Assertion (A): Teachers should encourage debates, discussions and…
2024
Assertion (A): Teachers should encourage debates, discussions and collaborations among students.
Reason (R): Knowledge production is an inactive process and engagement in group activities hinders meaningful learning.
Choose the correct option.
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C.
(A) is true but (R) is false.
- D.
Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Correct answer: C
Constructivist theories of learning hold that knowledge is not passively transmitted from teacher to student but is actively built by the learner through experience, dialogue, and social interaction. Under this view, debate, discussion, and collaborative work are the primary means by which learners construct and refine understanding, with the teacher acting as a facilitator of this active process.
Applying this to the assertion-reason pair: the Assertion — that teachers should encourage debates, discussions and collaboration — is a direct application of constructivist pedagogy, so it is true. The Reason claims the opposite of this premise: that knowledge production is an inactive process and that group engagement hinders learning. Both parts of that claim contradict the constructivist principle above, so the Reason is false.
Checking the other combinations by value:
“Both statements true, with the second explaining the first” fails because the second statement is not true at all — it inverts the constructivist premise rather than supporting it.
“Both statements true, but the second does not explain the first” fails for the same reason — the truth value of the second statement, not merely its explanatory link, is the problem.
“Both statements false” fails on the first statement: encouraging debate, discussion, and collaboration is well-supported pedagogic practice, so the first statement is not false.
Hence: the Assertion is true and the Reason is false — matching the CBSE CTET official answer key (July 2024, Paper II).