Difference between Human Growth and Development
The fundamental difference between growth and development is as follows:
| GROWTH | DEVELOPMENT |
| 1 Growth is quantitative change. | 1. Development is a qualitative change. |
| 2. Growth is concrete. | 2. Development is abstract. |
| 3. Growth can be measured. Size, weight, height can be measured. | 3. Development cannot be measured but can be experienced. |
| 4. Growth is internal or external physical change. | 4. Development can be physical, mental, intellectual, emotional, and psychological |
| 5. Growth begins from conception and ends towards matured age. | 5. Development begins from conception and goes on lifelong. |
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Important Points :-
1. Growth refers to structural physical changes, like growth in height, weight and size of a person.
2. Development includes qualitative changes like social, mental and intellectual development.
3. Growth and development differ from each other significantly. Like, growth is concrete which can be observed while development is abstract which cannot be observed.
4. There are 8 salient stages of development.
5. Many rules are included in the rules of development, like, it is variable, occurs in a definite sequence, it is a result of maturity and learning. In this the early development is more important than the later stage development. Development is simpler to complex. Continuity is found in development, etc.
Concept of human Growth and Development mcq
1. _______is qualitative.
(a) Growth
(b) development
(c) Belief
(d) (a) and (b) both
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2. The age of 3-12 years is known as
(a) Gestational period
(b) infancy
(c) Adolescence
(d) childhood
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3. Development is a result of
(a) Age
(b) learning
(c) Maturity
(d) (b) and (c) both
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4. The duration of developmental forms is
(a) Definite
(b) indefinite
(c) Infinite
(d) none of these
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