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Concept of Development & its Relationship with Learning:

Development at a Glance:

→ The term ‘development’ refers to the various quantitative and qualitative changes that is taking place during the time of growth.

→  The process of development continues from the time of conception until death.

→ Development occurs in an orderly manner  and it follows a sequence like: Infancy – Early childhood-Late childhood-Adolescence-Maturity.

→ The term development is the sum of both qualitative and quantitative changes occur throughout time.

→ It can be predict but cannot measure accurately like growth.

→ The developmental pattern of various individuals are not same, they differ in developmental pattern.

Types of Development : 

Following types of developments are important in child psychology

• – Physical Development: we can observe physical development of a child. It includes overall motor skills like walking, jumping, catching, swimming, climbing etc. It’s largely depends on child’s health and food supplements.
• – Cognitive Development: It is the development of mental skills like listening, seeing, touching, smelling, thinking, reasoning, remembering etc. We can’t observe it but can predict the rate of cognitive development through some tests or by other means.
• – Social Development: It indicates how a child adjusts with the society or friends. Various social skills that are important for a child is sharing, cooperation, patience, interaction etc.
• – Emotional Development: Emotion means the state of our mind or feeling of our mind. Emotional development in child is wide observed and it helps in personality development and other social interaction.
• – Language Development: Language development means the development of proper communication skills like speaking, writing, sign, reading etc. Language is essential for the communication and it helps in the development of other skills.
• – Moral Development: It is the development of ethics or morals. It depends on the cognitive development.

 

Meaning of the word “Growth”:

• – Growth refers to the physical changes of human body that are visible and touchable.
• – Growth is the increase in height and weight.
• – It refers to the quantitative changes.
• – It is possible to measure growth accurately.

Growth:

It refers to the growth of different parts of our body parts. Example, the change of shape and height of individual. It is measurable and touchable. It is the quantitative changes of body parts.

Factors Affecting Growth & Development:

1. Following factors are responsible….
   • – Heredity is the biological term that refers the passes of physical and genetic characters from parents to offspring.
   • -It is important for the development and growth of an organism.
   • – Environment also controls the development and growth process.
   • – Nutrition is essential for healthy life which influences the growth and development.
   • – Sex is another factor. Boys are taller than girls. But in some aspects girls are more expert than boys.
   • – Proper care is also important for normal growth and development.

 

Differences Between Growth and Development:

Growth	Development
It is physical changes in height, weight, length.	It is overall changes that includes growth also.
It is quantitative	It is qualitative
It does not continue throughout life.	It continues throughout life.
Growth may not bring development.	Development is not possible without growth.
It is measurable.	It is not measurable, but can be predict the rate.

 

Various stages of Development of Human:

General classification of various stages of human development is…

Developmental Stages	Characteristics
1. Infancy stage (0 to 2 years)	– It is the first stage of development. Increase in size, shape and weight of baby.
2. Childhood stage (2 to 12 years)	– It is subdivided into two stages e.g.. Early childhood (2 to 6 years) and Late childhood (6 to 12 years). – In childhood rapid growth takes place. – Early childhood is called Toddler stage as teeth starts to grow. – Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic theory marked this stage as Latancy stage (Sexual and aggressive urges are expressed). – Child learn the value of peer relationship and acquire various skills. – Best friends are important at late childhood stage.
3. Adolescence stage (2 to 18 years)	– Important period for cognitive development. – According to Stanley Hall Adolescence is the period of Stress and Storm. – During this stage adjustment and development run parallely. – Proper guidance and counselling is important during adolescence.
4. Adult Stage (18 to 65 years)	– During this stage growth stops but development continues. – Mental capacity, reasoning ability and physical strength are in peak position.

 

Learning:

• – Learning is the modification of human behaviour.
• – According to EL Thorndike, “Learning is a gradual process where the individual will make many attempts to learn.”
• – According to Crow & Crow, “The learning involves in the acquisition of habits, knowledge and attitudes.”

