What characterizes the quantitative view of change?

What characterizes the quantitative view of change?

• A. Change is in number, degree, or frequency (content changes, e.g., intellectual development).
• B. Change is in the order of stages.
• C. Change is qualitative and abrupt.
• D. Change is only in physical size.

Answer: (A)

In the quantitative view, development is about changes in amount, magnitude, or frequency—things you can measure or count. Growth is seen along a continuum, so progress is described by numbers: how many words a child knows, how fast they run, how often a behavior occurs, or how much a skill improves. It’s about “how much” or “how many,” not about a change in the kind or nature of what’s being developed. This differs from changes in stage order or abrupt shifts in what a person is capable of (qualitative changes) and from changes limited to physical size alone. So the hallmark is change that can be measured in number, degree, or frequency.

In the quantitative view, development is about changes in amount, magnitude, or frequency—things you can measure or count. Growth is seen along a continuum, so progress is described by numbers: how many words a child knows, how fast they run, how often a behavior occurs, or how much a skill improves. It’s about “how much” or “how many,” not about a change in the kind or nature of what’s being developed. This differs from changes in stage order or abrupt shifts in what a person is capable of (qualitative changes) and from changes limited to physical size alone. So the hallmark is change that can be measured in number, degree, or frequency.