These physical changes to boys and girls have a stable sequence, yet varying rates.
What is puberty?
100
Changing bodies and coordination lead to this phase which young adolescence can often be referred to.
What is the awkward phase?
100
This behavior leads young adolescents to act upon their thoughts without thinking through the consequences of their actions.
What is impulsive?
100
Because physical appearance is linked to self perception students should not be in situations which highlight these differences.
What are physical differences?
100
This belief centers around the perception that all attention is focused on the young adolescent when they are in social situations.
What is the imaginary audience?
200
This endocrine gland is the size of a pea, influences growth, and controls other endocrine glands.
What is the pituitary gland?
200
During young adolescence, bones in the body fuse in this process.
What is ossification?
200
This is a specific type of humor young adolescents inflect on each other, however it can result in hurt feelings due to misinterpretation.
What is sarcasm?
200
Because it is uncomfortable for students to sit for extended periods of time due to their growing bodies this should be allowed.
What are alternative seating positions?
200
An individual's understanding of who they are independently, the direction of their lives, and how to fit into society helps them construct this concept.
What is personal identity?
300
This is typically a poor marker for the onset of puberty.
What is chronological age?
300
While weight is not a defining signal of development, body fat percentage has been shown to be a marker for this developmental milestone in girls.
What is menarche?
300
Changing bodies and increases in sweat gland production promote a need for young adolescents to focus on this.
What is hygiene?
300
Teachers can use events which occur naturally in the course of the school day to provide emotional learning opportunities which develop this.
What is emotional intelligence?
300
Behind physical appearance, teens ranked this as a contributor to their global self-esteem.
What is social acceptance and/or athletic prowess?
400
In addition to an increase of today's youth eating high calorie diets this lifestyle has aided in the earlier onset of puberty in children.
What is leading sedentary lives?
400
While sports are often popular during the middle school years, this fraction of all sports-related injuries occur between the ages of 5 and 14.
What is 1/3?
400
The decrease of fine motor control makes this activity more difficult and thereby impacts the educational experience.
What is handwriting?
400
Getting to know students, helping them recognize personal talents and goals, and supporting reasonable and safe risk taking are all practices teachers can utilize to help students develop this.
What is self-esteem?
400
Preoccupation with this drives many young adolescents to spend increased time in front of the mirror and focusing on their looks.
What is body image?
500
This concept refers to the fact that bodies may develop at a certain rate emotional and intellectual abilities may develop at other rates.
What is asynchronous development?
500
Nearly 25% of young adolescents experience this condition due to elongation of the eyeball.
What is myopia or nearsightedness?
500
This is the vent through which the internal pressure of growing up escapes.
What is the emotional domain?
500
Negative behavior is likely to follow when learning environments of a school are not in harmony with this.
What are the developmental needs of students?
500
Present self image, desired perception by others, and awareness of how others perceive them is referred to as this reflector.