Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other…
2022
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion (A): One of the objectives of higher education is to promote critical and creative thinking abilities in students.
Reason (R): Critical and creative thinking abilities are developed by rote learning.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct — CONCEPTHigher-order learning goes beyond remembering information. Critical thinking involves analysing evidence and judging claims, while creative thinking…
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- C.
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- D.
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
Higher-order learning goes beyond remembering information. Critical thinking involves analysing evidence and judging claims, while creative thinking involves generating original connections, alternatives, or solutions.
Rote learning mainly rehearses and reproduces information; by itself it does not provide the inquiry, evaluation, and open-ended practice that develop these higher-order abilities.
APPLICATION
Higher education is expected to cultivate learners who can question assumptions, evaluate evidence, solve unfamiliar problems, and create new ideas. Therefore, promoting critical and creative thinking is a valid objective of higher education.
The reason attributes the development of these abilities to rote learning. Because rote learning emphasizes repetition and recall rather than analysis or originality, it does not supply the stated developmental mechanism.
CONTRAST
Both statements true, with the reason explaining the assertion: this requires rote learning to produce higher-order thinking.
Both statements true, without an explanatory link: this still treats the claim about rote learning as true.
Assertion true and reason false: this separates the valid educational objective from the unsuitable rote-learning mechanism.
Assertion false and reason true: this reverses both the educational objective and the role of rote learning.
RESULT
Thus, Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is not correct.