alleryEVS activities are often wrongly treated as
AIssues linked to locality
BJournal-assessed tasks
CStudent-chosen tasks
DSet material to memorise
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Set material to memorise
1. Activities are meant to be pursued by students on their own with an open mind.
2. In practice they are routinely taught as set material to be memorised.
3. Free choice, local linkage and field journals are the ideal, not the reported shortcoming.
_Source: NCERT Position Paper, National Focus Group on Habitat and Learning, 2.3 Shortcomings_
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