Factors related to growth and development

1. Psychology and Guidance in
Education:
Topic: Factors related to Growth and
Development

2. GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT
• Growth:
Growth means an increase in
size, height, weight, length, etc. which
can be measured.
• Development:
Development implies
changes in shape, form or structure
resulting in improved working. It

3. Why we do study?
• It is essential for every teacher and
parents know the fundamentals of growth
and development.
• Good, effective teaching and guidance
depend on the study of growth and
development.
• Effective learning takes place when
learning situations are arranged in
accordance with the growth and
development.

4. Difference B/W Growth and Development
• Growth is cellular but
development is organization.
• Growth and Development is the
joint product of heredity and
environment.
• Growth is the change maturation
and development continues till
death of the organism.

5. Factors of Growth and Development
There are several factors which directly or
indirectly influence the growth and
development of an organism
1.Heredity:
2.Environment:
3.Sex:
4.Nutrition:
5. Races:
6.Exercise:
7. Hormones:

6. Heredity:
• Heredity is a biological process through
which the transmission of physical and
social characteristics takes place from
parents to off-springs.
• It greatly influences the different aspects
of growth and development i.e. height,
weight and structure of the body, colour of
hair and eye, intelligence, aptitudes and
instincts.

7. Environment:
• Environment plays an important role in
human life.
• Psychologically a person's environment
consists of the sum total of the
stimulations (physical & Psychological)
which he receives from his conception.
• There are different types of environment s
–Physical Environment,
–Social Environment &
–Psychological Environment.

8. Sex :
• Sex acts as an important factor of
growth and development.
• There is difference in growth and
development of boys and girls.
• The boys in general taller,
courageous than the girls but Girls
show rapid physical growth in
adolescence and excel boys.

9. Nutrition:
Growth and Development of the child
mainly depend on his food habits &
nutrition:
Races:
The racial factor has a great influence
on height, weight, colour, features
and body constitution.

10. Exercise:
This does not mean the physical exercise as a
discipline. The brain muscles develop by its own
activity-play and other activities provide for these
growth and development of various muscles.
Hormones:
Hormones are physiological substances having
the power to raise or lower the activity level of
the body or certain organs of the body. For
example, the gland pancreas secretes
pancreatic juice, not into the blood, but into the
intestine.

11. Learning :
• Learning is the most important and
fundamental topic in the whole science of
psychology.
• Development consists of maturation and
learning.
• Learning includes much more than school
learning.
• Learning goes to help the human child in
his physical, mental, emotional,
intellectual, social and attitudinal
developments.

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