The Human Development’s concepts, theories and so on give me a better understanding to explain why people act in different kind of situation that they have. Make me more appreciate the value of taking Human Development class. In the concept of Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems they played huge role to shape my character, values and so on to make me a better person right now that I still value them. For example, in my mesosytem to force me to be more religious because I studied in catholic school. Until now, I become more religious person and makes some more friends which it help me to build up my confident to my social activities. Also, my microsystem made me more independent because in my every early age I started to be help in house chores that helps me to be my foundation in the real world. Only few people will help out. So far, the concept of Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems still keeps continuing as I grow up and helps me to be more successful in the real world. In my early childhood, when I started schooling, I always cried and my parents couldn’t manage to leave me at all. They used Positive Reinforcement which is giving something good. To keep me stay at school by myself, they always brought me my favorite ice cream. However, my parents got financial problems. They couldn’t afford to buy me my favorite ice cream so they decided to use Negative Reinforcement which means taking away something bad. They started to hit me on my butt which a thick bamboo stick when I refused to stay in my school by myself. I forced myself to stay in my stay in my school so, I wouldn’t get hit. Using Positive and Negative Reinforcement taught me so many lessons in life that I could use in my work as a babysitter to discipline a 8 ye... ... middle of paper ... ...cause of my Id needs to have good grade in examination and my Ego decide to get the answers to my friends’ papers which means to cheat but my Superego says I might be in trouble if I get caught. However, I mostly don’t listen to my Superego at all. In the few years of my high school like I became more successful and had good grades. But in college is totally different because they are more strict than high school. Now, I listen to my Superego to be more successful in my college lives than could help me in the real world to be a better person. In conclusion, Human Development class in really worth to take because it helps most of the majors and even in the real world to be more successful and be more productive than ever. Also, It makes people be more open-minded and not to be ignorant when they encounter different kind of people in different kind of age they have.
Thinking about your own life using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model, can you draw a picture of the various layers of context in which you grew up?6
As I planed to take this class, I thought this course would be like all other general education courses. I believed that it would be of little use to me. However, after attending the first class, my view has changed completely. I applied each and every theory to my life.
Human development is the freedom people have to decide what they want to do, what they want to be and how to live their life. Cultures, education and different places keep the connection of people to have skills important to the society. Psychology sees human development as a process which enhances ordinary people’s lives. This happens through schools, homes, churches, shopping centres, university or on social media, online.
The environmental influences must be considered in order to understand the behavioral of a child. Urie Bronfenbrenner was a famous Russian American psychologist who formulated the Ecological Model Systems in 1979. He believed that as a child grow and mature, the way he/she interact with the environment become more complex. The Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model Systems defines how external environments and individuals affect the development of a child. It is made up of four systems that greatly influence the development of a child. The four systems are microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem. My parents divorced when I was 3 years old and I grew up in a broken family. My microsystem includes immediate relationship I interact with,
Describe Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory and how it impacts teacher practice. The Ecological System Theory declare that human beings development is impacted by the different types of environmental systems. For example, it states that humans jump from one stage to the next. For instance, one stage at a time like taking the stairs. However, it is an ecological system, because at the beginning a person starts interacting with their families, peers, classroom, and religious setting. Then, with school, community, etc., and lastly, culture, society, etc. Furthermore, it can impact teacher practice because teachers are part of the microsystem. Which mean that teachers are a positive influence and a role model for children’s. Moreover, teachers are part of the mesosystem and parents as well. Meaning that teachers and parents communicate directly towards their child’s goals, such as, encouraging a child’s interest in reading, or even racing a low grade. The result would be that children’s will rely on their parents and teachers to pursue their goals and this will impact a teacher’s
Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model suggests that there are three different types of environments in which we develop. These systems are the microsystem, exosystem, and Macrosystem. These systems are vital in our to influence our physical nature positively, or negatively.
The Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory focuses on how ones environment can affect a person’s development. It focuses on 5 main areas namely the Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem and Chronosystem (Bronfenbrenner, 1977, p. 514-515). Each system represents the setting in which they live in and how these people affect their growth. In this particular case study, Andy’s main influence is from the Microsystem and Mesosystem.
