Maturation and learning
Maturation provides us with the basic ability to do something which then makes way for learning to occur. ... A child learns to colour pictures, keeping inside the lines. Physical maturation helped the child develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. It is the process with which we develop , grow and change throughout our entire lives. In children, maturation means going through their development stages. It is them being able to do tasks and things they could not do previously. So it can be said with maturing there is an increase in competency and adaptability. Woolf & Woolf: Maturation means that children are able to do at certain stages of development certain task that they could not do previously. Garry and Kingsley: “Maturation is the process whereby behaviour is modified as a result of growth and development of physical structures.” Characteristics of Maturation: 1. Automatic process: Maturation is an automatic process of s