CTET PAPER II 2019 · PYQ · Mathematics Pedagogy / Critical Thinking · medium
Which of the following tasks is least likely to develop critical thinking among students?
A.Evaluate 72 × 73 in three different ways and compare the result.
B.Formulate any two situations to represent the equation 7x + 3 = 24.
C.A student calculated the volume of a right circular cylinder of radius 3.5 cm and height 10 cm as 38.5 cm³. Where did she go wrong?
D.Calculate the volume of a right circular cylinder of radius 3.5 cm and height 10 cm.✓ Correct
Explanation
Critical thinking involves analysis, evaluation, comparing methods, identifying errors, and creating contexts. Options 1 (comparing methods), 2 (formulating real-life situations), and 3 (analyzing errors) all engage critical thinking. Option 4 is a straightforward computational task requiring only formula application, with minimal critical analysis. Hence option 4 is least likely to develop critical thinking.
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