 

(Some important Questions and Answers on CDP (Development and Learning) for the upcoming LP, UP, High School TET and PGT TET are discussed below)

 

1 . Which of the following is true regarding key principle of child development?

A) Development occurs in a linear fashion

B) Development is uniform across all children

C) Development is influenced by both nature and nurture

D) Development happens only in embryonic stage

Answer: C) Development is influenced by both nature and nurture

 

2 .Which of the following is not correct about development

A) Development is complex process

B) Development is the qualitative & quantitative changes

C) Development can be measure accurately

D) Development depends on several factors

Answer: C) Development can be measure accurately

3. Which of the following is correct about development

A) Infancy-early childhood-late childhood-adolescence-maturity

B) Infancy- adolescence-early childhood-late childhood

C) Adolescence-late childhood-early childhood-Infancy

D) Early childhood-late childhood-Infancy-adolescence

Answer: A) Infancy-early childhood-late childhood-adolescence-maturity

4. Cognitive development refers to the

A) Mental development

B) Social development

C) Emotional development

D) Moral development

Answer: A) Mental development

5. Which of the following age group is called as Toy Age

A) Late childhood

B) Adolescence

C) Early childhood

D) Infancy

Answer: C) Early childhood

6. Who proposed the psychoanalytical theory

A) Kohlberg

B) Sigmund Freud

C) Vygotsky

D) Crow & Crow

Answer: B) Sigmund Freud

7. Which of the following is not responsible for growth and development

A) Heredity

B) Nutrition

D) Environment

D) Social media

Answer: D) Social media

8. Cognitive development means 

A) Development of physical ability

B) Development of emotion

C) Development of intelligence

D) Growth of body parts

Answer: C) Development of intelligence

9. Development starts from  [CTET Jan. 2012]

A) post-childhood stage

B) pre-natal stage

C) the stage of infancy

D) pre-childhood stage

Answer: B) pre-natal stage

10. Learning is 

A) a change in behaviour

B) the result of experience or practice

C) relatively permanent change in behaviour

D) all of the above

Answer: D) all of the above

11. Which of the following statements cannot be considered as a feature of ‘learning’?

[CTET June 2011]

A) Learning is something that occurs as a result of certain experiences

B) Study of behaviour is learning

C) Unlearning is also a part of learning

D) Learning is a process that mediates behaviour

Answer: B) Study of behaviour is learning

12. Development occurs in case of the  human beings

A) throughout the life

B) upto childhood

C) upto adolescence

D) upto Adulthood

Answer: A) throughout the life

13. Factors influencing development in human beings include

A) Heredity

B) Sex

C) Social Environment

D) All of the above

Answer: D) All of the above 

14. Which of the following stage of development is important for cognitive development

A) Adolescence

B) Infancy

C) Early childhood

D) Middle childhood

Answer: A) Adolescence

15. Which of the following is correct about development

A) Development stops after Adolescence

B) Development does not depend of Nutrition

C) Development is continuous process

D) Development is not essential for learning

Answer: C) Development is continuous process

16. Which of the following is not essential for language development

A) Interaction

B) Words

C) Pronunciation

D) Leisure

Answer: D) Leisure

 

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17. The period of adolescence is between

A) 12 to 18 years

B) 12 to 25 years

C) 6 to 12 years

D) 2 to 6 years

Answer: A) 12 to 18 years

18. During which period rapid growth of height and physique is observed?

A) Adolescence

B) Adulthood

C) Childhood

D) Infancy

Answer: C) Childhood

19. According to Psychoanalytic theory which stage is termed as Latency stage?

A) Early childhood

B) Infancy

C) Late Childhood

D) Adolescence

Answer: C) Late Childhood

20. What is the meaning of growth?

A) It is a part of development

B) It is a quantitative parameter

C) It is the change related to development

D) All of the Above

Answer: D) All of the Above