Area of Study 12.0: Human Development: Grades 6-12

Analyze factors that influence human growth and development.

Analyze principles of human growth and development across the life span.

Analyze conditions that influence human growth and development.

Analyze strategies that promote growth and development across the life span.

Analyze physical, emotional, social, moral, and cognitive development.

Analyze interrelationships among physical, emotional, social, moral, and cognitive aspects of human growth and development.

Analyze current and emerging research about human growth and development, including but not limited to brain development research.

Analyze the influences of heredity and environment on human growth and development.

Analyze the influences of social, economic, and technological forces on individual growth and development.

Analyze the influences of gender, ethnicity, and culture on individual development.

Analyze the influences of life events on individuals' physical, emotional, social, moral and cognitive development.

Analyze geographic, political, and global influences on human growth and development.

Analyze the role of nurturance on human growth and development.

Analyze the role of communication on human growth and development.

Analyze the role of educational and family and social services support systems and resources in meeting human growth and development needs.