The document discusses factors that influence growth and development, including internal and external factors. Internal factors are hereditary, biological, intelligence, emotional, and social. Hereditary factors are determined at conception and influence characteristics. Biological factors like the nervous system and endocrine glands can impact development. Intelligence affects social, moral, and language development. Emotional factors like adjustability also influence development. Externally, prenatal environment, nutrition, and postnatal environment, opportunities, and care can impact a person's growth and development.

1. B.ED FIRST YEAR
PAPER-I
FACTORS INFLUENCING GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Sunita Arora
PRINCIPAL
Institute of Teacher’s Education

2. FEW OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCE G&D
 Economic and social status of family
 Parental and family care received by the child
 The quality of neighbourhood and surrounding
environment.
 The quality of the schooling received by the child.
 The quality of peer group relationships and
company of the child
 The quality of educational and vocational facilities
and opportunities available to the children.

4. INTERNAL FACTORS:
 Factors which lie within the individual are
designated as internal factors:
 Heredity Factors
 Biological Factors
 Intelligence
 Emotional Factors
 Social factors

5. HEREDITY FACTORS
 These factors play their role at the time of
conception of the child in the womb of the mother.
 This contribution is the real starting point and base
of all growth and development.
 The weight, height, colour of eyes, colour of the
skin, hair texture, characteristics are just decided by
these hereditary influences.

6. BIOLOGICAL FACTORS
 The nervous system which he inherits along with
him at any stage of his growth and development,
affects his further growth and development in
cognitive dimension.
 The chemistry of the body is governed by endocrine
and ductless glands, which secrete their own
chemicals known as hormones.
 In case, there is over activity or under activity on
the parts of these glands ,it may lead to serious
abnormality.

7. INTELLIGENCE
 Intelligence affects the social behaviour, moral
judgement and emotional make up of an individual.
 In this way, physical, social, emotional, moral and
language development of the child is greatly
influenced by the level of his intelligence.
 We can’t expect problem solving behaviour,
creative, imaginative and inventive venture from a
child having sub-normal intelligence.

8. EMOTIONAL FACTORS
 Emotional factors like emotional adjustability and
maturity play a big role in influencing one’s growth
and development.
 The children who are found to be overwhelmed with
negative emotions like fear, anger, jealousy etc. Are
adversely affected in terms of their normal physical,
mental, social, moral and language development.

9. SOCIAL FACTOR
 One’s socialization helps him in achieving
adjustment and advancement in other aspects of
his growth and development.
 He may learn from his environment more on
account of his social nature and it may help for his
proper growth and development.

10. EXTERNAL FACTORS
 Environment available in the womb of the mother
 The physical and mental health of the mother
during pregnancy.
 Single or multiple children getting nourishment in
the womb.
 The quality and quantity of nutrition received by the
embryo within the womb of the mother.
 Protection from harmful radiation
 Normal or abnormal delivery
 Damage or accident to the child in the womb.

11. ENVIRONMENT AVAILABLE AFTER BIRTH
 Accidents and incidents of life may change the
entire development of the individual.
 The quality of physical environment , medical care
and nourishment available to him may influence
growth and development.
 The quality of the facilities and opportunities
provided by the social and cultural forces may
influence the entire course of his development.

12. Thank you