Principles of growth and development

Question 1

Gross motor skills

Answer 1

movements (running, waking, crawling) that involve using the larger muscles of the body (arms and legs)

Question 2

Fine motor skills

Answer 2

movement (writing, knitting) that involve smaller muscles (fingers, toes)

Question 3

Life stage: 0-2 years

Answer 3

infant

Question 4

Life stage: 3-8 years

Answer 4

Early childhood

Question 5

Life stage: 9-18 years

Answer 5

adolescent

Question 6

Life stage: 19-45

Answer 6

Early adulthood

Question 7

Life stage: 46-65

Answer 7

middle adulthood

Question 8

life stage: over 65 years

Answer 8

Later adulthood

Question 9

Chomsky’s theory of how children’s logic and reasoning develops

Answer 9

Children all learn langues the same way, all languages follow similar structure

Question 10

Piaget’s theory on how children’s logic and reasoning develops

Answer 10

Children’s pass through stages of development in a sequence, this is universal

Question 11

Growth

Answer 11

an increase in a measurable quality such as weight, height or head circumference

Question 12

How is growth measured (4)

Answer 12

-height
-weight
-dimensions
-head circumference

Question 13

Development

Answer 13

complex changes/increases in skills, abilities and capabilities

Question 14

Sitting up age (gross)

Answer 14

9 months

Question 15

Standing age? (gross)

Answer 15

9 or 12-13 months

Question 16

Cruising age? (gross)

Answer 16

9-10 months

Question 17

waking age? (gross)

Answer 17

12-18 months

Question 18

Briefly grabbing objects (fine)

Answer 18

3 months

Question 19

Moving objects from hand to hand (fine)

Answer 19

6 months

Question 20

Pincer grip age? (fine)

Answer 20

9 months

Question 21

Throwing object age? (fine)

Answer 21

12 months

Question 22

Drawing lines and circles or turning a page age? (life)

Answer 22

2years

Question 23

3 examples of gross motor skills

Answer 23

1) Sit unsupported: 6months
2) Walk: 15 months
3) Runs: 18 months

Question 24

3 examples of fine motor skills

Answer 24

1) dropping objects: 9 moths
2) Pincer movement: 12 months
3) “draw”: 18 months

Question 25

Riding a tricycle age? (early childhood) (gross)

Answer 25

By 3

Question 26

Running forwards and backwards age?? (early childhood) (gross)

Answer 26

By 2

Question 27

Walking on a line age? (early childhood) (gross)

Answer 27

By 26 months

Question 28

Hopping on one foot age? (early childhood) (gross)

Answer 28

By 4

Question 29

Hopping, skipping and jumping confidently age? (early childhood), (gross)

Answer 29

By 5

Question 30

Turns the page of a book age? (early childhood) (fine)

Answer 30

By 18 months

Question 31

Buttons and unbuttons clothing age? (early childhood) (fine)

Answer 31

From 2

Question 32

Writing own names age? (early childhood) (fine)

Answer 32

By 4

Question 33

Joins up writing age? (early childhood) (fine)

Answer 33

6-7

Question 34

Writes as well as an adult age? (early childhood) (fine)

Answer 34

By 8

Question 35

Piagets theory

Answer 35

Children pass through stages of development in a sequence

Question 36

Chomsky’s theory

Answer 36

Children learn languages the same way, all languages follow a similar structure

Question 37

What is Primary sexual characteristics

Answer 37

It’s directly linked to reproduction, present from work

Question 38

What is Secondary sexual characteristics??

Answer 38

This is not directly linked to reproduction, a visible distinction between males and females. Developed during puberty.

Question 39

Primary in girls:

Answer 39

Vagina, uterus, ovaries

Question 40

Primary in boys:

Answer 40

Penis, testicles, scrotum

Question 41

Secondary in girls:

Answer 41

Pubic hair, breasts, pelvis widens, curvy shape

Question 42

Secondary in boys:

Answer 42

Pubic/ facial/ chest/ body hair, voice breaks

Question 43

Gross motor skills in early childhood

Answer 43

• riding a tricycle 3 • running forwards and backwards 2 • walking on a line 2 • Hopping on one foot 4 • Hopping, skipping, jumping 5

Question 44

Fine motor skills early childhood

Answer 44

• Turning the page 18 months • Buttoning clothes 2 • Writes own name 4 • Join up writing 6-7 • Writes as well as an adult 8