Arnold gesell's point of view

gesell also conducted an extensive survey of children's behaviors and summarized their growth trends on this basis, from which some important points were summarized:

Development is the main product of genetic factors;

In the process of children's development, the age groups with higher or lower development quality alternate in sequence;

There is an obvious correlation between children's body type and personality.

gesell believes that the individual's physical and psychological development is carried out in a regular and orderly manner according to the order stipulated by genes. For example, in the development of human embryos, the heart is the first organ to form and function, followed by the central nervous system; The development of its head precedes that of its limbs, etc., which are all carried out in the order stipulated by genes. For the fetus and the individual after birth, its development is also mainly controlled by genes.

gesell's research not only adopts the method of longitudinal research, but also focuses on experiments and the use of new technologies (for example, using photography technology first). The Gesell Infant Development Scale, which he worked with his colleagues, was first published in 1925, and then revised several times, and published in 1937, 194, 1947 and 1974, and was translated into many languages. The content of the age test revised in 1974 includes five aspects of children's behavior: adaptation, big exercise, fine exercise, speech and personal-social behavior.

gesell's viewpoint was very popular in the west in the 194s and 195s, and it was regarded as the "Bible" of parenting by many parents, which had a great influence on the education of children and adolescents at that time. Although he is a mature theorist, his method of observing and judging children's behavior makes his research on children's development based on the correct methodology. Gesell Scale has the value of clinical diagnosis. It is not only suitable for measuring the development level of children, but also more suitable for disabled children than other scales. It is considered as one of the effective tools for infant intelligence test. He published more than 3 books in his life.