XAT 2019 — Decision Making Question 3
While Mrs. Bhalla understands the problems of overcrowded classrooms and classroom management, she foresees in them an opportunity to develop more sensitive and selfmotivated learners.
Mrs. Bhalla is considering the following actions:
- Take the student and teacher councils on board and seek their ideas to redress the challenge the school faces.
- Brainstorm with teachers and students on a strategy to engage all learners in teams for meaningful learning and healthy relationships.
- Encourage students for self-learning and teachers into more supervisory roles to ensure discipline.
- Engage students in a process of periodic reflection so that they can get in touch with their thoughts, feelings and actions towards self and others.
- Create achievement based student groups to encourage competition and ease classroom management.
Which of the following options will empower students the most?
Answer & solution
- A
Ensure no kid from poor income group is detained.
Help students relate learning to their real life experiences.
- C
Maximise students learning achievement.
- D
Ensure rich kids to get to know those on whom their money is spent.
- E
Encourage students to ask questions that teacher find difficult to answer.
Options [1] and [4] focus on poor and rich kids only. They can be easily eliminated. [5] makes no sense. Between [2] and [3], the former states how empowerment can be achieved. [3] is too general in nature. Eliminate [3].
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.