Question

What is the difference between growth and development ??? ( 4 points).

Answer 1

1. Growth is just ‘getting bigger’, whereas development is improvement.
2. Growth can be explained as becoming bigger or larger or having more importance.
3. Growth is termed as a physical change, where as development is said to be physical as well as social or psychological change.
4. While growth is related to quantitative improvement, development is related to quantitative as well as qualitative improvement
5. When the term growth is related to living beings, it can mean the increase in weight, height and bone seize. On the other hand, development is the process of developing skills and capacities. It deals with the behavioural aspect of a living being.