alleryIn practice, activities in science classes are mostly used to do what?
AProvide career guidance
BBegin open-ended investigations
CReplace all examinations
DVerify ideas already taught
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Verify ideas already taught
1. Activities tend to be regarded as a way to verify ideas or principles given in the text.
2. They are not mostly used as open-ended investigations, though that is the intended purpose.
3. This gap shows activity-based teaching is hardly translated to classroom practice.
_Source: NCERT Position Paper, National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 6.2.2 Activity-based teaching_
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