21. CBSE prescribed group activities for students in place of activities for individual students. The idea behind doing so could be
(1) to overcome negative emotional response to individual competition, which may generalize across learning
(2) to make it easier for teachers to observe groups instead of individual students
(3) to rationalize the time available with schools , most of which do not have enough time for individual activities
(4) to reduce the infrastructural cost of the activity
Ans- (1) to overcome negative emotional response to individual competition, which may generalize across learning
Reason:- During a group work, learners start respecting each other’s opinions and sense of hard work. They learn from one another, which is quite useful in the teaching – learning process.