Dr. Selesthe Bilog-Cahiwat, RGC Guidance Coordinator III Region III

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (PerDev) PerDev is one of the new courses/subjects in the Senior High School. A core course for all Grade 11 students. Interesting because the subject matter is they themselves. The course is consisting of modules which address key concerns for their personal development.

Experiential learning approach invites students to explore specific themes in their development. Personal reflections, sharing, and lectures that will help and articulate relevant concepts, theories, and tools in different areas in psychology (PerDev CG).

Components of the session: 1)Basic Development Theories/Concepts, 2) The PerDev Learner, 3) The PerDev Teacher, 4) The PerDev Subject.

Personal Development  - is a lifelong process. It's a way for people to assess their skills and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals in order to realize and maximize their potential.

Personal development covers activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential,build human capital and facilitate employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations. Not limited to self-help, the concept involves formal and informal activities for developing others in roles such as teacher, guide, counselor, manager, life coach or mentor.

When personal development takes place in the context of institutions, it refers to the methods, programs, tools, techniques, and assessment systems that support human development at the individual level in organizations.[1]

Personal development may include the following activities: improving self-awareness improving self-knowledge improving skills or learning new ones building or renewing identity/self-esteem developing strengths or talents

improving wealth[citation needed] spiritual development identifying or improving potential building employability or (alternatively) human capital enhancing lifestyle or the quality of life improving health

fulfilling aspirations initiating a life enterprise or (alternatively) personal autonomy defining and executing personal development plans (PDPs) improving social abilities

Personal development can also include developing other people Personal development can also include developing other people. This may take place through rôles such as those of a teacher or mentor, either through a personal competency (such as the skill of certain managers in developing the potential of employees) or through a professional service (such as providing training, assessment or coaching).

Beyond improving oneself and developing others, "personal development" labels a field of practice and research. As a field of practice it includes personal development methods, learning programs, assessment systems, tools and techniques.

As a field of research, personal development topics increasingly appear in scientific journals, higher education reviews, management journals and business books.[citation needed]

Basic Development Theories/Concepts Freud- Psychoanalytical Theory of Development Piaget- Cognitive Development Erikson-Psychosocial Stages of Development Havighurst – Theory based on developmental Tasks Vygotsky- SocioCultural Development Theory Gould- Theory based on specific beliefs and developmental phases

Levinson – Theory based on the organizing concepts of individual life structure Gilligan – conception of morality from the female viewpoint Fowler- theory of faith development Hettler – theory of wellness Super – career development theory Mannheim- theory of generations

The PerDev Learner Senior High School students has entered a new educational level and a new psychological and social level- the middle and late adolescence. The course shall make the students take a deeper look at themselves and analyze their developmental changes, skills and traits, relationships with their family, friends and significant others, and shall help them take stock of where they are in their career development and how to get to where they want to be.

The PerDev Teacher The PerDev teacher: is the guide and facilitator of this course. He shall lead the activities by giving instruction and supervising the procedures; builds a constructivist learning environment (learning occurs when learners are actively involved in the process of meaning and knowledge construction); has three major roles: 1) modeling, 2) coaching, 3) scaffolding

Characteristics of a constructivist classroom: the learners are actively involved the environment is democratic the activities are interactive and student centered the teacher facilitates a process of learning in which students are encouraged to be responsible and autonomous. Learner- subject matter from which the success of the modules depends based on his participation and cooperation.

The PerDev Subject Course Content: The course is with 4 units : 1) Self-Development; 2) Aspects of Personal Development; 3) Building and Maintaining Relationships and 4) Career Development. course

Schedule of Sessions: PerDev is a one semester course, consisting of 80 hours divided into 20 weeks or 4 hours per week. (depending on the school). The teacher has the flexibility to further subdivide each session into 2 sub-sessions or combine several sessions depending on the nature and needs of the students.

Course Method: PerDev uses the experiential learning approach, wherein students will participate in activities in the class to explore specific themes in their development.

Materials for PerDev: Reader for Students (contains Activity Sheets) Teacher’s Guide Requirements for PerDev: Journal or notebook Portfolio

PerDev Assessment and Grading System: Rubrics – refer to a scoring guide used to evaluate the quality of students’ output whether in a group or individual performance. References: Dr. Barbara Wong-Fernandez, RGC - Mass Training for SHS Personal Development Teachers https://www.google.com.ph/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=hDVOV675OoGE4ALTxrG4Ag#q=personal+development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_development

Thank you and God Speed!