Developmental Interview Questions

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The team will look into the child’s cognitive abilities such as IQ, learning styles and adaptive behaviour. These are important as well for possible treatment

The purpose of this assignment is to closely observe the development of a child through an interview and apply the theories and concept of child development in his particular cultural and educational context. I selected the child who lives in my neighborhood for the interview and began with seeking the permission from his parents. The child’s name is ‘Abdullah’ and he is seven years old. He lives with his family in Terre Haute and his family consists of parents and two sisters. Abdullah goes to Sugar Grove Elementary School in the Terre Haute city along with his two sisters and he is in grade 2. The interview was conducted at his home and I ensured his convenience. He was cooperative and provided insightful responses to the questions and he provided significant detail in the interview. I was able to track his development stages and connect it to different theories of Developmental Psychology including psychoanalytical perspectives and Piaget’s stages of development. In the following paragraphs, I will explain my observations about Abdullah’s development in the light of developmental theories with special focus on cognitive, social, linguistic, and emotional development followed by making connections between his socioeconomic and cultural background and development. Lastly, I will conclude paper by highlighting that the observations during the interview can facilitate my future practice as a teacher.

On Friday I spent the morning with Jacob who is six years one month old at College America. The morning began with a physical assessment and an interview of Jacob, and the afternoon I was able to observe him at play. Jacob is in first grade and he is the oldest child in his family with a younger brother and a younger sister. After doing a physical assessment and an interview with Jacob he appears to be an overall healthy and happy child with no obvious physical or emotional problems. According to Erikson’s developmental stages Jacob is in stage three where Jacob should be developing purpose in his life.

My dad, because he has a good job and he can be lazy whenever he wants to and he gets to buy whatever he wants.

In regards to key developmental aspects of human growth in my life and as I integrate Erickson’s eight stages of development into my 48 years of life, I found that many of my transitional tasks were delayed, or not developed according to Erickson’s time frame. This might be due to the dysfunctional lifestyle, neglected childhood and promiscuous teenage years I had and it has taken me many years to develop my sense of identity, my sense of intimacy, and to change my behavior (Feldman, 2011). In the argument of Piaget he says that children at the age of three to five years think abstractly and this affects their motor

Initiative Versus Guilt (Purpose) Erikson believes that this third psychosocial crisis occurs during what he calls the “play age,” or the later preschool years .During it, the healthily developing child learns: (1) to imagine, to broaden his skills through active play of all sorts, including fantasy (2) to cooperate with others (3) to lead as well as to follow. Immobilized by guilt, he is: (1) fearful (2) hangs on the fringes of groups (3) continues to depend unduly on adults and (4) is restricted both in the development of play skills and in imagination.

Disabilities or Special Requirements – Some children, such as someone who is dyslexic, may need extra time to complete tasks so it is important to know if the child being assessed has any such requirements so he/she’s abilities don’t get underestimated.

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Within the Head Start program, the majority of the children ranged from ages three to five years old. These children are currently in the preoperational and Initiative versus Guilt stages of their development. Piaget’s cognitive theory of children between the ages of two to seven years old begins to think symbolically by making something stand for a different meaning (McLeod, 2015). These children are exploring their imagination and making the most of what they have. While in play, the children are in their own world. According to McLeod, children will engage in parallel play, but as they develop in the preoperational stage they begin to play with others. There were a few children who did parallel play or played on their own as they are

The subjects were given mimeographed answer forms that were assumed to match the ones in front of the test takers. The subjects answer forms contained the correct answers so that they could keep track of the test takers scores. There were two tasks consisting of twenty-five questions each. The first consisted of household objects and was female oriented. The second consisted of mechanical objects and was male oriented. There was only one task completed during each experimental session chosen by the experimenter. The instructions given to each subject emphasized that a person’s performance is influenced by factors such as luck, ability, and effort. These factors were told to be kept in mind as well as the tone and hesitation in the test takers voice.

The purpose of this paper is to locate, observe, and collect information on a school-aged child between the ages of six and 17 in different settings. Once the child is identified, a pseudonym will be assigned to the child. The child will be observed on his development, to include: school performance, emotional characteristics, social characteristics, cognitive characteristics, motivational characteristics, self-concept, interests, language development, moral development, and health. Also, the child will be placed in proper development stages according to theories based on the work of Piaget, Vygotsky, Erickson, and Kohlberg. The goal of this paper is to develop a comprehensive portrait of the subject.

As I started this project, I had no clue what I would end up finding. I decided I would interview my little cousin, Chloe, who is thirteen, my aunt, Tammy, who is forty-four, and then my other aunt Melanie, who is thirty-seven. All of them being related I knew there would be some similarities. I asked all three of them the same ten questions and then choose a few questions on each of them to determine their level of psychosocial development.

Developmental Psychology has widened my perspective and knowledge of the nature of development from humans’ infancy to adolescence and emerging adulthood. Although I have learned about biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes and periods of development, I am especially interested in socioemotional development in infancy because it is the foundation for a child’s future development. That is to say, if children have a healthy socioemotional development from infancy, they will have a healthy life later on. By understanding the developmental process in infancy, I will be fully prepared when I have children or when my family’s members do.

Charles is a six-year-old black African American boy who lives with his caregiver Morgan. At the age of one, Charles was given up for adoption because his birth mother suffered from a drug addiction problem. His father is currently serving time in prison. Unfortunately, this situation led to family members adopting him and his siblings. Morgan is a twenty-six-year-old single working class woman living in a middle-class neighborhood in Wilcox, Mississippi. The city population in Wilcox is around 50,000. Morgan works full-time at a local International Calling Center as an accountant. During the day, Charles is at school. He is in the first grade enrolled at Rockwell Public School. Morgan explain, that Charles is an outstanding student in his classroom. His academic and development skills are expanding each day as he learns something new. On the weekend, Charles visits his sisters whom lived with different family members. She believes this will give him the opportunity to create a strong bond with his sibling later on in life. Morgan also state, that he loves to play outdoors with his neighborhood friends on the weekends. As a result of this interaction he was found to be reasonable and well-liked. This interview will connect Charles to the Piaget’s Theory.