A group of students was asked by their teacher to observe a small organism in its natural habitat and share their questions about the organism with other group members. This could be helpful to A. promote a sense of competitiveness among students B. select the students who know all the answers C. help students realize that they are not the only ones who do not know D. refine their expression by explaining questions to others
A group of students was asked by their teacher to observe a small organism in its natural habitat and share their questions about the organism with other group members. This could be helpful to A. promote a sense of competitiveness among students B. select the students who know all the answers C. help students realize that they are not the only ones who do not know D. refine their expression by explaining questions to others Correct Answer C and D
Observation is the active acquisition of information from a primary source. In living beings, observation employs the senses. In science, observation can also involve the perception and recording of data via the use of scientific instruments. Key PointsIn the above example, a group of students was asked by their teacher to observe a small organism in its natural habitat and share their questions about the organism with other group members.
The aim of this was to
- allow students to share knowledge among themselves with peer activity.
- check the relevance of each other's questions to this topic.
- generally, students feel shy to ask questions to the teacher in a feeling that they are the one in the whole class who don't know the answer but this activity helps students realize that they are not the only ones who do not know which increases confidence in students.
- sense what other types of questions can arise in the same topic which they have missed.
- refine their expression by explaining questions to others telling them why this question was an important relevant one of this topic.
Hence C & D are the correct options.
Additional Information
- Promoting a sense of competitiveness among students is not relevant because competitiveness is never promoted by the teachers at any stage.
- Selecting the students who know all the answers will label students which will demotivate them eventually.