Concept:The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 distinguishes between a narrow and a higher aim for teaching mathematics, where the narrow aim focuses on basic skills and the higher aim on deeper cognitive abilities.
Explanation:NCF 2005 recommends that mathematics education should enhance children's ability to think, reason, visualize, handle abstractions, and solve problems.
The narrow aim of teaching mathematics is to develop numeracy-related skills.
These skills include basic number sense, calculations, and practical mathematical literacy.
The higher aim is to develop problem-solving skills.
This means encouraging students to formulate problems, think logically, and apply concepts in new situations.
Thus, option C correctly states: narrow aim — numeracy skills; higher aim — problem-solving skills.
Other options confuse the hierarchy: A and B mix wrong categories, D places language and word problems inappropriately.
Answer:C. The narrow aim of teaching mathematics is to develop numeracy related skills and the higher aim is to develop problem-solving skills