Many elementary schools have recently offered computer-assisted educat

=skls offered pc programs
=studs reaction were mixed
=very useful for arith
=less for science
=not useful for reading

explain
ans (B) of the disciplines mentioned, the most suited for this tech is arithmetic, and the least or not at all useful are the others.

Many elementary schools have recently offered computer-assisted educational programs. Students’ reactions after several years have been decidedly mixed. Whereas students have found computers very useful in studying arithmetic, they have found them of little help in studying science, and of no help at all with their reading and writing skills.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the students’ mixed reactions?


(A) Students in these schools began reading and doing arithmetic before learning to use computers. - WRONG. Goes opposite.

(B) Of the disciplines and skills mentioned, the exactness of arithmetic makes it most suitable to computer-assisted education. - CORRECT. Gives a reason to understand the issue.

(C) Many elementary school teachers are reluctant to use computer technology in their classrooms. - WRONG. Irrelevant.

(D) Young students are more likely to maintain interest in training programs that use the newest computers and video graphics than in those that do not. - WRONG. Makes it more difficult to resolve the issue.

(E) The elementary schools have offered more computer-assisted programs in reading and writing than in arithmetic and science. - WRONG. Exactly the opposite of what would have explained.

Answer B.

In GMAT, appropriate solution to resolve the paradox questions should explain how the different paradoxial situations coexist. Anything that explains partially is incorrect.

However, i do agree that option B is the only suitable one out of given choices but it explains only why Students gave a positive response for Arithmetic. But it is unclear why a partial response for Science and no response for reading and writing?