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i think this whole idea of choosing the correct answer is counterproductive. It sets the student's mind on "work backwards" mode. look at question 45. A nice question, which most students will find slightly difficult. But then the smarter ones will simply the results given and check the one that satisfy the data given. The entire question thereby gets reduced to whether you can add. This defeats the purpose of the exam which is to check the understanding of the concepts in math. whereas what has been achieved is the measure of "survival instinct". This is not an exam for a job. In the Question 45, the examiner wanted to know: a) whether the child has developed a good understanding of HCF and LCM b) whether the child is able to mine the data given and translate the data into information c) to translate the data to information, does one have the mental alertness and understanding to juggle and manipulate the data suitably, which is an absolute requirement for students who want to excel in higher maths. The " choose the correct answer" misses all of this by a mile. Rather then learning the trade the child is exposed to the tricks of the trade.
i think this whole idea of choosing the correct answer is counterproductive. It sets the student's mind on "work backwards" mode. look at question 45. A nice question, which most students will find slightly difficult. But then the smarter ones will simply the results given and check the one that satisfy the data given. The entire question thereby gets reduced to whether you can add.
DeleteThis defeats the purpose of the exam which is to check the understanding of the concepts in math. whereas what has been achieved is the measure of "survival instinct". This is not an exam for a job.
In the Question 45, the examiner wanted to know:
a) whether the child has developed a good understanding of HCF and LCM
b) whether the child is able to mine the data given and translate the data into information
c) to translate the data to information, does one have the mental alertness and understanding to juggle and manipulate the data suitably, which is an absolute requirement for students who want to excel in higher maths.
The " choose the correct answer" misses all of this by a mile.
Rather then learning the trade the child is exposed to the tricks of the trade.