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Concept of Development — Revision Notes
NIOS · Class 10 · Home Science
Concept of Development revision notes for NIOS Class 10 Home Science: 4 topics in quick points. Part of the NIOS Class 10 Home Science syllabus.
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Key Topics to Revise
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1. Basic Concepts: Growth, Development, Maturation, and Learning
- Growth means increase in weight, height or length, and body proportions.
- Growth is quantitative and physical only.
- Development means qualitative changes in physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional, and other aspects.
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2. Heredity, Environment, and Individual Differences
- Heredity is what a person is born with.
- Heredity provides the basis for human personality and is a specific combination of inherited genes.
- Capabilities are determined by heredity, but their development depends on environmental opportunities.
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3. Principles of Development
- Development involves change from conception till death.
- Development follows a fixed pattern or sequence.
- Two major directions of development are cephalo-caudal and proximodistal.
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4. Types of Development
- Physical development is the most visible change in a child.
- Physical development includes gross motor skills and fine motor skills.
- Cognitive development includes thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and memory.
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Growth is an increase in weightDevelopment includes qualitative changes in personalityMaturation is the unfolding of potentialLearning is the acquisition of newHeredity is what a person
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What are the important topics in Concept of Development for NIOS Class 10 Home Science?
Key topics in Concept of Development include Basic Concepts: Growth, Development, Maturation, and Learning, Heredity, Environment, and Individual Differences, Principles of Development, Types of Development. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the NIOS Class 10 board exam.
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