Developmentalism

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Tailoring curriculum by taking into peoples' physical and spiritual developmental stages can make teaching more effective.

Continuity: When do we teach what?

Part 1

I. Developmentalism

A. Spiritual Development

B. Developmentalism

1. God's Design

2. Resources

a. Created to Learn, William R. Yount

b. Nurture that is Christian, Wilhoit and Dettoni

C. Cognitive Development - Piaget

1. Sensorimotor (0-2)

2. Preoperational (2-7)

a. Preconceptual

b. Intuitive

3. Concrete Operations (7-11)

4. Formal Operations (12-15)

D. Faith Development - Fowler

1. Primal (0-2)

2. Intuitive-Projective (2-6)

3. Mythical-Literal (7-11)

4. Synthetic-Conventional (11-22)

5. Individuative-Reflective (Young adult)

6. Conjunctive (Middle adult)

7. Universalizing (Older adult)

E. Stages of Moral Reasoning - Kohlberg

1. Preconventional (4-10)

a. Concern with obedience and punishment

b. Concern with satisfying needs

2. Conventional (10-13)

a. Desire for "good boy" or "good girl" image

b. Concern for law and order, duty, and respect

3. Postconventional (13+)

a. Concern for legitimate rights of the individual

b. Concern for ethical principles

43 min