Concept of Development
NIOS · Class 10 · Home Science
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Topics in Concept of Development
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.
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.
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.
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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