DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

WHAT IS DEVELOPMENTAL TASK

In the words of R.H. HAVINGHURST’S –“ developmental task is a task which arises at or about a certain period of life of the individual, successful achievement of which leads to his happiness and to success with later tasks, while failure leads to unhappiness in the individual, disapproval by the society, and difficulty with later tasks."

Every society is age-graded and every society has a system of social expectations regarding age –appropriate behavior.

According to R. Harvighurst a developmental-task is a task which an individual has to and wants to solve in a particular life-period.

Havighurst writes, “A developmental-task is the midway between an individual need and a social demand. It assumes an active learner interacting with an active social environment”

 In simple words a developmental task may be explained as

1.     Every society and culture has certain norms.

2.     Every society expects its member to follow these norms.

3.     The norms are in terms of essential skills.

4.     Mastery over these skills leads to happiness and failure leads to unhappiness.

5.     Norms vary somewhat from one socio economic group to another.

LIST OF DEVELOPMENTALTASKS:

INFANCY (EARLY CHILDHOOD) PERIOD

1)    Learning to take food.

2)    Learning to talk.

3)    Learning to walk.

4)    Learning to control the elimination of body wastes

5)    Learning sex difference

6)    Achieving psychological stability

7)    Forming simple concepts of social and physical reality.

8)    Learning to distinguish

LATE CHILDHOOD PERIOD

1)    Leaning physical skills and games.

2)    Leaning to get along well with friends, class fellows,

 age mates, parents, teachers.

3)    Learning appropriate sex role.

4)    Developing basic skill in reading writing and arithmetic.

5)    Developing attitude towards social groups.

6)    Developing conscience ,morality and values

7)    Developing concepts necessary to everyday living.

8)    Achieving personal independence.

ADVANTAGES OF DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS

1.     Specification of course content:-the concepts of developmental tasks helps in specifying the course content and its objectives in definite terms .They serve as guidelines to the individual .so that he can know in advance what type of role he has to perform.

2.     Definite Goal :-it serves to show the individual what will be expected when he reaches the next stage of development.

3.     Helpful to teacher:-it is helpful to teacher to prepare a conducive environment to achieve the developmental task.

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