MODULE 1: PRINCPLES OF GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
different stages of the child's growth and development: - Answer-a.) Newborn
b.) Infancy
c.) toddler
d.) early childhood
e.) School age
f.) Adolescence
Newborn - Answer-e immediately after birth until 1 month
Infancy - Answer-period from 1 month until 12 months
toddler stage - Answer-12 months until 3 years
early childhood or preschool - Answer-3 to 6 years old
School age children - Answer-6-12 years old
Adolescence - Answer-begins around 12 or 13 and lasts until the beginning of
adulthood
Abstract thought - Answer-capable of thinking in terms of possibility rather than limited
to thinking about what already is
Accommodation - Answer-taking in information and changing it to fix their existing ideas
common in preschoolers
Animism - Answer-Animals and inanimate objects as being capable of thought and
feelings also known as magical thinking
Assimilation - Answer-taking in information and changing it to fix their existing ideas
Conservation - Answer-It is the ability to discern truth, even though physical properties
change. This is common among school-age children.
Centering - Answer-ability to see only one of the object's characteristics
Development - Answer-Indicates an increase in skill or the ability to function
Development - Answer-Viewed as a qualitative change in the child that is demonstrated
by functioning or skill and that is achieved through maturation, and learning
,Development - Answer-affected by cultural changes
Development - Answer-product of heredity and environment
Ways to measure development: - Answer-a.) directly observing the child's performance
b.) noting parents' description of the child's progress
c.) DDST/MMDST
DDST - Answer-Denver Developmental Screening Test
MMDST - Answer-modified version of DDST
MMDST - Answer-Metro Manila Developmental Screening Test
DDST/MMDST - Answer-a full kit for developmental screening; pass or fail
Five Main Areas of Development: - Answer-a.) Physical
b.) Emotional
c.) Intellectual
d.) Social
e.) . Spiritual
Physical - Answer-height, strength, muscles, systems, organs and weight
Emotional - Answer-Involves trusting relationships to other adults and to children,
attitudes, show a strong sense of self as an individual, recognize and label their own
feelings
Intellectual - Answer-thinking and understanding
Social - Answer-interaction with others
Spiritual - Answer-concerns the broad search for transcendental meaning that may be
as simple as a young child's inquiries into how the world came into being
Developmental task - Answer-skill or a growth responsibility arising at a particular time
in an individual's life
Developmental task - Answer-achievement of which will provide a foundation for the
accomplishment of future tasks
Developmental task - Answer-not so much chronologic age as the completion of
developmental tasks that defines whether a child has passed from one developmental
stage of childhood to another
, Egocentrism - Answer-able to see only one of the object's characteristics
Growth - Answer-Increase in the number and size of cells
Growth - Answer-measured in terms of quantity
Growth - Answer-orderly and predictable but not even
Principles of growth and development - Answer-a.) Growth and development are
continuous processes from conception until death.
b.) Growth and development follows an orderly pattern
c.) All aspects of development are interrelated
d.) Growth is continuous and gradual
e.) Growth is not uniform
f.) All individuals are different
g.) Early foundations are critical
h.) Each phase of development has hazards
i.) Each phase of development has characteristic behavior
j.) There is an optimum time for initiation of developmental experiences or learning A
child cannot learn tasks until the nervous system mature enough to allow that particular
learning.
k.) Most developmental skills and behaviors are learned by practice
l.) Neonatal reflexes must be lost before motor development can proceed
m.) Development is affected by cultural changes
n.) There are social expectations for every stage of development
o.) . Development is a product of heredity and environment The child is born with some
inherited traits like physical stature and some other traits from his parents and develops
by interacting with his environment.
