigrossimotoriskills

-Boys'ilegiandiarmimuscleicoordinationiisistronger,ihelpingithemitoijumpifarther,irunifaster,icatch,ithrow ,iandikickiballsifarther -Thisiisiaiperiodithatichildrenibeginihandwritingiinsteadiofiprinting -Girlsitenditoihaveianiedgeiinifineimotoriabilities,ibeingiableitoihaveimoreicoordinatedihand- manipulationiskills Growthiandidevelopment:iAdolescencei(12-18iyears)i-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii-Theistartiofithisiperiodibeginsiwithipuberty -Itiisiaitimeiofigrowthispurtsiforibothiboysiandigirls -Aroundiagei12,igirlsitenditoibeitallerithaniboysiandiweighialmosti 3 ilbsimore -Aroundiagei13-14,igirlsiloseitheiriedgeionigrowth,iandiboysiexceedigirlsiiniheightiandiweight -Byiagei18,iboysiareiabouti 4 iinchesitalleriandi 20 ilbsiheavier -Accelerationiofilargeimotoriphysicalistrengthiiniboys -Boysitenditoibeiclumsyiatifirstidueitoitheifastigrowthiofitheiriarmsiandilegs,ibutiquicklyiacquireianieaseio fimovement -Participationiiniathleticsiimprovesiphysicalistrengthiandicoordination -Ifitheiadolescentiisisuccessfuliatiathletics,ihisiself- esteemicanibeihighlyiboostedisinceithisibringsihimiapprovalifromihisipeers -Teensishowiaiconsiderableiinterestiinibodyiimage -Sinceibodyiimageiisisoiimportantitoiteens,isomeiteensimayistruggleiwithieatingidisordersisuchiasianore xiainervosai(intenseifeariofigainingiweight)ioribulimiainervosai(binge-and-purgeieatingipattern) Educationaliimplicationsiofiphysicalidevelopmenti-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii1.iTeachersicaniprepareidailyiage- appropriateiopportunitiesiforichildrenitoifreelyiexpressithemselvesithroughigrossiandifineimotoriactiviti es 2.iTeachersishouldiunderstandiindividualiphysicalidifferencesiandidesigniactivitiesiaccordingly 3.iTeachersicaniidentifyiphysicalidifferencesiinigenderidevelopment Prenataliinfluencesi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Theifetusiisivulnerableitoienvironmentaliagentsithaticanicauseiabnormalitiesiknowniasiteratogens -Teratogensipreventiorimodifyicellidivisionisoitheipotentialidangeritoitheiembryoiisitheigreatestiduringit heiembryonicistagei(2-8iweeks)iwhenitheiinfant'sibodyipartsiandimajoriorgansiareiforming -Commoniteratogensitoiavoid:


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Drugs,iwhichicanicauseibirthidefects,iprematureibirths,ilowibirthiweight,ineurologicalidisturbances,ihig histartleirate,ilearningidisabilities,iandislowedimotoridevelopment -Othericonsiderationsiinitheidevelopmentiofitheifetus: ---Mother'siagei(olderiwomeniandiadolescentiwomeniareiatiriskiforibirthicomplications) ---Mother'sinutritionalicareiduringipregnancy Nutritioniandiobesityi-i iiiiiiiiiiii☑️  ii- Abouti1%iofitheipopulationiofichildreniandiadolescentsifollowialliofitheirecommendedidietaryiguidelin es