CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Galton made numerous contributions to biometrics and statistics, including introducing the concepts of correlation and of regression towards the mean. He coined the term “eugenics” and is considered by many to be the father of the eugenics movement. The phrase “nature versus nurture” is also credited to Galton.

Detailed explanation-2: -Francis Galton, scientist, African Explorer and statistician, was a key figure in statistical history. He was the man who devised the statistical concepts of regression and correlation. He was also Charles Darwin’s cousin.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the initiator of scientific meteorology, he devised the first weather map, proposed a theory of anticyclones, and was the first to establish a complete record of short-term climatic phenomena on a European scale. He also invented the Galton Whistle for testing differential hearing ability.

Detailed explanation-4: -Not only was Sir Francis Galton a famous geographer and statistician, he also invented “eugenics” in 1883.

Detailed explanation-5: -Galton published influential writings on nature versus nurturein human personality traits, developed a family study method to identify possible inherited traits, and devised laws of genetic inheritance prior to the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s work.