alleryA tribal girl knows 100 plants yet is called weak. What does this imply?
ARural children know little
BBuild on her everyday knowledge
CPlant names are irrelevant
DShe should skip biology
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Build on her everyday knowledge
1. The paper describes Janabai identifying about a hundred plants, more than her biology teacher can.
2. It asks whether schooling can help her turn this rich understanding into formal concepts.
3. So rural knowledge is a strength, not a deficit.
_Source: NCERT Position Paper, National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 2. Research in Science Education_
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