Educ 223: Child Growth And Development 2010 Question Paper
Educ 223: Child Growth And Development 2010
Course:Bachelor Of Education Science
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2010
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ALL questions in Section ONE and ANY TWO from Section TWO
SECTION ONE (30 MARKS)
1. Mention and briefly explain three distinctions between growth and development
(3 marks)
2. Give two methods that the Japanese and Chinese used in training their children.
(2 marks)
3. “The African child is faced with a myriad of problems and Governments are doing
nothing to help”. Discuss this in reference to your own country. Give at least five
examples. (5 marks)
4. Explain how the sex of the foetus is determined. (3 marks)
5. If an ovum implants itself in an area other than the uterus, what kind of pregnancy
occurs? Explain what other areas the implantation can take place and the danger of such a
pregnancy. (3 marks)
6. What are fontanels and what two functions do they serve? (3 marks)
7. It is reported that currently people mature earlier, grow taller and weigh more than was
the case in the past, what three factors are attributed to this phenomenon? (3 marks)
8. Mention three benefits of regular exercise for adults (3 marks)
9. Mention three factors that account for male infertility and recommend treatment for each
(3 marks)
10. Explain briefly the principal of interaction (2 marks)
SECTION TWO (20 MARKS EACH)
a) Discuss Erickson eight crises of life arising at different periods of one’s psychosocial
development covering one’s entire lifespan (16 marks)
b) Explain how defective constitutional makeup and intelligence affect growth and
development (4 marks)
11. a)Identify and explain four external factors that affect growth and development:
(4 marks)
b) Discuss the two advantages and two disadvantages of early and late maturation.
(4 marks)
c) Evaluate Kohlberg’s theory of moral development in the light of discipline crisis in
Kenya Schools (10 marks)
d) “Responses to bereavement, especially mourning, are often cultural dictated”. Explain
how this is done in your culture giving at least two activities. (2 marks)
12. a) Mention five principles of growth and development and discuss their educational
implications (10 marks)
b) Discuss the role of diet and exercise in early childhood (2 marks)
c) Mention three things that make up an appropriate environment for preschoolers
(3 marks)
d) Name the two types of twins and explain how this phenomenon comes about after
fertilization (5 marks)
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