Developmental theorists have proposed a variety of explanations as to how and why children change over time. These explanations can be categorized into seven theoreticalframeworks: biological,...

Developmental theorists have proposed a variety of explanations as to how and why children change over time. These explanations can be categorized into seven theoreticalframeworks: biological, behaviorism and social learning, psychodynamic, cognitive-developmental, cognitive process, sociocultural, and developmental systems perspectives. The seven frameworks focus on different domains of development and place greater or lesser importance on nature versus nurture, universality versus diversity, and qualitative versus quantitative change. Teachers and other practitioners may find that several frameworks are relevant to their work.

Writea maximum 350-word essay addressing the following questions:

1. How were the early human development theories similar?

2. What major trends do you see in the progression of human development theories?

3. How did the field of education change as more research and theories were established in the field of human development?

4. Why is it important for educators to become familiar with the relationship between human development theories and the field of education?