Child Development and Pedagogy

In this chapter, we will learn the concept of development, including its characteristics, types, stages, and relationship with learning. The growth and development, their differences and the factors responsible are also discussed.

This chapter lists the principles of child development, the factors influencing child development, and the importance of child psychology. We learn that child development principles show how a child develops in the first few years of life.

In this chapter, we will learn the influence of heredity and environment on the child’s development. We will also discuss about the principles, the laws and effects of heredity and environment’s multiple effects on growing children.

In this chapter, we will discuss the process involved with the concept of socialisation, its theories, and its types. The factors influencing socialisation and its eight important stages and the role of play are discussed in detail here.

In this chapter, we will discuss the three important theories of the development of children for their cognitive, moral and socio-cultural development. Some important similarities and differences between these theories are also given.

This chapter discusses child-centred learning and its characteristics in detail. The progressive education and its importance, the theories, and types of progressive education are also explained in detail.

This chapter discusses in detail the construction of intelligence, its definitions, and its important theories. It also explains multi-dimensional intelligence, its theories, characteristics, and the measurement of intelligence.

This chapter discusses in detail the development of language and thought. The characteristics, the elements, and the factors affecting the language development are described here. It also explains the interdependency of the thought and the language.

This chapter discusses in detail the evolution of gender as a social construct. The nine main gender roles, stereotypes, and discrimination are explained here. It also explains the role of education as a method of reducing gender bias.

This chapter explains the need for understanding individual differences based on culture, community, religion, gender, emotion, physical difference, etc. It also highlights the importance of understanding individual differences in education.

This chapter discusses the process of evaluation. We will understand the reason evaluation is required and the differences between assessment and evaluation. The features of SBA and the objectives of CCE are also explained here in detail.

In this chapter, we will learn how to evaluate the achievement by aligning with the learning outcomes. Designing the assessments, types of assessment tasks, and the parameters to formulate tests are also explained here.

This chapter discusses the concept and implications of inclusive education by understanding children with special needs and learners from diverse backgrounds. It explains the two methods of inclusion in which the school and the teacher are involved.

This chapter will discuss identifying and addressing disabled learners based on the category of disability like visually disabled, aurally disabled, etc. The four degrees of intellectually disabled based on the functioning level is also explained here.

In this chapter, we will learn the characteristics of gifted, talented, and creative learners. It explains the methods involved in addressing specially-abled learners in an inclusive classroom. An effective strategy for pedagogy is also explained here.

This chapter explains the methods involved in improving children’s thinking processes based on manifestation, imagination, concepts, etc. The solutions to tackle and avoid failure involving parents, developing skills, giving motivation are explained here.

This chapter explains the process involved in teaching, the required skill sets, and the teaching-learning process methods. It also discusses the process of lesson planning, the teaching strategy, and the principles of micro-teaching.

This chapter explains the process of developing a child as a problem solver by the attributes of problem-solving, the types and steps involved in it. The traits in the child as a problem solver and as a scientific investigator are also explained.

This chapter explains the meaning of learning, the conceptions in children, and its various types. Important theories, such as Thorndike’s theory of trial and error, and classical conditioning theory of Watson, Pavlov and Skinner are also discussed here.

This chapter explains in detail the concepts and components of cognition and emotion in education and their types. The importance of the children's development in education regarding cognition and emotion are explained in detail here.

In this chapter, we will learn the process of motivation, its characteristics, and learning principles. We will also study Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the importance of motivating students for learning, and the importance of motivation for teachers.

This chapter discusses the implications of curriculum and the National Curriculum Framework. The fundamental right, the Right to Education (RTE) Act of 2009, planning, discipline and participatory management, and the aims of education are explained here.