Growth and development follows an orderly pattern: - Answer-a.) Cephalocaudal
b.) Proximo-distal
c.) General to specific
Cephalocaudal - Answer-growth proceeds from head to toes
Proximo-distal - Answer-- growth proceeds from the center, or midline of the body to
peripheral
General to specific - Answer-Gross to refined
General to specific - Answer-Simple to complex
Growth and development - Answer-continuous processes from conception until death
all - Answer-At ___ times a child is growing new cells and learning new skills
AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
different stages of the child's growth and development: - Answer-a.) Newborn
b.) Infancy
c.) toddler
d.) early childhood
e.) School age
f.) Adolescence
Newborn - Answer-e immediately after birth until 1 month
Infancy - Answer-period from 1 month until 12 months
toddler stage - Answer-12 months until 3 years
early childhood or preschool - Answer-3 to 6 years old
School age children - Answer-6-12 years old
Adolescence - Answer-begins around 12 or 13 and lasts until the beginning of
adulthood
Abstract thought - Answer-capable of thinking in terms of possibility rather than limited
to thinking about what already is
Accommodation - Answer-taking in information and changing it to fix their existing ideas
common in preschoolers
Animism - Answer-Animals and inanimate objects as being capable of thought and
feelings also known as magical thinking
Assimilation - Answer-taking in information and changing it to fix their existing ideas
Conservation - Answer-It is the ability to discern truth, even though physical properties
change. This is common among school-age children.
Centering - Answer-ability to see only one of the object's characteristics
Development - Answer-Indicates an increase in skill or the ability to function
Development - Answer-Viewed as a qualitative change in the child that is demonstrated
by functioning or skill and that is achieved through maturation, and learning
,Development - Answer-affected by cultural changes
Development - Answer-product of heredity and environment
Ways to measure development: - Answer-a.) directly observing the child's performance
b.) noting parents' description of the child's progress
c.) DDST/MMDST
DDST - Answer-Denver Developmental Screening Test
MMDST - Answer-modified version of DDST
MMDST - Answer-Metro Manila Developmental Screening Test
DDST/MMDST - Answer-a full kit for developmental screening; pass or fail
Five Main Areas of Development: - Answer-a.) Physical
b.) Emotional
c.) Intellectual
d.) Social
e.) . Spiritual
Physical - Answer-height, strength, muscles, systems, organs and weight
Emotional - Answer-Involves trusting relationships to other adults and to children,
attitudes, show a strong sense of self as an individual, recognize and label their own
feelings
Intellectual - Answer-thinking and understanding
Social - Answer-interaction with others
Spiritual - Answer-concerns the broad search for transcendental meaning that may be
as simple as a young child's inquiries into how the world came into being
Developmental task - Answer-skill or a growth responsibility arising at a particular time
in an individual's life
Developmental task - Answer-achievement of which will provide a foundation for the
accomplishment of future tasks
Developmental task - Answer-not so much chronologic age as the completion of
developmental tasks that defines whether a child has passed from one developmental
stage of childhood to another
, Egocentrism - Answer-able to see only one of the object's characteristics
Growth - Answer-Increase in the number and size of cells
Growth - Answer-measured in terms of quantity
Growth - Answer-orderly and predictable but not even
Principles of growth and development - Answer-a.) Growth and development are
continuous processes from conception until death.
b.) Growth and development follows an orderly pattern
c.) All aspects of development are interrelated
d.) Growth is continuous and gradual
e.) Growth is not uniform
f.) All individuals are different
g.) Early foundations are critical
h.) Each phase of development has hazards
i.) Each phase of development has characteristic behavior
j.) There is an optimum time for initiation of developmental experiences or learning A
child cannot learn tasks until the nervous system mature enough to allow that particular
learning.
k.) Most developmental skills and behaviors are learned by practice
l.) Neonatal reflexes must be lost before motor development can proceed
m.) Development is affected by cultural changes
n.) There are social expectations for every stage of development
o.) . Development is a product of heredity and environment The child is born with some
inherited traits like physical stature and some other traits from his parents and develops
by interacting with his environment.
Growth and development follows an orderly pattern: - Answer-a.) Cephalocaudal
b.) Proximo-distal
c.) General to specific
Cephalocaudal - Answer-growth proceeds from head to toes
Proximo-distal - Answer-- growth proceeds from the center, or midline of the body to
peripheral
General to specific - Answer-Gross to refined
General to specific - Answer-Simple to complex
Growth and development - Answer-continuous processes from conception until death
all - Answer-At ___ times a child is growing new cells and learning new skills
