Which of the following activities will NOT provide for active learning among…

Concept: Active learning is a pedagogical principle in which learners construct understanding through direct engagement — doing, observing, exploring, or handling materials — rather than only receiving information passively from a teacher.

Application: Applying this principle to the four activities, establishing a science club, organising a field trip, and developing a science corner all require children to participate hands-on — planning, exploring, observing, or handling materials themselves. Listening to a lecture in class, by contrast, positions children as passive receivers of information with no built-in step for hands-on participation.

• Establishing a science club: children plan and run activities themselves, engaging in hands-on scientific practice.

• Organisation of a field trip: children observe and interact directly with a real-world setting outside the classroom.

• Developing a science corner: children build and maintain the corner, handling materials and specimens themselves.

• Listening to a lecture in class: children remain seated and receive information without a hands-on participatory step.

Cross-check: The official CTET (December 2019, Paper 2) answer key confirms "listening to a lecture in class" as the answer, matching the activity that lacks hands-on participation under the constructivist definition applied above.