Characteristics of Early Adolescents

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Characteristics of Early Adolescents
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A growing body of knowledge shows that what
happens to students between the ages of 10 and 14
determines not only their future success in
school, but success in life as well.
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Human Development

• Infancy
• Young childhood
• Later childhood
• PREADOLESCENCE (ages 10-14) more change occurs
  during this time than any other stage in life
  except infancy
• Adolescence
• Adulthood
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v7XRoa8C8VbA

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Physical Changes

• Growth Spurts 12-14 years girls usually 6
  months earlier
• increase in weight, height, heart size, lung
  capacity, muscular strength. Bone growth is
  faster than muscle development can result in
  lack of coordination and awkwardness.
• In girls, sex characteristics continue to develop
  with breasts enlarging and menstruation beginning
• Glandular imbalances resulting in acne
• Fluctuation in metabolism may cause extreme
  restlessness at times
• Ravenous appetites

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Social and Emotional changes
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Psychosocial Changes

• Alligiance shifts from parents to peers
• Peers become sources for standards and models of
  behavior
• Puppy love emerges
• Pre-occupied with themselves
• Yearning to be accepted

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Psychosocial Changes

• They copy and display fads of extremes in
  clothing, speech, mannerisms, and handwriting
  very susceptible to media advertising
• Erratic and inconsistent behavior common
• Anxiety and fear contrast with reassuring bravado
• Students have many fears, real and imagined

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQfI7mIT7MUM
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vBljV-B-GjsA
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vX34aT5xorCM
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQyw1KiSbX_k
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vV-6_74xobj0

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Intellectual Changes
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Cognitive Changes

• Prefer active over passive learning activities
  and interacting with peers
• Very curious and exhibit a strong willingness to
  learn things they consider useful.
• Independent, critical thinking emerges from
  arguing
• Gardner multiple intelligences

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• Physical
• Growth Spurts girls 12, boys 14
• In girls, sex characteristics continue to develop
  with breasts enlarging and menstruation beginning
• Glandular imbalances resulting in acne
• Fluctuation in metabolism may cause extreme
  restlessness at times
• Ravenous appetites

• Psychosocial
• Alligiance shifts from parents to peers
• Peers become sources for standards and models of
  behavior
• Puppy love emerges
• Pre-occupied with themselves
• Yearning to be accepted
• They copy and display fads of extremes in
  clothing, speech, mannerisms, and handwriting
  very susceptible to media advertising
• Erratic and inconsistent behavior common
• Anxiety and fear contrast with reassuring bravado
• Students have many fears, real and imagined