Human growth and development Test 1 FBBC 2026

The Three truths that apply to studying human growth and development

1. Human knowledge is limited

2. Human nature is depraved

3. God's Word is sufficient

Humans are _____ _____

created beings

Humans are created for God's ________

purposes

Humans are created in God's _______

image

All humans are _______

sinners

Sin affects all domains of __________

development

Sin affects our acquisition of _______

knowledge

Salvation precedes spiritual _______

growth

Spiritual growth is the core _________ ____

developmental domain

The human mind must be _______

transformed

2 conclusions of Biblical Worldview of Human Growth and Development

1. Humanity's nature and needs are clearly defined in Scripture

2. Only God's Word can transform human nature and satisfy humanity's needs

Lk 2:52

i. And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.

Wisdom

Cognitive

Stature

Physical

Favor with God

Spiritual

Favor with man

Social/Emotional

What is child development?

Study of predictable patterns of a change in children over time

Early Childhood

2-6 years old

Middle Childhood

6-11 years old

Adolescence

11-20 years old

Puritans

Children were born evil and should be educated and disciplined

Locke

Children are blank slates (tabula rasa in Latin) on which the world "writes" knowledge and beliefs

Rousseau

1. Children are inherently good noble savages who have a built in sense of right and wrong

2. Believed that if children were left alone to develop without adult training they would naturally mature from infants to children to adolescents to adults

Continuous

Quanitative, gradual change

Continuous example

Like walking up a ramp

Discontinuous

Qualitative changes that occur in stages

Discontinuous example

Like walking up stairs

Nature vs nurture

Some scientists assert that behaviors are determined 100% by biology and 100% by environment. They can't be separated

Why is spiritual domain the core domain of development?

1. All of the domains affect one another

2. The Spiritual domain is the most important because God gave parents the responsibility to train their children

2. As teachers, we are partnering with parents to train the child in the things of the Bible

3. Deuteronomy 6:4-9

4. Ephesians 6:4

What should teachers do to facilitate conviction in students?

Take the student to the Bible

Ethology/Evolutionary

Lorenz, Wilson, Bowlby

Psychosexual

Freud

Psycholosocial

Erikson

Behavioral

Pavlov, Skinner, Watson

Social Learning/Social Cognitive

Bandura

Information Processing

Anderson and Siegler; Atkinson and Shiffrin

Cognitive Constructivist

Piaget

Sociocultural

Vygotsky

Bioecological

Bronfenbrenner

Dynamic Self-Organizing Systems

Thelen, Smith

Ethology/Evolutionary definition

Evolutionary changes, genetic inheritance, adaptation

Psychosexual definition

Stages of development based on physical pleasure

Psychosocial definition

Stages of development based on solving emotional conflicts

Behavioral definition

Observable behavior change; operant conditioning

Social Learning/Social Cognitive definition

Role of incentives and observations in learning and motivation

Information Processing definition

Encoding, storing, and retrieving information

Cognitive Constructivist definition

Constructing knowledge from experiences

Sociocultural definition

Role of history, culture, and more capable guides in learning and development

Bioecological definition

Role of interacting and embedding contexts in development; nested systems

Dynamic Self-Organizing Systems definition

Coaction of nature and nurture