alleryWhich validity engages learners in the methods of science?
AHistorical validity
BEthical validity
CProcess validity
DEnvironmental validity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Process validity
1. The focus group lists six validities: cognitive, content, process, historical, environmental and ethical.
2. Process validity engages the learner in methods that lead to generation and validation of knowledge, helping in learning to learn science.
3. Historical validity deals with how concepts evolve, ethical with values, environmental with context.
_Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 1.3 Science Education: Types of Validity_
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