6. Basic Principle of Growth and
Development(hve a video mars)
1. 1. Development follows an orderly sequence which is
predictable.
2. 2. The rate of development is unique to each
individual which makes individual differences.
3. 3. Development involves change.
4. 4. Early development is more critical than late
development.
5. 5. Development is a product of maturation and
learning.
8. Heredity- a kind of pre-arranged pattern as a result of
a process of transmission of genetic characteristics
from the parents to the offspring.
9. External Environment- all the conditions outside an
organism that in any way influences life process except
genes.
10. Classification of External
Environment:
External-physical Environment
Made of all the many things in the world that affect
directly (as food does) and all the things that stimulates
sense organs (as sights and sounds)
External-social Environment
All the human beings who influence us.
Direct contact such as families, neighbors, classmate and
friends
Indirect Contact such as radios televisions and books
