Course-5 Understanding Disciplines and School Subjects pmd

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1.
The aim of the Mathematics curriculum at the higher secondary stage is
____________
a) To provide wide variety of the application of Mathematics
b) To provide wide variety of the solicitation of Mathematics
c) To provide wide variety of the assessment of Mathematics
d) None of these
2.
The approach that makes changes in the existing knowledge to accommodate
the new experience is ____________
a) Constructivist Approach
b) Learner-Centred Curriculum
c) Behaviourist Approach
d) None of these
3.
Mathematical models are used to ____________
a) predict environmental changes
b) forecast conservational changes
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c) expect recyclable changes
d) None of these
2.5.4. Let Us Summarise
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Learning of Mathematics helps in daily life of an individual.
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Mathematics should be considered as a core subject area in school curriculum
due to its wide applications.
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As per National Curriculum Framework (2005), mathematisation of the mind
of the child will be the vision of school Mathematics.
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The narrower aim of teaching school Mathematics is to develop useful capa-
bilities, particularly those relating to numeracy- numbers, its operations, mea-
surements, decimals and percentages.
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The higher aim is to develop the child's resources to think and reason math-
ematically, to pursue assumptions to their logical conclusions and to handle
abstractions.
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In order to fulfil the vision of mathematisation, curriculum should be con-
structed based on measurable and attainable objectives.
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While developing Mathematics curriculum with a vision of mathematisation,
curriculum designers should keep in mind some basic principles of curriculum
development.
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Some of the curricular concerns like teacher preparation, pedagogical- Math-
ematics approaches, student assessment, etc, needs to be taken care of, while
developing the curriculum.
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Appropriate topics need to be included in Mathematics curriculum at various
stages of school education.
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Shift from subject-centred curriculum to constructivist approaches like learner-
centred and activity-centred curriculum and their benefits.