ANSWERS FOR THE FINAL PAPER 2026.
⫸ Physical Development: By Age 2. Ans: * Feed themselves with
hands
* Jump & run awkwardly
* Throw ball
* Use zipper
* Make tower of blocks
⫸ Physical Development: Toddlers. Ans: *Love to run
* Hop
* Tumble
* Play
* Swing
* Fine motor skills developing
* Can string beads
* Do jigsaw puzzles
⫸ Physical Development: By Age 4. Ans: * Print name
* Dress and undress self
* Eat with utensils
,⫸ Physical Development: Middle Childhood: 6-10 Years. Ans: *
Slow, steady weight gain
* Speed and coordination improve
* Begin organized sports
* Refinement of fine motor skills
* Improved handwriting
* Drawings more representational
⫸ Physical Development: Adolescence: 10-18 Years. Ans: * Girls
begin puberty earlier
* Boys grow taller
* Boys more muscular
* Girls' physical growth slows
* Boys physical growth continues
* Reach sexual maturity
⫸ At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie
shoes?. Ans: Primary school
⫸ How does female growth differ than male growth during the
adolescent stage?. Ans: Females usually complete physical growth
before males
⫸ Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early
childhood physical development stage?. Ans: Ties shoelaces
, ⫸ Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle
childhood physical development stage?. Ans: Refining of motor
coordination
⫸ Piaget. Ans: * scheme, schema
* adaptation
* assimilation, disequilibrium, equilibrium, & accommodation
* Learn from interaction with peers and environment
⫸ Vygotsky. Ans: * Scaffolding
* Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)
* More knowledgeable other (MKO)
* Using language (as a mediator)
** explaining, giving examples, asking leading questions
* Social & Cultural interactions important
⫸ Piaget Stages. Ans: * Sensorimotor Stage
* Preoperational Stage
* Concrete Operational Stage
* Formal Operational Stage
⫸ Sensorimotor Stage. Ans: (Birth - 2 years)
* Learn through movement and senses