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Educational policy analyst: To improve the long-term economic benefits
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Educational policy analyst: To improve the long-term economic benefits that our country’s universities provide to their students, the government should provide subsidies enabling the universities to hire more academic staff. Hiring more academic staff would allow smaller class sizes. Statistically, university students in smaller classes tend to receive higher grades than those in larger classes. And on average, a student who earns higher grades in university classes tends to have a higher salary after graduation than a student who earns lower grades. Thus, hiring more academic staff nationwide should improve the economic well-being of graduates nationwide.
Consider the incomplete statement:
According to the analyst’s argument, students’ 1 is bolstered by their 2 .
Select for 1 and 2 the options that complete the statement in the manner that most accurately reflects the given information. Make only two selections, one in each column.
Consider the incomplete statement:
According to the analyst’s argument, students’ 1 is bolstered by their 2 .
Select for 1 and 2 the options that complete the statement in the manner that most accurately reflects the given information. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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| 1 | 2 | Statements |
| tendency to earn higher grades in university classes | ||
| economic wellbeing after graduating from university | ||
| being in larger than average university classes | ||
| receiving better education overall | ||
| learning from a greater number of academic staff |
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1: economic wellbeing after graduating from university
2: tendency to earn higher grades in university classes
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According to the analyst’s argument, students’ economic wellbeing after graduating from university is bolstered by their tendency to earn higher grades in university classes , since in the passage it's written that "on average, a student who earns higher grades in university classes tends to have a higher salary after graduation than a student who earns lower grades" and higher salary means good economic well being which is by hiring new academic staff
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Re: Educational policy analyst: To improve the long-term economic benefits
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Bolstered means getting support.
The question asked. Which supported (2) which (1) as per the given passage.
The end results are often what which is been supported by factors because we know that it definitely worked. For ex- rain in tropical region supported better cultivation.
Cultivation is the end result supported by rain.
So statement 1 has to be an end result..
The end result as per the passage is the economic well being life style one incurs after graduation.
1) tendency to earn higher grades in university classes
2) economic wellbeing after graduating from university (the end result)
3) being in larger than average university classes
4) receiving better education overall
5) learning from a greater number of academic staff
So, Statement 1 is economic wellbeing after graduating from university
Now what supported this?
=> learning from greater no. Of academic staff. It can be. But how will his direct benefit is connected with academic staff. So no its not the support system.
=> receiving better education, yes it can be a point but still not the direct support which on needed for a well off economic condition.
=> being in larger class, but what are the chances that it will help all for sure?
=> tendency to earn higher grades in university classes, it is the support needed for a better life Style after graduation as stated in passage too. People need good marks to get graduate, academic staff, larger classes all are secondary support. So,this is providing the direct support.
Statement 2 is tendency to earn higher grades in university classes
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The question asked. Which supported (2) which (1) as per the given passage.
The end results are often what which is been supported by factors because we know that it definitely worked. For ex- rain in tropical region supported better cultivation.
Cultivation is the end result supported by rain.
So statement 1 has to be an end result..
The end result as per the passage is the economic well being life style one incurs after graduation.
1) tendency to earn higher grades in university classes
2) economic wellbeing after graduating from university (the end result)
3) being in larger than average university classes
4) receiving better education overall
5) learning from a greater number of academic staff
So, Statement 1 is economic wellbeing after graduating from university
Now what supported this?
=> learning from greater no. Of academic staff. It can be. But how will his direct benefit is connected with academic staff. So no its not the support system.
=> receiving better education, yes it can be a point but still not the direct support which on needed for a well off economic condition.
=> being in larger class, but what are the chances that it will help all for sure?
=> tendency to earn higher grades in university classes, it is the support needed for a better life Style after graduation as stated in passage too. People need good marks to get graduate, academic staff, larger classes all are secondary support. So,this is providing the direct support.
Statement 2 is tendency to earn higher grades in university classes
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