A teacher of class III had asked children to classify the leaves of the following trees/ plants into different groups-lemon, mango, basil, mint, neem, banana etc. Some students classified leaves as (a) leaves with medicinal values and leaves without medicinal values, (b) big leaves and small leaves. The teacher marked group (a) as right and group (b) as wrong.
Which of the following statements reflect the teacher's view of learning and assessment ?

Options

A. Classification task is very specific and structured and there is one right answer.
B. The activity is focussed to seek information from leaves which can br interpreted differently.
C. Children bring multiple perspectives in classroom which is to be appreciated.
D. Children can use multiple ways of classification depending upon their experiences.

Answer

A