MODULE 2- THE STAGES OF

DEVELOPMENT AND
DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS
ACTIVITY
Study the pictures and the descriptions below each
set of pictures, then answer the following
questions.
1.Do the pictures suggest the respective
developmental stage?
ANSWER:
Yes, it does. The picture clearly shows that
developmental stage of a child respectively.

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2.Symbolize each developmental stage. Give a
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symbol that stands for the developmental task

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for each stage.
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ANSWER:
As a whole, I could symbolize each
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developmental stages of the person

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with MATCHSTICKS
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3.If you were given a chance, which

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developmental stage would you like to be in?

Why?
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ANSWER:
If I am given a chance to choose a
developmental stage I like to be in is being in a
middle adulthood. I want to experience working as
well as having a family to be one source of
inspiration and living.

ANALYSIS
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 1.How many developmental stages were
described? How do these stages compare to
Havighurst's developmental stages given
below?
Havighurst has identified six major age
periods.
1.Infancy and early childhood (0-5 years)
2.Middle Childhood (6-12 years)
3.Adolescence (13-18 years)
4.Early Adulthood (19-29 years)
5.Middle Adulthood (30-60 years)
6.Late Maturity (61 +)
ANSWER:
Seven (7) were developmental stages that

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were described as per Santrock. His research

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focuses on family processes and children’s

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socioemotional development. He conducted the

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first major research study in comparisons of
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children in mother and father custody families.
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Havighurst on the other hand, has combined

infancy and early childhood while Santrock
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mention them as two (2) separate stages.

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2.What is an outstanding trait or behavior of

each stage?
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Here are the stages, with some examples of traits

or behaviors for each stage
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•Pre-natal (gains weight, brain develops,

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immunity system develops, eyes open, hiccups

begin)
•Infancy (cries, eats every 2-3 hours, responds
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to human voice and touch, begins to walk and

talk)
•Early childhood (climbs stairs, learns more
complex sentences, can hop, and learns to
socialize)
•Middle and late childhood (develops complex
motor skills, peer acceptance is extremely
important)

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 •Adolescence (puberty occurs, establishes a
sense of self, confrontations with authority)
•Early adulthood / young adult (learns to
accept responsibility, learns to accept
criticism)
•Middle adulthood (concerned about job and
health and family, hearing and vision decrease)
•Late adulthood (concerned about health and
finances, bones become brittle, some memory
loss)

3.What task/s is/are expected of each

developmental stages?
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•Early childhood

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• Middle Childhood
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•Adolescence
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4.Does a developmental task in a higher level

require accomplishment of the lower level
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developmental tasks?
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ANSWER:
Sometimes. Some children skip the crawling
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stage and start walking. If they have gross motor

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problems later, some have tried to fix them by

trying to teach the person to crawl. Of course, that
is not going to fix anything. Some developmental
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stages can be skipped.

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5.Refer to Havighurst’s Developmental Task

given in the table on the next page. Match the
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description given by Santrock. Are Havighurst

and Santrock saying the same thing?
ANSWER:
As for me, yes. Havighurst and Santrock are
saying the same thing. The only difference among
their developmental task is that Santrock included
pre-natal stage. The process of prenatal
development occurs in three main stages. The first

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 two weeks after conception are known as the
germinal stage, the third through the eighth week
is known as the embryonic period, and the time
from the ninth week until birth is known as the
fetal period.

APPLICATION
1.Answer this question with a learning partner.
What are the implications of these
Developmental Tasks to your role as a
facilitator of learning? Let’s pay attention to
the stage that correspond to schooling – early
childhood, middle and late childhood and
adolescence.

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#2 – Middle and Late Childhood

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Elementary school teachers ought to

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help their pupils by preparing them for future
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education. It is by teaching them vital subjects,
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such as reading, science and mathematics.

They also help students develop critical
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thinking skills, learn to solve problems and

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understand abstract ideas.

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#3 – Adolescence
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High school teachers ought to help their

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students by evaluating and tracking the

performance of their students regularly,
meeting parents and other school staff to
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discuss their progress in details. Encouraging

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students in extracurricular activities; if

possible, provide extra tutoring and assistance
after school hours. They should also prepare
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students so that the students will gain enough

knowledge about what are the things that they
should do and not to do, and knowledge about
their subjects also so that they can excel or
increase their knowledge.

2.Allow small groups to do each of the following

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 a.Come up with an object to symbolize each
period or stage of development
b.Do a multimedia presentation of the
outstanding characteristics and
developmental stage. You may use the text
of Santrock found under each collage of
pictures in the activity phrase of this
lesson.
c. Sing an appropriate song for each stage.
2.Discuss the meaning of the quotation beneath
the title of the lesson. Relate it to the stage of
development.
ANSWER:
This quotation has really something to do

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with the stages of development. In real life, we are

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the ones that change very constant; aware or

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unaware. As the times go by, the development is

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never stopping because it’s connected to our
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physical beings. Like what happened to Alice, she
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is constantly changing in size and that’s how the

developmental stage of a person could be
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relatable.
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BIG IDEAS
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1.Complete this unfinished sentence

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ANSWER:
Developmental Tasks are tasks that
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arises at a certain period in our life, the

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successful achievement of which leads to

happiness and success with later tasks.
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2.Show the developmental stages by means of a

diagram inclusive of the ages. Write also the
outstanding characteristic traits and
developmental tasks of each development.
ANSWER:

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 TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING

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Put a check (✓) if those statements are correct and

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an (x) beside those that are wrong. If your answer

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is an (x), explain why.
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✓ 1. Developmental Tasks are only for the first 3
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stages of human development.

✓ 2. Failure of achieving developmental tasks in
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an earlier stage also means failure for the learner

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to master the developmental task in the next

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stage.
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✓ 3. Preschool age corresponds to early childhood

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age.
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X 4. Adolescence is middle and late childhood

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EXPLANATION: Adolescence is in teenage years.

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X 5. Teenage is middle childhood

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EXPLANATION: Teenage is Adolescence.

✓ 6. Mastery of fundamental skills is a major
concern during early childhood.
✓ 7. Play is a great need of children in middle
childhood
✓ 8. Preparing children for school readiness is the
major concern of middle childhood.

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 REFLECTION
1.Reflect on your early childhood, middle and
late childhood days. Were you able to acquire
the developmental tasks expected of early,
middle, late childhood and adolescence? What
facilitated your acquisitions of the ability to
perform such tasks? Write your reflections.
ANSWER:
As I reflect to my early, middle and late
childhood days, I can say that I have acquired the
developmental tasks/stages that quick. This, I
could say, was the result why my intelligence is
boosted. What facilitated my ability acquisition is

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surely the thoughts and teachings of my mother

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who raised me. If it weren’t here, I may not be able
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to perform the designed developmental tasks that

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a normal child does.
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2.Having mastered the developmental tasks of

early childhood middle and late childhood and
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adolescence, reflect on what you should do as

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a teacher to facilitate your students'

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acquisition of these developmental tasks.

Write down your reflections.
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ANSWER:
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As a becoming teacher, I would apply those

teachings my mother applied to me, too. I believe
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that in order to teach something particular, it

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should be exactly experienced by you. It’s like you

cannot tell mango if it’s ripe or sour unless you
give it a taste. So, as a teacher, I want to implicate
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to my students what I’ve learned before for it is

more effective.

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