T-TET: PAPER-I // CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING ( English Version )

T-TET: PAPER-I // CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING 

Topic: Growth 

Growth is often considered synonymous with development. However, both these words have different meanings from different perspectives. Especially from the perspective of psychology and education. Undoubtedly, there are important and broad differences between growth and development.

What does Growth mean?

Growth is a term used to refer to physical changes in the human body. Considers the structural changes that occur in a child's body structure over time in terms of mass, height, number, type, position, color, width, weight, and shape.

However, these physical changes take place for a limited period of time and physical growth ceases after maturity. Therefore, it is clear that the physical changes that occur in the human body are called growth.

What is the meaning of Development?

Development is a term used to refer to the physical and mental growth of a child. It is a much broader term than growth as it encompasses not only physical structural changes but also physical, mental, social, intellectual, moral, linguistic, sexual, and emotional changes in a child.

Development is qualitative and cannot be perceived through the senses which cannot be measured. Not only this, growth itself is considered a part of development. Which makes development a much more comprehensive term than growth.

The concept of Growth

• Growth is the physical change that occurs in the human body.
• So all the physical changes that occur in the human body like the size of the head, finger size, and body parts are considered as child growth.
• Such physical changes occur from birth to late adolescence.
• These physical changes occur for a limited period of time and physical growth slows down during puberty.

The concept of Development

• Development is the broad meaning of changes that take place at the social, emotional, physical, intellectual, psychological, sexual, and linguistic levels.
• Development not only refers to the size of the brain but also the proper functioning of the brain with age and mental level.
• As time goes by, development begins.
• Development is qualitative and cannot be perceived through the senses and therefore impossible to measure.
• In addition, growth itself is considered a part of overall development. Which makes development more comprehensive and complex than growth.