Correct Answer - Option 3 : Both of the above
Heredity and Environment are major factors influencing growth and development.
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Heredity is the sum total of the traits potentially present in the fertilized ovum. All the qualities that a child has inherited from the parents are called heredity.
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Environment refers to the extrinsic forces, influences and conditions that affect the growth and development of an individual which includes the home, the school, the neighbourhood, the friend circle and peers and the society in general.
Relative Significance of Heredity and Environment-
- Heredity is defined as the totality of bio-logically transmitted factors that influence the structure of the body and the environment is the totality of conditions that serve to stimulate behaviour or act to bring about a modification of behaviour. Both heredity and environment are important in the life of an individual; both are the determinants of development.
- Heredity works only in some sort of environment. Without the environment, it is useless and an environment without heredity means nothing. It means both are very important in the life of the individual. Heredity gives us the body, structure, complexion or features etc, and the environment provides the opportunities to develop them.
- An individual is the result of multiplication between heredity and environment.
- Environment introduces a new dimension to educational experiences. For education in school to be effective, the environment needs to be conducive to learning, allowing the pupils' space and time to interact with the learning and teaching process.
- Heredity and environment cannot act in isolation. Every individual possesses heredity, these traits develop in an environment for their nourishment.
Thus from the above-mentioned points, it is clear that both heredity and environment play an important role in the education of students.
