Developmental Psychology Assignment
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Running head: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY1Developmental PsychologyStudent’s NameInstitution AffiliationDate of Submission
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY2IntroductionRelative age is defined as the month in which a child is born (Grove Jim, 2016). Additionally, relative age effect is the immediate as well as long-term consequences which affectselection and participation in youth sport. Relative age effect does not only affect the participation in sports but also in academic work. For instance, in the application of joining Oxbridge, most applicants were from Wales and England where the year of the school groups was created on the basis of September-August. For the applicants who were older in the school year groups had a higher chance to reach Oxbridge compared to younger classmates. Evidently, the annual-age way of grouping leads to kids in an age group to be older than children in the same age group. For instance, a child born in the month of September tends to be twelve months older compared to another child who is born in August although they can compete and train in a similar age grouped team. Research shows that Relative Age Effect is seen at all levels. Thus, a person’s date of birth may have an impact whether the individual plays a sport, chosen at youth levels, and proceed to be a professional player. Research shows that relative age effect has some impacts on the development of a child (teoldo da costa, 2012). Notably, children who are younger in a given year group are likely to do less in attainment exams than those who are older. The measure subjects which are commonly used are reading, mathematics, and writing. Researchshows children who are born in a later year are frequently disadvantaged and there is a probability of them performing less well in sports and in school than those early-born peers. Additionally, they consequently receive less encouragement as well as recognition from others. Notably, when they happen to be among children who mature late, the effects become amplified. It means that the brain of younger children is not able to get classwork quickly compared to older
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY3children who brain has developed fully and they are able to comprehend information faster (Musch, & Grondin, 2001). Studies which were conducted in Chile and the United States of America found that thosechildren who tend to be younger in their year group are more likely to be retained in a certain class. It means that these children usually develop at a low rate and they end up learning two or three years in the same class. Such children develop low self-esteem since they feel unworthy especially when they are in the same class with older pupils. Additionally, retaining in the same class might make the pupil delay in her or his academics for a long time and spent a lot of time inbooks without applying the knowledge learned in class in the real world. Additionally, these younger children are more likely to have special educational needs. Most of them do not understand the concept learned in class at a fast rate, and therefore they are forced to go for tuition while others are at home. Additionally, some might even be homeschooled because their parents may think that the teacher is not giving them the special attention that they need (Augste & Lames, 2011). Evidently, anyone can guess what may happen to children at a younger age than others. In many cases, these children begin to put less concern and effort when it comes to school work, and they may even lose a lot of ground which is relative to their more and older mature fellow peers. These kinds of distortions occur all the time in physical activities as well as in sports. Kidswith an older developmental age or relative age or a combination of the both may outdo fellow peers in the early years (Furley & Memmert, 2016). People mistake all these concerning the kid outperforming others, and they may think that the child is well talented, but that is a mistake. If an individual digs deeper concerning the kid who outperforms other in sports and in school, they may find that the kid might have matured earlier or he or she is older than his peers. Looking at
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