Middle Childhood Development: Elaine Maninang
Middle Childhood Development: Elaine Maninang
Middle Childhood Development: Elaine Maninang
Development
(7-11 Years old)
Elaine Maninang
Middle childhood is the stage of development in the life span of an individual that
begins at approximately 7 years old to the age of eleven years.
Aspects of Development
Motor
Cognitive
Social and Emotional
Moral
Motor
Development
Motor
Developmental
Tasks:
Develop both
gross and fine
motor skills
Gross motor
skills involve the use of
large bodily
movements
Running, jumping,
hopping, and ball skills
become more refined.
Motor skills improve in
the capacities of
flexibility, balance,
agility, and force.
For
some children,
adjusting to
ones
physical
changes
Primary Sex
Characteristics:
Sex Organs
Female:
Menstruation
Ovulation
Menarche -the first
menstrual period
Male:
Production of Sperms
Secondary Sex
Characteristics:
Female:
Breast
Pubic hair
Auxiliary
Change in voice and skin
Increase width of pelvis
Male:
Pubic hair
Auxiliary
Facial hair
Change in voice and skin
Broadening of shoulders
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Cognitive
Development
Cognitive
Developmental
Task:
Learn
fundamental
skills in reading,
Writing,
and
numeracy
The Period of
Concrete Operation
- Piaget (1954)
considered the
concrete stage a major
turning point in the
child's cognitive
development, because
it marks the beginning
of logical or
operational thought.
Reversibilityawareness that
actions can be
reversed.
Decentering- They
can focus on multiple
parts of a problem at
once
Children become
less egocentric
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Becomes better at
conservation tasks.
Conservation- the child
understands that
although the
appearance of
something changes,
the thing itself does not.
Increasing memory
capacity
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Achieve
personal
independence
Develop
attitudes
towards
social
groups
and
institutions
Begin to
develop
appropriate
masculine or
feminine roles
Learn to perform
the different
roles expected
of him
Develop
Interests
And
Creativity
Industry vs.
Inferiority
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Latency Stage
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Moral
Development
Moral
Developmental Tasks:
Learn concepts and
skills
necessary
for everyday
living
Develop a
self-concept
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Develop a conscience, a
sense of right and wrong,
and values according to
his culture
Conclusion:
Latency Stage
It is a stage of physical
development, sometimes puberty
Reference:
Developmental Psychology
http://www.kkhsou.in/main/education/late_childhood.html
http://psychology.about.com/od/piagetstheory/p/concreteop.htm
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/psychology/development-psychology/physical-cognitivedevelopment-age-711/physical-development-age-711
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