alleryWhat does textbook-centred pedagogy do to a teacher's own mathematical activity?
AIt sharpens it
BIt dulls it
CIt doubles it
DIt hides it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It dulls it
1. The paper says textbook-centred pedagogy dulls the teacher's own mathematics activity.
2. Teachers who only follow the book stop exploring mathematics themselves.
3. It does not sharpen or double that activity.
_Source: NCERT National Focus Group Position Paper on Teaching of Mathematics, 4.4 Inadequate Teacher Preparation_
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