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CHILD DEVELOPMENT, & PEDAGOGY

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oe, , 1.1 Concept of Development, , The term ‘development’ refers to the various qualitative and, quantitative changes taking place simultaneously with the, changes to growth. Therefore, development may be defined as, , a progressive series of mannered and coherent changes. The, word development indicates the changes related to growth, and the moves towards maturity. In other words,, development can be described as growth in physical, mental, and emotional state of an individual.

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In the process of development, new abilities and, characteristics get manifested and there is a progressive, change in the behaviour of individual. Definitions of, development given by various thinkers are given below, , « According to Jersild, Telford and Sawrey, “Development, refers to the complex set of process involved in the emergence, of a mature functioning organism from fertilised ovum”., , e According to E Hurlock, “Development is not limited to, growing layer. Instead, it consists of progressive series of, changes towards the goal of maturity”. Due to development,, new abilities grow in a man., , According to JE Anderson, “Development is concerned with, growth as well as those changes in behaviour which results, from environmental situations”., , e According to Heinz Werner, “Development consists of, two processes integration and differentiation”.