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Life-Span Perspective It is not related to a specific area of development (for example, psycho-social) or age period (adolescence) rather, it attempts to understand the development of an individual throughout the life within a changing socio-cultural context. Before entering into…
Characteristics of Life-Span Perspective: Life-span development expert, Paul Bates and his colleagues provide many of the main approaches to human development based on this perspective. They highlighted the following features of life-span perspective as follows: Development is a life-long process.…
PERSPECTIVES IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS Different perspectives on development explain behaviour as well as predict behaviour that can be observed. Biological Perspective Let’s begin our discussion of perspectives with the biological perspective. In the development of psychology,…
IMPACT OF SCHOOL ON DEVELOPMENT Development has been a critical issue in the education process. School holds a central place in the developmental process set forth for the students. They are the longest, organized and sustained extra-familial context for students.…
DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS IN DIVERSE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS A developmental task is a task which arises at a certain period in the life of the individual. The individual passes through a socially regulated cycle from birth to death and there…
ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT Nature vs. Nurture When we talk about nature in child development, we are talking about what comes to children through heredity. When we talk about nurture, we are referring to the influence of the environment. People who…
A balanced development occurs because of the combined role of heredity and environment. A child may have good heredity background, but if the environment in which he or she is brought up is not good, he or she may not…
Laws of Heredity Johann Gregor Mendal (1866) contributed significantly in developing the laws of heredity. He propounded two laws of heredity, namely, ‘Law of Segregation and Dominance’ and ‘Law of Independent Assortment.’ Though he conducted all his experiments on plants,…
The union of 23 chromosomes of the male with that of the female is the cause for conception. Of these, 22 pairs of chromosomes are the same in men and women. These are known as autosomes. The 23rd chromosome decides…
HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT Human development is affected by several factors. Different studies were conducted to understand the factors influencing human development and two factors were found to play a major role. They are heredity and environment. Heredity explains our growth…
Principles of Development Principle of Change As we know, human beings always think of moving ahead. Similarly, the nature and scope of development involved also changes with time. What a person was at age 5, will not be same at…
Difference in between Learning and Development Some believe that learning leads to development whereas others contend that development leads learning (Piaget). What should be taught at a particular level is decided in accordance with children’s developmental pattern. That is how…
Types of Development Physical Development This development is associated with development in one’s physical aspects such as height and weight. It is associated with quantitative changes that occur in the body. Mostly physical development takes place in cephalocaudal sequences, where…
Stages of Development Development in Early Childhood (2–6 Years) This is a stage where children like to do work independently. They do not like anyone to intervene in their work. Children show aggression, disobedience and antagonistic behaviour at this stage.…
Concept of Development The term ‘development’, in its most general psychological sense, refers to certain changes that occur in human beings (or animals) between conception and death. However, the term is not associated to just any changes, but to those…