EDU
02 – DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEARNER (New Batch)
UNIT
I: BASIC CONCEPTS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT
Concepts
of Growth and Development
Psychologist believes
that education starts from mother’s womb. We know mother is a first teacher of
the child. Knowing of growth and development of the child makes one to bring
the best in the child’s life.
·
Growth refers to dimensional
augmentation, or quantitative changes in size and weight.
·
Development involves a series of
progressive, orderly and meaningful changes leading to the global maturity.
·
Crow
and Crow: “growth refers to structural and physiological
changes while development refers to growth as well as changes in behaviour.
·
Hurlock
(1959): “Development means a progressive series of changes
that occur in an orderly predictable pattern as a result of maturation and
experience”.
Difference between
Growth and Development
Growth
•
Changes in the body
•
Quantitative
•
Measurable
•
Physical aspect
•
Simple
•
Structural
•
Physiological
•
End with attainment of maturity
•
May or may not bring development
Development
•
Overall changes
•
Qualitative & Quantitative
•
Observable but difficult to measure
•
All aspects
•
Complex
•
Functional
•
Psychological
•
Continues process
•
It is possible without growth
Factors
affecting development
Development as a result
of interaction between individual potential (innate, acquired) and external
environment (Physical, socio-cultural, ecological, economic and technological).
Internal
Factors
·
Hereditary factors
·
Biological or constitutional factors
·
Intelligence
·
Emotional factors
·
Social nature
External
factors
·
Environment in the womb of the mother
·
Environment available after birth
Principles
of Development
·
Principle of continuity –womb to tomb
·
Principle of lack of uniformity in the
developmental rate
·
Principle of individual difference
·
Principles of uniformity of pattern.
·
Principle of proceeding from general to
specific responses
·
Principle of integration
·
Principle of interrelation
·
Principle of interaction
·
Principle of cephalocoudal and
proximodistal tendencies (head to foot, central to periphery)
·
Principle of predictability
·
Principle of spiral development
Aspects of Development
·
Physical & Motor development
·
Cognitive Development
·
Emotional Development
·
Social Development
·
Moral development
·
Language Development
STAGES
OF DEVELOPMENT
Sl.No
|
Stages in the
life span
|
Age
|
1
|
Prenatal
Period
|
From
Conception to Birth
|
2
|
Infancy
|
B
to 2 yrs
|
3
|
Childhood
Early
Childhood
Later
Childhood
|
3
to 12
3
to 6
7
to 12 or up to the onset of puberty
|
4
|
Adolescence
|
13
to 19 or from onset of puberty till the attainment of maturity
|
5
|
Adulthood
|
20
to 60
|
6
|
Old
age
|
60
above or from the end of reproduction capacity
|
l. Prenatal Period (270
to 280 days or 10 months)
·
Favourable environmental conditions in
the mother’s body can foster the development of heredity potential
·
Fixation of sex
·
Greater growth and development
·
Affect the environmental factors
First
month
·
Fertilization occurs
·
Zygote implants itself in the lining of
the uterus
·
Rapid cell divisions occurs
·
Embryonic stage lasts from 2 weeks to 8
weeks
·
Cells differentiate in to three distinct
layers such as the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm
·
Nervous system being develop
·
Embryo is half inch long.
Second
month
·
Heart and blood vessels form
·
Head area develops rapidly
·
Eye being to form in detail
·
Internal organs grow, especially the
digestive system.
·
Sex organs develop rapidly and sex is
distinguished
·
Arms and legs form and grow
·
Heart beings to beat faintly
·
Embryo is 1 inch long and weight 1/10
ounce
Third
Month
·
Head growth occurs rapidly
·
Bone formation beings to form rapidly
·
The digestive organs beings to function
·
Arms, legs, and fingers make spontaneous
movements
·
Fetus is 3 inches long and weight 1
ounce
Forth
month
·
Lower parts of the body show rapid
growth
·
Bones are distinct in X-rays
·
Reflex movement becomes more active
·
Heart beat detected by physician
·
Sex organs are fully formed
·
Fetus is 7 inches long and weight 5
ounce
Fifth
month
·
Mother being to feel reflex movements
·
Ears and nose being develop
·
Fingernails and toenails being appear
·
Fetus shows hiccups, thump sucking, and kicking
·
Fetus is 12 inches long and weighs 14
ounces
Sixth
month
·
Eyes and eyelids fully formed
·
Fat develops under the skin
·
Fetus is 14 inches long and weighs 2
pounds
Seventh
Month
·
Cerebral cortex of brain develops
rapidly
·
Fetus is 17 inches long and weighs 3
pounds.
Eight
months
·
Subcutaneous fat is deposited for later
use
·
Fingernails reach beyond the fingertips
·
Fetus is 17 inches long and weighs 5
pounds
Ninth
Month
·
Hair covering the entire body is shed
·
Organ systems function actively
·
Vernix is present over the entire body
·
Fetus settles in to position for birth
·
The neonate is 21 inches long and weighs
7 pounds
II. Infancy (Birth to 2
years)
·
Stage of rapid development
·
Red skin, large head, they sleep for
about 18 to 22 hours a day
·
By six months of age, infants can
discriminate between faces of parents
·
By the age of nine month, a baby can
creep
·
One year- can associate sounds and say
dada, mama or bye bye.
III. Early childhood (3
to 6 years)
·
Toy age
·
Troublesome age
·
Pre-gang age
·
Creative age
·
Imitative age
·
Physical development is slow rate
·
The arms and legs lengthen and the hands
and feet grow bigger
·
The baby teeth begin to be replaced by permanent
teeth
·
Develops a verity motor skills
·
Learning to get along with the age-mates
·
Learning appropriate sex role
·
Developing appropriate skills in
reading, writing and calculating
·
Developing concepts
·
Developing morality, attitude towards
social institutions etc.
IV. Later childhood ( 6
to 13)
·
Individual changes from an asexual to a
sexual being
·
Overlapping period
·
Short period
·
Time of rapid changes
·
Negative phase
·
Gang age
·
Elementary school age
·
Very short span of attention
V. Adolescence (13- 19)
·
Individual becomes sexually mature and
ending when he reaches sexual maturity
·
Transitional period
·
Period of change
·
Dreaded age – inclined towards
antisocial
·
Time of unrealism – high aspirations
·
Threshold of adulthood
·
Accepting sex roles
·
Relationship with both sexes
·
Emotional independence from parents
·
Preparing for an occupation
·
Civic competency
·
Building values
·
Fast growth especially in girls
·
Trunk broaden
·
Mature sex organs
·
Larges stomach
·
Heart grows rapidly
·
Temporary imbalance of whole endocrine
system
·
Skeleton stops growing
·
Growth of muscles
·
Widening of shoulders
·
Growth of pubic hair
·
Stress and strain
·
Resulting from physical changes
·
Intense, uncontrolled and irrational
·
Refusing to speak or loudly criticizing
·
Romance
·
Worry about future
·
Increased peer group influence
·
Heterosexual relationships
·
Social competency
·
Boys with more larger loosely knit
groups
·
Girls with smaller and sharply defined
groups
·
New values in selecting friends
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