alleryContent validity forbids simplification that is
Aso trivial it becomes flawed
Btied to local examples
Clinked to learner activity
Dgiven in the mother tongue
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. so trivial it becomes flawed
1. Content validity asks for significant and scientifically correct content.
2. Simplification for the child is allowed, but not to the point of conveying something basically flawed or meaningless.
3. Local examples, activities and the mother tongue are not threats to content validity.
_Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 1.3 Science Education: Types of Validity_
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