Concept of Development — Chapter Summary
NIOS · Class 10 · Home Science
Summary of Concept of Development for NIOS Class 10 Home Science. Part of the NIOS Class 10 Home Science syllabus.
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Overview
Concept of development explains how a child changes from conception to death. Growth means increase in weight, height or length, and body proportions, while development includes physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional changes. Human development is shaped by heredity and environment, and
Key Concepts
Growth is an increase in weight
Growth is an increase in weight, height or length, and changes in body proportions. It is a quantitative change and takes place only in the physical a
Development includes qualitative changes in personality
Development includes qualitative changes in personality, behaviour, mental growth, emotional growth, language, social adjustment and physical progress
Maturation is the unfolding of potential
Maturation is the unfolding of potential traits already present at birth and controlled by heredity. Skills like crawling and walking appear when the
Learning is the acquisition of new
Learning is the acquisition of new skills through environmental stimulation, effort, practice and training.
Heredity is what a person
Heredity is what a person is born with, and it provides the basis for personality. Environment includes family, food, school, friends, neighbourhood a
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate growth and development
- Explain maturation, learning, heredity and environment
- Describe principles of development
- Identify physical, cognitive, social, emotional and language development
- Recognize gross motor and fine motor development
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