1. HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
PSE 4U Lecture Series
HPE

2. Let’s agree on some terms:
Physical development?
Cognitive development?
Social development?
Emotional development?

3. FACTORS AFFECTING THE PHYSICAL GROWTH OF A CHILD
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
What physical outcomes occur if someone is wealthy? Poor?
HEREDITY
What do we usually associate with heredity?
NUTRITION
What micro/macronutrients do we need as young people?
EARLY ONSET PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
HORMONAL ACTIVITY
HGH IS? Find this online

4. LECTURE TASK 1
Quickly summarize the “Stages of Human Development” in your notes based on the information online.
Be sure to include:
** age in which the phase occurs
** 2-3 common behaviours/actions that are common in this stage

5. THE LTAD MODEL
The Long Term Athlete Development model was first popularized in Australia, and now Canada has adopted it as a way to:
Increase activity levels in all age groups
Help coaches teach age appropriate skills, strategies
Help parents understand when their children should specialize in a sport
Help elite athletes achieve success
We will look at the model more closely over the next few classes.

6. PIAGET’S FOUR STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Cognitive Development – how someone matures cognitively; changes in processing, decision-making, self-concept, emotions.
Piaget was a psychologist who famously developed four stages; this is a progressive model with certain characteristics and ages in each stage.
Research online
Criticisms of these stages?