characteristics of adolescents
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Characteristics of
Adolescents
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• Intellectual•Social• Emotional and physiological•Moral
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Intellectual Development
• Display a wide range of intellectual development.• Are in transition from concrete to abstract thinking
(hypothetico-deductive reasoning or the formal operation)
• Are intensely curious and dabble (experiment)• Prefer active over passive learning activities.
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Intellectual Development
• Prefer interaction with peers during learning activities.• Respond positively to opportunities to participate in real
life situations. • Are often preoccupied with self or self-reflective.• Have a strong need for approval and may be easily
discouraged.• Develop an increased understanding of personal
abilities.
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Intellectual Development• Are inquisitive about adults, often challenging their
authority, and always observing them.• May show disinterest in conventional academic
subjects but are intellectually curious about the world and themselves.
• Are developing a capacity to understand high level or sophisticated humor, some of which may be misunderstood by adults to be sarcastic or even aggressive.
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Social Development
• Modeling behavior after that of older students, not necessarily that of parents and other adults.
• Experimenting with ways of talking and acting as part of searching for a social position with peers.
• Exploring questions of racial and ethnic identity and seeking peers who share the same background.
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Social Development• Exploring questions of sexual identity in visible or
invisible ways.• Feeling intimidated or frightened by the initial
middle school experience.• Liking fads/fashion and being interested in popular
culture, e.g. k-pop.• Overreacting to ridicule, embarrassment, and
rejection.
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Social Development
• Seeking approval of peers and others with attention-getting behaviors.
• As interpersonal skills are being developed, fluctuates between a demand for independence and a desire for guidance and direction.
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Emotional and Physiological Development
• Mood swings marked by peaks of intensity and by unpredictability.
• Needing to release energy, with sudden outbursts of activity.
• A desire to become independent and to search for adult identity and acceptance.
• Self-consciousness and being sensitive to personal criticism.
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Emotional and Physiological Development
• Concern about physical growth and maturity.• A belief that their personal problems, feelings, and
experiences are unique to themselves.• Overreacting to ridicule, embarrassment, and
rejection.• Seeking approval of peers and others with
attention-getting behaviors.
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Moral Development
• Often show compassion for those who are downtrodden or suffering and have a special concern for animals and environmental problems.
• Are increasingly aware of and concerned about inconsistencies between values exhibited by adults and the conditions they see in society.
• An understanding of the complexity of moral issues (question values, cultural expressions, and religious teachings).
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Moral Development
• Being capable of and interested in participating in democracy.
• Impatience with the pace of change, and underestimating how difficult it is to make social changes.
• Needing and being influenced by adult role models who will listen and be trustworthy.
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Moral Development
• Relying on parents and important adults for advice, but wanting to make their own decisions.
• Judging others quickly, but acknowledging one’s own faults slowly.
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Sources:• At the Turning Point The Young Adolescent Learner: Turning Points Transforming
Middle Schools. www.turningpts.org• Teaching and Learning with Young Adolescents; Section 2: The Adolescent
Learner. www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/sp/intermed/diversity/sec2.PDF• This We Believe: Successful Schools for Young Adolescents. National Middle
School Association.• Catlin Gabel School. (2013). Characteristics of Adolescents.
http://www.catlin.edu/middle/characteristics-of-adolescents• F.P. Hughes. (1999). Children, Play, and Development: 3rd Edition. Pearson: New
Jersey.