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Meaningful learning, in NCF 2005, is described as a generative process involving:
A{'text': 'Storage and retrieval of factual information', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': 'Representing and manipulating mental content', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': 'Mechanical repetition for long-term recall', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': 'Receiving and reproducing teacher input', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. {'text': 'Representing and manipulating mental content', 'label': 'B'}
1. NCF 2005 §2.3.2 reads: 'Meaningful learning is a generative process of representing and manipulating concrete things and mental representations, rather than storage and retrieval of information.'
2. The framework treats the storage-retrieval view as exactly what meaningful learning is NOT.
3. Mechanical repetition and reception models are explicitly contrasted with construction.
_Source: NCF 2005 Ch 2, p. 14, §2.3.2_
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