CHILDHOOD AND GROWING UP Topic 1 Growth and Development of the Learner Meaning of Growth and Development Most of us use the two terms growth and development interchangeably and accept them as synonyms. Both these terms relate to the measurement of changes occurred in the individual after conception in the womb of the mother. Change is accepted as the law of nature. An individual starting from a fertilized egg turns into a full fledged human adult. In this turn over process he undergoes a cycle of changes brought about by the process of growth and development. In various dimensions physical, mental, social etc. Therefore in the wider sense both the terms growth and development can be used for any change brought about by maturation and learning (Formal as well as informal education) and essentially is the product of both heredity and environment. In reality these two terms have different meanings. Let us now discuss the difference under the two headings:...
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