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Download Solution PDFIn recent NCERT textbooks we find various episodes of children having a dialogue on mathematical problems. Such anecdotes have been added to -
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Download Solution PDFAnecdote is a short story intended to make the children laugh or think about the problem. In most cases, the anecdote will be related to the topic that is being discussed.
Key Points
- Inclusion of anecdotes in textbooks-
- Anecdotes are crucial because they emphasize the importance of human experience over facts or expert opinions. Anecdotes show the diversity of human experience while also eliciting compassion.
- Anecdotes help in making real-world links that boost student accomplishment by ensuring that the learning is authentic.
- Anecdotes are included in mathematics textbooks to make mathematics contextual and part of the daily lives of children, where children can relate to the concepts better.
Hence, we conclude that anecdotes have been added to make mathematics contextual and part of the daily lives of children.
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