NIOS Class 12 Early Childhood Care and Education Chapter 20 Understanding Diversity

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Understanding Diversity

Chapter: 20

INTEXT QUESTIONS 20.1

Explain the following in one sentence only:

(a) Caste.

Ans: It is a system of classification determined by birth.

(b) Race.

Ans: Race is division of human being on the basis of physical features.

(c) Multi-linguism.

Ans: The act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers.

(d) Ethnicity.

Ans: Belonging to a social group with common national and cultural traditions.

(e) Gender.

Ans: Refers to social, cultural identity associated with being a boy or a girl/male/female.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 20.2

State whether the following statements are true or false:

(a) Children should be discouraged from expressing or sharing their religious beliefs with their peers.

Ans: False.

(b) Each child has her/his own style of learning.

Ans: True.

(c) Auditory learner enjoys listening to stories.

Ans: True.

(d) Children learn through discussions and debates in a group.

Ans: True.

(e) Children carry their experiences of religious practices from school to home.

Ans: False.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 20.3

Choose the correct option and fill in the blanks:

(a) Using the mother tongue in pre-school and primary schools will promote less ______________ (retention/dropouts).

Ans: Dropouts.

(b) The use of mother tongue in preschool is important in helping promote a feeling of ______________ (pride/belongingness).

Ans: Belongingness.

(c) If medium of instruction is Bhojpuri but the parents speak English at home, this is a case of home and school ___________________ (language divide/language unity).

Ans: Language divide.

(d) Mother tongue is the language spoken at _____________ (home/school).

Ans: Home.

(e) Medium of instruction is the language used in __________ (home/school).

Ans: School.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 20.4

List one way a teacher can promote gender equitable participation in each of the situation listed below:

(a) Choosing toys.

Ans: Choose toys for the skill they will promote and not according to the sex of the child.

(b) Telling stories.

Ans: Pay attention to the characteristics attributed to the gender of the character in the story.

(c) Fair play.

Ans: Allow choices and encourage children to participate in all activities with no reference to their sex.

(d) Friendship.

Ans: Avoid polarity and encourage friendship between both the sexes.

(e) Work distribution.

Ans: Do not ask children of one particular gender to do a particular work. Let children choose and volunteer.

Terminal Exercises

1. What do you understand by the term diversity? What types of diversity have you observed in children in your neighbourhood? What are the main factors leading to diversity?

Ans: The term diversity originated from the Latin word diversus which indicates differences. Diverse means ‘differing from each other’ and ‘made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements’. In short, the term diversity indicates uniqueness or differences without any judgment attached to the differences or unique characteristics. Diversity gives recognition, acceptance and respect to individual differences, irrespective of the origin.