Holistic development includes several connected dimensions of a learner’s growth.
Why C fits: Cognitive, social, emotional, ethical, and other capacities matter alongside academic knowledge.
Why the others are narrow: Cognitive growth alone, vocational competence alone, or examination performance alone cannot describe the whole learner.
Teaching point: Classroom activities and feedback can support cooperation, judgement, wellbeing, and responsible action as well as mastery of subject content.