alleryChildren's differing ideas about natural events are best seen as what?
ASimple errors without logic
BIdeas that follow own logic
CProof of a poor memory
DSigns of a weak teacher
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ideas that follow own logic
1. The paper says students hold conceptions that differ from what they are taught.
2. These are not simply wrong ideas; they follow their own logic and are often based on experience.
3. So teachers should explore them rather than label them as memory failures.
_Source: NCERT Position Paper, National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 2. Research in Science Education_
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