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Understand human growth and development across the lifespan
Table of Contents
Click on the icon to the left to open an activity sheet containing tasks for you to read and complete. If you have any questions you should contact your tutor who will be able to offer guidance.
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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
Child development’ on the Birth to 5 matters website
‘The ages and stages of child development’ from the Child Development Institute
‘Early adulthood’ on the website of Maricopa Community Colleges.
‘Midlife’ on the Psychology Today website
‘Late adulthood’ on the website of Maricopa Community Colleges.
‘What is Holistic Development?’ on the HEI Schools website
Presentation
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Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
This section of the Introduction to Psychology on the BC campus website looks at ‘Growing and developing’. Use the ‘Contents’ on the left to work through all the sections in Chapter 7 which cover from ‘Conception and Prenatal Development’ to ‘Late Adulthood: Aging, Retiring, and Bereavement’.
The Psychology Today website includes this article on ‘The big challenge: Jumping from adolescence into adulthood. What growth and development has been identified during this time?
This booklet from the WJEC GCSE Health and Social Care and Childcare Student Book offers a reminder of human growth and development.
The Developmental Psychology section of the Study Smarter website contains information about cognitive, physical and social development in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Use the menu on the left to navigate to these sections.
Think And Challenge
