B.Ed First Year Notes English Medium

Heredity and environment play a vital role in the development of the personality of the individual
Introduction:
Heredity and environment play a vital role in the development of the personality of the individual.

GROWTH:-
1. Part: Growth is a part or an aspect of development.
2. Not continuous: It is not continuous. It is start from conception but end from at some particular age. Mostly, it stops
3. Changes in particular aspects growth in particular aspect of body and behavior.

Introduction
An understanding of the nature and principles of growth and development is very essential for the realization of the aim of education i.e. the maximum growth & development of personality – physical and motor development, cognitive, emotional, social development etc.

1. Principles of Sequential Development: Development follows a pattern (sequence)
Every species whether animal or human-being follow a pattern of development. In the case of human beings the process of development follows a definite pattern.

The knowledge of principles of growth and development is very important and useful for parents, teacher and educationists. Some of the users are:
1. Adjusting school programmes, procedures and practices:

Physical development means growing in height, weight and body proportions.
Parents and teachers are aware that children grow taller and heavier and stronger every day.
The growth in body is very rapid in early years, particularly

The term adolescence is derived from the Latin word Adolescence, which means to grow to maturity. It is a critical stage of development which lies between later childhood and maturity, emerging from childhood and merging into adulthood.

Role of teacher in solving problems and proper physical, mental, emotional and social development of the adolescent:
1. Proper Physical Development
The teacher should plan for this aspect in the following manner:
(a) By organizing various types of physical exercises, sports and games

The teacher or the school has a major role in facilitating the overall development of children once they are enrolled in the school.
Educational Implications of Physical Development:

1.To have the proper knowledge of adolescent’s psychology:
A teacher should have knowledge about adolescent’s psychology. i). What are the specific needs of adolescents? ii). What type of changes does taken place during this period?

(a) Social growth:
The social growth of children is a significant process.
This growth is too important to be ignored by the teacher and the parents

Educational implications of emotional development:
Usually children express many emotions link anger, fear, jealousy, affection, joy, pleasure, etc. Positive emotions help the child to develop a positive outlook about life.

Meaning of emotional intelligence
Emotional Intelligence, like General Intelligence is the product of one’s Heredity and its interaction with his environmental forces. Emotional Intelligence has, in recent years,