TASK #2 My Most Unforgettable Learning Experience
ACTIVITY GUIDE NO. 2
My Most Unforgettable Learning Experience
Introduction: Erik Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development
Erikson believed that personality developed in a series of stages, which builds on the preceding stages and paves the way for following periods of development. In each stage, Erikson believed people experience a conflict that serves as a turning point in development.
In Erikson's view, these conflicts are centered on either developing a psychological quality or failing to develop that quality. During these times, the potential for personal growth is high but so is the potential for failure.
If people successfully deal with the conflict, they emerge from the stage with psychological strengths that will serve them well for the rest of their lives.3 If they fail to deal effectively with these conflicts, they may not develop the essential skills needed for a strong sense of self.
Erikson's theory described the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan. He was interested in how social interaction and relationships played a role in the development and growth of human beings.
Task: To discuss your most unforgettable learning experience from your psychosocial development that will inspire young people.
Procedure:
- Identify a most unforgettable learning experience from your life. Explain in in detail, what were the circumstances around the event. What were you feeling during the experience, and why it is significant to you?
- Analyze the experience in the context of Eriksons Psychosocial Development Theory. At what stage of your psychosocial development were you in? And what was the conflict resolution that took place through that experience? Was it a positive or a negative resolution?
- What insights can you get from this exercise which you can use in your role as a teacher guiding young adults who may be going through similar experiences?
Evaluation Criteria:
Please feel free to share your ideas. I will not give you specifications as to how long, number of words, font size, etc. Again, I want you to be creative for as long as the following criteria are met.
a. Relevance (your answers must answer the questions asked and relate to the topic being discussed, and in your professional practice as a teacher or health professional) = 30%
b. Organization (your ideas are systematically presented, grammatically correct, coherent, and with clear transitions) - 30%
c. Application (concepts presented are currently applied or to be applied in your own contexts as heath educators or health professionals) = 30%
d. Takeaways (your own learnings, insights, realizations, challenges to you as health professions educator) = 10%