Looking back over the course of the semester, I feel that I learned many new and interesting uses for technology within the classroom – both for classrooms that have a lot of technology and for classrooms that are limited with technology. For the majority of the class, we utilized William Kists’ book The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media Age (2010), which provided multiple modes of instruction that both utilized and/or created technology. One of the first things that I remember, and consequently that stuck with me through the course’s entirety, is that individuals must treat everything as a text. Even a garden is a text. The statement made me change the way that I traditionally viewed Language Arts both as a student and as a teacher, as I very narrowly saw literature and works of the like as texts only; however, by considering nearly anything as a text, one can analyze, study, and even expand his/her knowledge. Kist (2010) states that society is “experiencing a vast transformation of the way we “read” and “write,” and a broadening of the way we conceptualize “literacy” (p. 2). In order to begin to experience and learn with the modern classroom and technologically advanced students, individuals must begin to see new things as literature and analyze those things in a similar manner.
Over the course of this class I have pieced together many things about my own life that before went unnoticed. I am now able to see things in a bit of a different light. Now that I have been introduced to the realm of psychology I understand some of the reasons for behavior around me. I have learned that there is a reason for most everything and a lot of our behaviors and mental processes can be explained through psychology. Studies have been conducted for many years to try and pinpoint the source of our behavior and it is not something that most people think about every day. Having a better understanding of why we operate the way we do will help me to better understand myself and the others around me.
Children are products of their environment. There are several factors that determine the future outcome of the child. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model breaks down the components that effect the child. This model contains several layers; the inner most layer is called the microsystem, then comes the mesosystem, the exosystem, and the macrosystem. Each layer describes different factors that explain how and why the child behaves or grows up to be a certain way.
Bronfenbrenner theorised that there are many different influences that affect a child’s development, forming 5 systems to categorise certain events, or environments into. This theory helps me to understand the theme of Nature Vs Nurture, as it gives some context as to what environments can affect a child's development. From this, we can work out solutions for each child's situation, to ensure that their development is still progressing.
Over the past eight weeks this class has not only fulfilled my major requirements, but also made me understand more about the complexity of child development and how I can become a better person as a future parent and educator. Since I am an Education major, the four topics that would benefit me in the future are Erikson’s stages, Induction, Educational Self Fulfilling Philosophy, and Adolescence. I plan to be successful with my career and use what I have learned in Child Development to prepare future’s leaders of tomorrow.
Urie Brofenbrenner has uniqueness to his theory, “stressing the need to understand development in terms of the everyday environment in which children are reared, a concern that is seldom the focus of many other theories” (Bukatko, D. 2008, p 28). He believes that development must be studied outside of the laboratories, and within the environment in which we live in order to gain full perspective. “One of Brofenbrenner’s major theoretical contributions has been his comprehensive portrait of the environment – the ecological forces and systems that exist at several different but interrelated levels – and the bidirectional and reciprocal relationships that exist among them’ (Bukatko, D. 2008). He describes this process in five separate layers which are microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem.
I had the privilege of observing Mrs. Cahalin’s 6th and 7th grade class. Mrs. Cahalin’s strategies were very similar for both. For her sixth grade class I observed topics such as characterization, point of view and grammar lesson. In all three, Mrs. Cahalin strategically used graphic organizers that tied the individual lessons together. I truly enjoyed seeing how creative the graphic organizers were. Mrs. Cahalin’s 7th grade class focused on the book “Peter and the Starcatcher.” Students were responsible for reading at home, in addition to reading in the classroom. To wrap up the book, students saw the movie and compared the reading to the film. I believe Mrs. Cahalin consistently remained creative with her lessons and allowed for it all to
There was a significant amount of knowledge given in this course, involving concepts that in our teaching career will be extremely important. From this course I have gained a significant amount of learning experiences. I had the pleasure learning about how the educational system has come to be what it is today and who were the important people in the creation of the public education, like Horace Mann. Watching the videos and reading the chapters required has opened my eyes more of how a teacher should respond to different situations involving a student, For example when we read the chapter on the laws that revolve around the educators and the students. I had absolutely no clue that students had rights while in school property. Another learning