alleryWhich curriculum raises anxiety about mathematics?
AGame and puzzle based
BDaily life linked
CFewer written tests
DFormulas over meaning
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Formulas over meaning
1. A curriculum that rewards procedure and remembered formulas leaves children without meaning.
2. The paper says this is bound to increase anxiety.
3. Games, fewer tests and daily life links aim at understanding, so they reduce fear.
_Source: NCERT National Focus Group Position Paper on Teaching of Mathematics, 4.2 Disappointing Curriculum_
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