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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Presented By
Dr. Manju M. S.
Asst. Prof.

Childhood basically means the state of
being a child. Every people have their
own unique childhood.
07-02-2021 Dr. Manju M.S., Asst. Prof., BCE 2

Every people have their own childhood in a different and
unique way.

GROWTH
DEVELOPMENT

GROWTH • Net increase in the size, or mass of the
tissue.
• It is largely attributed to multiplication of
cells and increase in the intracellular
substance.
• It is quantitative changes of the body.

As a result of the growth,
• The child
 Has a greater capacity for learning, for
remembering, and for reasoning.
 Grows mentally as well as physically.

According to Hurlock (1959),
“Growth is change in size, in proportion, the disappearance
of the old features and acquisition of new ones”.

According to Crow and Crow (1962),
• Growth refers to structural and physiological changes.

CHARACTERISTICS
• Changes in the quantitative aspects come into the
domain of growth.
• Growth is one of the aspects of the developmental
processes.
• Growth does not continue throughout life, it stops
when maturity has been attained.
• Growth may or may not bring development.

DEVELOPMENT
• A change in shape, form or structure so as
to improve its working or functioning.
• The universal process of age related change
over the life span.
• Certain qualitative changes or changes in
character leading to maturity of
improvement in functioning.

The Encyclopedia Britannica defined the word
‘development’ as
• The progressive change in size, shape, and
function during the life of an organism by
which its genetic potential (genotype) is
translated into functioning adult systems
(phenotype). This means that development
includes the increase not only in the size, but
also in the function of an organ.

According to J.E. Anderson (1950):
“Development is concerned with growth as
well as those changes in behavior which
results from environmental situations”.

CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVELOPMENT
• The changes follow an orderly pattern that moves toward greater complexity and enhances survival.
• Development implies overall changes in shape, form or structure, resulting in improved working or
functioning.
• It indicates the changes in the quality or character rather than in quantitative aspects.
• Development is a wide and comprehensive term; it refers to overall changes in the individual.
• Development describes the changes in the organism as a whole and does not list changes in parts.
• Development implies improvement in functioning and behaviour and hence brings qualitative changes.
• Development is also possible without growth as we see in the cases of some children

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
INTERDEPENDENT
DIFFERENT MEANING &
CHARACTERISTCS

GROWTH VS DEVELOPMENT

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