CTET PAPER II 2021 · PYQ · Pedagogy of Science / Gender · medium
To encourage more girls to take up sciences, you may adopt all of the following strategies, except
Answer
The correct answer is B: be mindful that girls always dominate discussion in science classroom.. To encourage girls to take up science, teachers should use gender-sensitive language, invite role models such as women scientists, and engage students in critically examining stereotypes about who can do science. Insisting that girls 'always dominate' the discussion is itself…
A.use gender sensitive language and encourage your students to do so.
B.be mindful that girls always dominate discussion in science classroom.✓ Correct
C.invite women scientists to visit your classroom.
D.engage students in examining myths and stereotypes about science.
Explanation
To encourage girls to take up science, teachers should use gender-sensitive language, invite role models such as women scientists, and engage students in critically examining stereotypes about who can do science. Insisting that girls 'always dominate' the discussion is itself a biased approach and is not a sound pedagogical strategy — equity, not dominance, is the goal.
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