DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (CC DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
PRINCIPLES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Brief the importance of environmental factors in
development.
2. Discuss the relation between maturation and learning.
3. Explain the development of height and weight in
childhood.
4. What do you mean by gross motor skills? Mention its
application in daily life.
5. List out the cognitive developmental activities of an
Infancy.
6. Write short notes on Learning to Speak.
7. How will you identify speech problems in childhood?
8. Write short notes on: Withdrawn Behaviour.
PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Explain the impact of genetic factors in development.
10. How can we promote motor skills in child development?
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11. Explain Piaget's various stages of cognitive development.
12. Describe the individual differences in acquisition of
language.
13. Explain about development of vocabulary of language
rules.
14. Elaborate the social-emotional development of a child.
15. Explain any five emotional expressions in children.