Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

1. The first stage of labor is the longest stage and it consists of three substages. Latent or early labor is the first part of the first stage. What begins to happen at this point is a thinning of the cervix and there will be a dilation of up to 3 cm. Other signs during this early labor stage can include heavy discharge and also leaking of amniotic fluid. The bigger sign at this point will be the contractions starting up. They will hurt but you will still be able to walk around.. Contractions…

mother, Cristy Lopez, and her father, Luis Lopez, questions concerning their daughter’s infanthood up until now. Then I moved on to experiment with Laura herself, to which she was more than willing to participate in. The experiment was to test what Jean Piaget called the concept of conservation.…

Arthur Jones has just come back home from kindergarten, eagerly telling his older sister Alice about the enormous sand castle that he built with his best friend Jonathan. Arthur, a fictional child, has just recently turned five years old. He is loving kindergarten and has made many new friends in class. He’s a very clever child who loves to read. When he’s not at school, he likes to watch cartoons and make puzzles. Occasionally, he will play some video games. Arthur is developing parallel to…

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT The first prominent area of development in my life is cognitive development. According to Jean Piaget, adaptation or adjustment to the environment include two basic processes, which are assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is the act of using one’s existing schemes to make meaning or to interpret events in the world—an attempt to comprehend new information by fitting it into pre-existing information or knowledge. Sometimes, distorting new information is necessary…

In the movie E.T., directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison, there are many examples of developmental theories of psychology. Throughout the entire movie, all of the children exhibited examples of varying developmental theories. Elliot went through cognitive childhood development; Michael went through the nurture side of nature vs. nurture and intellectual development; Gertie fit into Piaget 's theory of concrete operational; and lastly all the children came together with…

master the above mentioned skills. Assessments and theories with different methods, approaches and techniques are continuously put into action throughout a child’s education to make sure that they have everything they need for their learning experience. Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky has greatly influenced many methods to teaching, through their study of children’s cognitive development. They share many similarities and differences in the way they view cognitive development in children.…

vary, so as a teacher, having resources such as these different theories, are to help create the environment that each child needs to be successful. Since there are a variety of learning theorist, the two that will be mentioned are Erik Erikson and Jean Piaget. Both theorist have been influential for early childhood education, and have provided concrete learning styles that children develop. Erik Erikson was a psychosocial theorist, which he proposes eight stages of development. He…

Morality is the principle concerning between what is the right behavior and what is the wrong behavior. Each person has different set of moral views, that can be influence by personal feelings, a group of other people or by the care for humanities as a whole. As people grow and mature, they go through a moral development causing them to change their moral views. Many argue that moral development is impossible to achieve, but other have proven that moral development is possible. As an individual…

During this semester I have the opportunity to do my field experience at Morris Elementary School. Morris Elementary believes that all children will be college or career ready after graduating. Also according to the “No Child Left Behind Act”, they provide a safe and nurturing environment where every child can learn and grow, there are highly qualified teacher preparing children for the future. Every classroom is very cultural diverse which allows students to develop a better understanding of…

variety of transitions such as emotional, physical, motor development and speech and language development (Allen & Marotz, 2003). The developmental model is based on a Darwinist perspective and has been heavily influenced by the work of Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget and John Dewey. Developmental theories provide the social work practice with insight…