Assertion (A): Teachers should respect the individual differences among…
2024
Assertion (A): Teachers should respect the individual differences among learners and adapt their teaching to cater to needs of all students.
Reason (R): Collaborations, group works and interactions among students should be avoided while teaching a class of diverse learners.
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.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
In inclusive pedagogy, differentiated instruction requires teachers to recognise that learners differ in pace, background, and learning needs, and to adapt teaching accordingly. Peer interaction, collaboration, and group work are established inclusive strategies -- not obstacles -- because they let students learn from one another, build social skills, and receive support suited to their individual needs.
Applying this to the assertion-reason pair: Assertion (A) states that teachers should respect individual differences and adapt teaching to cater to the needs of all students -- this is a foundational, uncontested principle of inclusive teaching, so (A) is true. Reason (R) claims that collaboration, group work, and interaction among students should be avoided while teaching a diverse classroom -- this directly contradicts inclusive pedagogy, which actively uses such interaction to support diverse learners, so (R) is false.
Cross-check against the other combinations:
The combination that treats both statements as true, with the claim about avoiding collaboration explaining the claim about respecting individual differences, fails because that claim about avoiding collaboration is not an accepted pedagogical position to begin with, so it cannot serve as a valid explanation.
The combination that treats both statements as true but not explanatory of each other fails on the same ground -- the claim about avoiding collaboration is not merely a non-explanation, it is not a true statement at all.
The combination that treats both statements as false fails because respecting individual differences and adapting instruction is a core, well-established principle, not a false one.
Since the claim about respecting individual differences holds and the claim about avoiding collaboration does not, the correct classification is: the assertion is true but the reason is false.