Last visit was: 26 Apr 2024, 12:08 It is currently 26 Apr 2024, 12:08

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
Director
Director
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 510
Own Kudos [?]: 159 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
User avatar
Intern
Intern
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
Posts: 17
Own Kudos [?]: 1 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Location: India
Send PM
User avatar
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 07 Nov 2004
Posts: 367
Own Kudos [?]: 468 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 19 Oct 2004
Posts: 187
Own Kudos [?]: 743 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Location: Missouri, USA
Send PM
Re: A study found that students in charter schools, schools that [#permalink]
I pick B.

Since most of the students at charter schools were performing badly at schools (as given by this statement), it is clear that the researcher's study is supported.

As far as D is concerned, its not necessary that the students in the charter schools were preciously studying in some other school. Most of these students can be new also. So this choice doesnt strengthen the researcher's study.
User avatar
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 456
Own Kudos [?]: 1498 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: A study found that students in charter schools, schools that [#permalink]
(B) sounds better. Two things in (B): students transfer to charter schools -> new students with bad performance, already bad performed students -> contribute more to the study.
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 21 Jul 2004
Posts: 65
Own Kudos [?]: 20 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: A study found that students in charter schools, schools that [#permalink]
I would go with D. B seems to provide a different explanation...
User avatar
Intern
Intern
Joined: 26 Nov 2004
Posts: 24
Own Kudos [?]: 1 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: A study found that students in charter schools, schools that [#permalink]
go with D, i think that since the researchers think that the performance will fall with changing schools, along with the studies of these schools only 6 month old. It supports the conclusion.
User avatar
Director
Director
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 510
Own Kudos [?]: 159 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: A study found that students in charter schools, schools that [#permalink]
D is the OA.

The OE is:
The conclusion that the act of changing schools is responsible for lower student performance relies on the assumption that the badly-performing students had in fact moved from a public school to a charter school. This is never made explicit, although the researchers’ conclusion depends on this being the case. The fact that most of the charter schools studied just opened would bolster this assumption, since students at these new charter schools must have enrolled in them recently. Choice (D) thus strengthens the argument by reinforcing its main assumption. Choice (A) is incorrect because the distinction between urban and rural students has no discernible impact on the distinction between public and charter schools. Choice (B) is incorrect because it does not in any way address the effect of changing schools, which is at the heart of the argument. Choice (C), if anything, weakens the researchers’ explanation by suggesting that at least in some cases, changing schools improved performance. As for choice (E), fundraising efforts are at least one step removed from the issue of student performance, although one could even argue that choice (E) weakens the argument by providing an alternative explanation for charter schools’ relatively poor performance—less money for teachers and materials.
User avatar
Manager
Manager
Joined: 19 Oct 2004
Posts: 187
Own Kudos [?]: 743 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Location: Missouri, USA
Send PM
Re: A study found that students in charter schools, schools that [#permalink]
Thanks for that reasoning Venksune. now I get the basic flaw in my choice. Even those new students must have 'changed' schools.. leaving out kids in Nursery... :oops:



Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Critical Reasoning (CR) Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block above for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
GMAT Club Bot
Re: A study found that students in charter schools, schools that [#permalink]
Moderators:
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
6921 posts
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
238 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne