Reflect on the reading in this unit regarding personality and social development. What impact did it have on Read Kolb’s Model of Reflection and reflect on week six using the points below to better guide you:

Reflect on the reading in this unit regarding personality and social development. What impact did it have on  Read Kolb’s Model of Reflection and reflect on week six using the points below to better guide you:

Concrete Experience: “what I did” section

• Briefly describe the circumstances and activity that you engaged in so that a person not in attendance can understand what the experience was

Reflective Observations: “what I wonder” section

• Identify a specific component of the experience that had particular relevance to you, or that was instructive or valuable to you and Identify WHY this element(s) of the experience was important and worth reflecting upon.

Abstract Conceptualization: “what I learned”/”so what” section

• Make connections and reflect on the significance of the experience and relate it to what you already knew/understood; discuss the meaning of what you experienced and how it has changed you

Application: “now what” section

• Identify the implications of what you have learned for future experiences and discuss how you anticipate applying the  knowledge that you have gained to new experiences or situations in your life

This assignment will be assessed by the instructor using the Portfolio Activity rubric.

REadings:

1. Navidi, U. (2016). The role of play in children’s health and development. MDPI, pp. 3-114.  http://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/179 licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

• The learning resource discusses the benefits of play for the holistic development of children. To view the actual text you will need to scroll down the page. 

2. Thompson, R. (2022). Social and personality development in childhood. In R, Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: Psychology. Champaign, IL: DEF pubishers. https://nobaproject.com/modules/social-and-personality-development-in-childhood

• This text discusses how Early influences are important, but not determinative because the capabilities required for mature moral conduct, gender identity, and other outcomes continue to develop throughout childhood, adolescence, and even the adult years.