Mathematics · Pedagogy of Mathematics
A primary class mathematics teacher poses the following question to his students: 'Reena and Sharma went to a shop to buy a bag. There were many bags with different price tags. They got confused by looking at so many price tags. Can you help them by arranging the price tags either in ascending or descending order?' BAG-A → Rs. 4732 BAG-B → Rs. 2364 BAG-C → Rs. 1934 BAG-D → Rs. 3475 BAG-E → Rs. 2937 BAG-F → Rs. 3004 In the given context, which of the following statements is true?
- 1The teacher should avoid bringing contextual questions into the classroom.
- 2It is not a mathematical question as it does not involve basic operations on numbers.
- 3The teacher can use the question to go beyond the comparison of numbers and introduce the concept of data handling and sorting of data.✓
- 4Only the concepts of ascending and descending order can be strengthened using this question.
Correct answer
The teacher can use the question to go beyond the comparison of numbers and introduce the concept of data handling and sorting of data.
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