Growth vs Development: Understanding the Difference

What is growth about?

• Getting smaller

• Getting bigger or increasing in size

• Staying the same

• Decreasing in size

Growth and development are ______ concepts.

• the same

• different but important

• unimportant

• identical

Development is about ______.

• getting smaller

• staying the same

• improving and becoming more advanced

• decreasing in size

What is an example of growth in a child?

• Getting taller

• Losing weight

• Staying the same height

• Getting shorter

Growth means ______ changes or increases in size.

• Physical

• Emotional

• Mental

• None of the above.

What does development involve?

• Quantitative changes

• Qualitative changes

• Static changes

• No changes

Which of the following is an example of development?

• A) A rock growing larger

• B) A caterpillar turning into a butterfly

• C) A tree staying the same size

• D) A car being parked.

What is often more difficult to measure than growth?

• Development

• Speed

• Distance

• Time

Which of the following is an example of growth?

• A) A tree getting taller and wider

• B) Learning to play a musical instrument

• C) A tadpole becoming a frog

• D) Improving your reading skills.

A person gaining muscle through weightlifting is an example of ______.

• Growth

• Development