alleryWhat deepens maths failure for girls seen as weak?
ASmaller class sizes
BBetter printed books
CFree school uniforms
DSelf-fulfilling beliefs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Self-fulfilling beliefs
1. The paper lists social attitudes as a source of failure.
2. Seeing girls as incapable creates self-fulfilling expectations.
3. Textbooks, class size and uniforms are not the mechanism described.
_Source: NCERT National Focus Group Position Paper on Teaching of Mathematics, 4.1 Fear and Failure_
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