Discussion
Read the following statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) : Teachers should ask students to identify their own examples and non-examples of the concept for strengthening the concept.
Reason (R) : Thinking of examples leads to strengthening of the concept while non-examples tend to confuse the students.
Answer: A
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
Asking students to generate their own examples and non-examples is a well-established way to strengthen a concept. Examples show which features a concept must have; non-examples show its boundaries. To understand 'mammal', a child should see why a whale is one and why a penguin is not.
The Reason is wrong because non-examples do not confuse students. Properly chosen, they sharpen the concept by making its defining attributes clear. Since the Reason misstates the value of non-examples, the options calling it true are incorrect.
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