According to the official answer key for UGC NET December 2013 Paper I, Set W,…

Concept

For a previous-year examination question, the final official answer key is the scoring authority. A teacher’s role can describe different functions, such as communicating subject matter, facilitating learner autonomy, motivating peer effort, or offering guidance.

When several roles are educationally plausible, a source-anchored question must be answered according to the cited examination’s official key rather than a broader pedagogical preference.

Application

This source-anchored stem is adapted from question 57 of UGC NET December 2013 Paper I, Set W, and its option values preserve that source item. The updated official key maps source question 57 to the value “promote self-learning in students.”

Contrast

• Providing information describes the teacher as a source who organizes and communicates subject matter.

• Promoting self-learning describes a facilitator who develops learner autonomy and independent study.

• Encouraging healthy competition describes a motivational strategy based on constructive peer comparison.

• Helping students solve their problems describes a guidance or support function focused on learners’ difficulties.

Cross-check

The UGC’s official Set W paper contains the underlying item as question 57, and its post-grievance key records the corresponding value as “promote self-learning in students.” The source item and final scoring record therefore agree.

Result

The official-key answer is “promote self-learning in students.”