Developmental Task Theory by Robert Havighurst , one of Human Development
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THE DEVELOPMENTAL TAKS THEORY By: Robert Havighurst
Robert James Havighurst (Hurlock) (June 5, 1900 – January 31, 1991) was a chemist and physicist , educator, and expert on human development and aging. Havighurst worked and published well into his 80s. He died of Alzheimer's disease in January 1991 in Richmond, Indiana at the age of 90.
A. INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD Birth to 5 years old. Learning to walk, to control bodily wastes, to talk, and to form relationships with family members.
B. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 6-12 years old. Learning physical skills for playing games, developing school-related skills such as reading, writing, and counting, developing conscience and values, and attaining independence.
c. ADOLESCENCE 13-17 years old. Establishing emotional independence from parents, equipping self with skills needed for productive occupation, achieving gender-based social role, and attaining independence.
D. EARLY ADULTHOOD 18-35 years old. Choosing a partner, establishing a family, managing a home, and establishing a career.
E. MIDDLE AGE 36-60 years old . Maintaining an economic standard of living, performing civiv and responsibilities, relating to a spouse as a person, and adjusting to physiological changes.
F. LATER MATURITY Over 60 years old. Adjusting to deteriorating health and physical strength and retirement, meeting social and civil obligations, and adjusting to death or loss of a spouse.
THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT BY JEAN PIAGET
Jean William Fritz Piaget ( 9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development . Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called genetic epistemology . [6] Piaget placed great importance on the education of children. As the Director of the International Bureau of Education , he declared in 1934 that "only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent, or gradual".
Stage Age Goal SENSORIMOTOR Birth to 18-24 months Object permanence PREOPERATIONAL 2 to 7 years old Symbolic thought CONCRETE OPERATIONAL Ages 7 to 11 years Logical thought FORMAL OPERATIONAL Adolescence to adulthood Scientific reasoning
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE (birth to age 2) infants develop basic motor skills and learn to perceive and interact with their environment through physical sensations and body coordination.
PREOPERATIONAL STAGE , which occurs between 2 and 7 years. At the beginning of this stage, the child does not use operations (a set of logical rules), so thinking is influenced by how things look or appear to them rather than logical reasoning. For example, a child might think a tall, thin glass contains more liquid than a short, wide glass, even if both hold the same amount, because they focus on the height rather than considering both dimensions.
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE , (Ages 7-11 years old) the child can use operations (a set of logical rules) so they can conserve quantities, realize that people see the world in a different way (decentering), and demonstrate improvement in inclusion tasks.
FORMAL OPERATIONAL PERIOD (11 years and over) begins at about age 11. As adolescents enter this stage, they gain the ability to think abstractly, the ability to combine and classify items in a more sophisticated way, and the capacity for higher-order reasoning.