Module 1 Activity 5 Developmental Psychology

This activity has renewed my resolve to get to know my students as thoroughly as possible so that I can adequately plan for them. The more that we know about students physical, social, emotional, moral and cognitive development, the better equipped we will be in understanding the students that we teach and cater for their needs. I am reminded of the fact that all students are different even though their developmental stages are somewhat similar. I can recall the writings of Vygotski  which referred to the zone of proximal development and the need for teachers to set work that is slightly above the students' abilities to create a challenge but not too difficult to make the students lose confidence. I can definitely say that I will incorporate the information gleaned from the readings in my teaching.