AGUSAN DEL SUR STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
Bunawan, Agusan del Sur
PROF. ED 100 | Asynchronous Learning Activity
Comprehensive Reviewer: Human Development Across
the Lifespan
I. Pre-Natal Period (Conception to Birth)
Overview:
Stages of Prenatal Development:
1. Germinal (0–2 weeks): Fertilization, cell division, implantation
2. Embryonic (3–8 weeks): Organ formation, highly vulnerable to
teratogens
3. Fetal (9 weeks–birth): Growth and maturation, brain
development
Key Developmental Milestones:
Heartbeat detectable (~6 weeks)
Movement felt (~16–20 weeks)
Senses develop: touch, taste, hearing
Important Concepts:
Teratogens: Harmful substances affecting development (alcohol,
drugs, infections)
Prenatal Care: Nutrition, exercise, avoiding harmful substances
II. Infancy & Toddlerhood (0–3 years)
Overview:
Infancy: 0–12 months
Toddlerhood: 1–3 years
Rapid growth in physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains
Developmental Milestones:
Domain Milestones
Physical Rolling, crawling, walking
Sensorimotor stage (Piaget), object
Cognitive
permanence
Language Babbling → First words → Telegraphic speech
Emotional/
Attachment formation, separation anxiety
Social
Moral Early understanding of right/wrong
III. Early Childhood / Preschooler (3–6 years)
Overview:
Rapid development in motor skills, language, and imagination
Stage: Preoperational (Piaget)
Developmental Milestones:
Domain Milestones
Physical Improved coordination, fine motor skills
Cognitive Symbolic thinking, egocentrism, limited logic
Emotional/ Parallel play → Cooperative play, understanding
Social rules
Moral Preconventional morality (Kohlberg)
IV. Middle Childhood / Primary Schooler (6–9 years)
Overview:
Period of increased independence, logical thinking, and school learning
Stage: Concrete Operational (Piaget)
Developmental Milestones:
Domain Milestones
Physical Steady growth, motor coordination
Cognitive Classification, conservation, logical reasoning
Emotional/ Peer influence, developing self-concept and self-
Domain Milestones
Social esteem
Moral Understanding rules and fairness (Kohlberg)
V. Late Childhood / Intermediate Schooler (9–12 years)
Overview:
Pre-adolescence, refinement of academic, social, and cognitive skills
Developmental Milestones:
Domain Milestones
Physical Growth spurt begins, coordination improves
Problem-solving, planning projects, logical
Cognitive
thinking
Emotional/
Complex relationships, responsibility
Social
Conventional morality (Kohlberg), internalizing
Moral
rules
VI. Adolescence / High School Learner (12–18 years)
Overview:
Transition from childhood to adulthood
Stage: Formal Operational (Piaget)
Psychosocial task: Identity vs. Role Confusion (Erikson)
Developmental Milestones:
Domain Milestones
Physical Puberty, sexual maturation, growth spurt
Abstract thinking, hypothetical reasoning, formal
Cognitive
operations
Emotional/
Peer influence, identity formation, independence
Social
Moral Questioning societal norms, developing personal values
Key
Social/ Moral
Age Physical Cognitive
Stage Emotional Developmen
Range Milestone Milestones
Milestones t
s
Fetal
Growth, reflexes,
Conception Bonding with
Pre-Natal organ sensory N/A
–Birth mother
formation developmen
t
Sensorimoto
Rolling, Attachment,
r stage, Early sense of
Infancy 0–12 mo crawling, separation
object right/wrong
walking anxiety
permanence
Early
Walking, Autonomy vs. Begin
Toddlerho language,
1–3 yr running, shame, following
od problem-
fine motor tantrums simple rules
solving
Early Preoperatio
Improved Parallel →
Childhood nal thinking, Preconventio
3–6 yr coordinatio cooperative
/ symbolic nal morality
n, drawing play
Preschool play
Concrete
Steady operational, Conventional
Middle Peer
growth, conservatio morality,
Childhood 6–9 yr influence,
motor n, understandin
/ Primary self-esteem
refinement classificatio g rules
n
Late
Growth Logical
Childhood Complex
spurt, problem- Internalizing
/ 9–12 yr friendships,
coordinatio solving, rules, fairness
Intermedi responsibility
n planning
ate
Formal Questioning
Adolescen Puberty, Identity
operational, norms,
ce / High 12–18 yr sexual formation,
abstract personal
School maturation peer influence
thinking values
Analysis Questions
A. Compare and Contrast
1. Compare cognitive development in Infancy vs. Early Childhood.
What changes occur in thinking patterns and problem-solving?
2. Compare social/emotional development in Middle Childhood vs.
Adolescence. How does peer influence differ?
3. Compare physical milestones in Late Childhood vs. Toddlerhood.
How do growth and coordination develop differently?
B. Identify Patterns
4. Identify 3 patterns you notice in the development of motor skills
across the stages.
5. How does moral understanding progress from Infancy to
Adolescence? Provide examples at each stage.
6. Identify how language and communication skills evolve from
Toddlerhood to Early Childhood.
C. Application and Critical Thinking
7. If a 4-year-old child struggles with symbolic play, what strategies could
a teacher apply to help? Explain using developmental theory.
8. A middle childhood student avoids teamwork in class projects. Analyze
possible cognitive or social reasons based on developmental stages.
9. As an adolescent mentor, how would you help high school learners
develop positive identity while navigating peer pressure?
D. Synthesis / Higher-Order Thinking
10. Create a developmental timeline chart that shows the key
physical, cognitive, social, and moral milestones from Pre-Natal
Period to Adolescence. Highlight patterns or overlaps you observe.
11. Based on your analysis, which stage(s) do you think is/are most
critical for future social and emotional adjustment? Explain your
reasoning.
12. Propose a classroom activity that integrates physical,
cognitive, and social development for students in Middle Childhood