Explain the terms growth and development. Discuss the educational
importance of growth and development.
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Answer:
Growth is the progressive increase in the size of a child or parts of a child. Development is progressive acquisition of various skills (abilities) such as head support, speaking, learning, expressing the feelings and relating with other people. Growth and development go together but at different rates.
Explanation:
Growth is defined as an irreversible constant increase in the size of an organ or even an individual cell. Growth refers to the increase in mass and size of a body Whereas Development is the process where a particular organism, not only grows physically but acquires mental and physiological growthas well. Education is not only a process and a product of growing, it means growing. It aims at the fullest possible realisation of all the potentialities of children