1. College Access and Success: A Developmental Approach

4. Theories of Development

5. Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory
Ages 11 and up – Formal Operational
Think abstractly
Critically and logically analyze situations
Begin to think about the future

6. How does this information help us?
Process information
Risk taking behavior
Thinking of the future

7. Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages
12 to 18 years – Identity vs. Role Confusion
Adolescents build on all earlier experiences to develop a sense of self-identity
Time of turmoil resulting from an identity crisis

8. How does this information help us?
College Going Identity
Affliation
Identity Formation

9. How does this information help us?
Motivation
Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic

10. Bandura’s Social Theory
People learn from one another by observation, imitation, and modeling
Attention, memory, and motivation
Explains human behavior in terms of continuous, reciprocal interaction between cognitive, behavioral, and environmental influences
Self-efficacy – your belief in your own abilities to deal with various situations

11. How does this information help us?
Motivation
Peer influence

12. How does this information help us?
Building Self-Efficacy (your belief in your own abilities to deal with various situations)
Mastery Experiences
Observing Others
Social Persuasion
Affect

13. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory
Development is shaped by the varied systems of the child’s environment and also by the inter-relationships among the systems
The relationships are reciprocal – the environment influences the child and the child influences the environment

14. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory

15. How does this information help us?
We can make a difference!
The more we engage in the child’s environment, the greater the influence

16. Sanford’s Theory of Support and Challenge
Suggested that a balance of challenge and support must be present for development to occur

17. How does this information help us?
Too much help, student doesn’t grow
Too little help, student gets discouraged and doesn’t grow

19. Self-Regulation Focus Attention Plan Delay gratification
Solve complex problems
Self-reflect
Regulate feelings