Previous Year Questions from Child's Growth and Development, B.Ed. course

UNIT-I: CONCEPT, STAGES, and TYPES OF GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

1. "Growth and Development are Synonymous to each other" - Explain the statement. Explain the difference and Principles of growth and development with suitable examples. (7.5+7.5)

2. What are the emotional and social characteristics of the Early childhood stage? 5

3. Which age is known for symbolic representation? 2

4. Distinguish growth and development. Explain the factors affecting the process of growth and development. Describe late childhood development with suitable examples. 6+4+5

5. What are the emotional and social characteristics of the adolescent stage? 5

6. Children's self-talk which guides their thinking and action is called as__________. (2)

7. Which age group of children among the following shows rapid development in their social consciousness? (i) Infancy (ii) Early childhood (iii) Late childhood (iv) Adolescence (2)

8. What are the needs of adolescents? State how emotional and social characteristics of the adolescent stage differ from that of the early childhood stage? (3+6+6)

9. "Human beings develop in both qualitative and quantitative terms." Justify the statement. (5)

10. Differentiate between growth and development. (1+1)

11. 'Growth is synonymous to development' - justify your answer. Describe with suitable examples the social and intellectual characteristics of early childhood stage. (5+5+5)

12. Expalin the need and significance of the stage when children seems to be more rebellious and argumentative. (2+3)

13. What is the function of Broca's area? (2)

14. Explain various types of emotions during the early childhood stage. How are they different from emotions during the adolescence stage? (10+5)

15. How is adolescence different from childhood? - Explain with anyone developmental characteristic. Discuss the problems of adolescence and suggest the measures to be taken for them. (5+5+5)

16. Explain the educational implications of the "Pre-operational stage" with examples. 5

UNIT-II: LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Describe Noam Chomsky's theory of language acquisition. (5)

2. Which one of the following is the area in the brain, responsible for language development and why? (2)

3. How B.F. Skinner's theory of Imitation is different from Noam Chomsky's theory of Innateness? mention some limitations of Skinner's theory of language acquisition? (5+5)

4. State the names and functions of three areas in the brain for language. (5)

5. Explain B.F. Skinner's theory of language acquisition. Give its limitations. (2+3)

6. Describe Noam Chomsky's and B.F. Skinner's theory of Imitation along with examples. (10+5) Answer:

7. What is the function of Broca's Area? (2)

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