Some educators claim that it

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Match30% picked this

   It is easier to understand how plants and animals are classified after learning how plants and

   We're looking for one of these two 1. solid grasp of basic leading to ability to self-study wider breadth later 2. just facts w/o significance leading to inability to self-study later) This answer has "solid grasp of usefulness leading to better ability to classify" That doesn't match #1.

   30%
2. B

   Bad Match1% picked this

   It is more difficult to recall the details of a dull and complicated lecture than of a

   Dull vs. Lively has nothing to do with the causal difference-maker from the stimulus. The stimulus was: thin but vs. wide but deep focus shallow focus

   1%
3. C

   Bad Match2% picked this

   It is easier to remember new ideas explained personally by a teacher than ideas that

   Explained by Teacher vs. Explained By Self is not the causal difference-maker from the stimulus. The stimulus was: teacher provides deep coverage of basic topics vs. teacher provides wide coverage of facts without providing real understanding That distinction was thought to make a difference in terms of whether a student would / wouldn't be good studying on their own later.

   2%
4. D

   Correct58% picked this

   It is easier to understand any Greek tragedy after one has analyzed a few of

   Why this is right

   The educators are arguing that it is better to cover a limited amount of material that pertains to a topic but to cover it in depth. They claim that this in-depth understanding of a limited scope within a topic will allow students to explore the rest of the topic on their own after the course. This answer represents an assumption of the educators' reasoning.

   Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   58%
5. E

   Opposite8% picked this

   It is easier to learn many simple ideas well than to learn a few

   The educators are recommending that we learn a few things, but solidly. This advice seems to suggest that we should learn many things. And this answer is playing off a contrast between "simple vs. complicated" which was a distinction the educator was using. She was distinguishing between "in depth coverage of the basics" vs. "shallower coverage of a wider breadth of ideas".

   8%