Although City International School has provided qualified teachers and a revamped curriculum for the last three years, the social science and geography scores for grade X students have failed to reach the expected levels. Therefore, the parents have recommended to the principal that the text-heavy subjects such as social science and geography be taught in their native language instead of in English.The recommendation of the parents is flawed because they failed to consider whether __________.a)the undesirable outcome is an exceptionb)only one cause led to the undesirable outcomec)the irrelevant recommendation will address the concernd)only one cause led to many undesirable outcomese)many causes led to many undesirable outcomesCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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Answer

The correct answer is option B: only one cause led to the undesirable outcome.

Explanation:
When evaluating the recommendation made by the parents, it is important to consider whether the undesirable outcome of low social science and geography scores can be attributed to only one cause. If multiple factors are contributing to the low scores, simply changing the language of instruction may not be sufficient to address the issue. Here's why:

1. Multiple factors: The parents' recommendation fails to take into account the possibility that there may be multiple causes for the low scores in social science and geography. While the school has provided qualified teachers and a revamped curriculum, there could be other factors such as student motivation, study habits, or assessment methods that are impacting the scores. Focusing solely on changing the language of instruction overlooks these potential underlying causes.

2. Comprehensive solution: If there are multiple factors contributing to the low scores, a more comprehensive approach is necessary to address the issue effectively. Simply changing the language of instruction may not adequately address the root causes, and the scores may not improve as expected. It is important to identify all the factors influencing the scores and develop a holistic strategy to address each one.

3. Impact on other subjects: Changing the language of instruction for text-heavy subjects like social science and geography may have unintended consequences on other subjects. Students may struggle to adapt to different language requirements across subjects, leading to a decline in performance in areas where they were previously excelling. This potential negative impact on overall academic performance needs to be considered before implementing such a recommendation.

In conclusion, the parents' recommendation to teach social science and geography in the native language instead of English is flawed because it fails to consider whether multiple causes are contributing to the low scores. It is important to evaluate all the factors affecting the students' performance and develop a comprehensive solution that addresses each one effectively.

Answer

This option is incorrect because the recommendation by the parents is quite relevant. The principal may object their recommendation based on of its effectivity and implementation, but not based on its irrelevance.

Argument construction

City International School employs qualified teachers and teaches through a revamped course curriculum. Still, the social science and geography scores for grade X students are not satisfactory for last three years. Thus, the parents recommended to the principal that social science and geography be taught in their native language instead of in English.

Conclusion: Social science and geography should be taught in the native language.

Understand the question

The question: The recommendation of parents is flawed because they failed to consider whether __________.

We are asked to find the flaw in parents' recommendation to the principal because they did not consider whether , in making the conclusion.

Predict a Flaw

Since the scores of social science and geography have not been satisfactory for the last three years, the parents came up with a solution that these two subjects should not be taught in English but in the native language.

The underlying assumption playing in the parents' mind is that due to poor comprehension of the content of text-heavy subjects such as social science and geography, the result is not showing up.

Predictive Assumption: The content of text-heavy subjects such as social science and geography cannot be better absorbed in English but in the native language.

Let's find out the flaw in the assumption.

What if the specific teacher who teaches both the subjects has the necessary qualifications but is not a good teacher and is not able to make his subject interesting to the students?

What if the textbooks for both the subjects are not good enough?

There can be many possible reasons for the poor show at these two subjects. But the parents pinpoint English language as the only reason for the unsatisfactory scores.

This is a 'Find the Flaw' question. We must understand the difference between 'Weaken the argument' question type and 'Find the Flaw' question type since you may get confused between the two.

In a 'Weaken the argument' question, you are supposed to select an additional information that makes the conclusion unbelievable. However, in a 'Find the Flaw' question, you are supposed to find a flaw in the reasoning done to reach to the conclusion.

The options of a 'Weaken the argument' question relate only to the question argument. They are factual statements. However, the options of a 'Find the Flaw' are abstract in nature. They are generic in nature, not specific to the argument.

Since the options would use some abstract terms, it is wise to quickly scan the five options.

We see that the options used definition-kind of terms such as 'undesirable outcome,' 'exception,' 'cause,' 'affect,' and 'concern'.

We must frame our response using these terms.

We find that parents see teaching Social science and geography in English as the only cause, resulting in an undesirable outcome of unsatisfactory scores.

The flaw in parents' reasoning is that there may be other cause(s), (apart from teaching in English) resulting in the undesirable outcome (unsatisfactory scores).

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