Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Multiple Contexts of Middle Childhood (Feb. 18)

1. Q) What make their model of child development ecological? What are the main elements of ecology?
A) It is an ecological model because it shows that the child is influenced by the family, other people and places the child and family are involved with. The model shows how the outside world affects the child. The model shows how development is affected by social positions, culture and the media. Some elements of the model are cognitive, emotional, behavioral development and the child's school and neighborhood.

2. I think one thing they talked about that related to my middle school development was feeling connected with my teachers and peers. They said having a positive relationship with those people helped with academic motivation and achievement. I do believe that is true. I felt motivated because I had support around me. If I didn't I don't know how well I would have done.

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