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Child Development

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ARNOLD GESELL

BY: JESS CASTRO

BIO

  • Born: 1880
  • Passed: 1961
  • Hometown: Alma, Wisconsin
  • Profession: psychologist & pediatrician
  • Help develop the idea of child development

EDUCATION

  • Clark University
  • University of Wisconsin
  • Yale

THEORY

  • Each child develops at his of her own rate
  • "Inner timetable"
  • Useless to tech a skill to a child who isn't mentally developed yet
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THEORY

  • Test for systematicalky evaluating
  • Physical, social, and language development
  • and ability to adapt to new situations
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RELATION TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT

  • He studied childrens behavior
  • Infancy - Adulthood
  • His theory is still used today in parts of the world

BOOKS

  • The Child From 5-10
  • Infancy and Human Growth
  • Studies in Child Development
  • & many more!
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"Adoption History: Arnold Gesell (1880-1961)." Adoption History: Arnold Gesell (1880-1961). Ellen Hermen, 24 Feb. 2012. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.

Hildebrand, Verna. Parenting: Rewards & Responsibilities. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2000. Print.

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