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Study Findings: A recent study found that introducing electronic textbooks in schools has not significantly improved students' reading comprehension scores. The researchers contended that while electronic textbooks offer interactive features, these do not inherently enhance understanding of the material. They argued that the basic nature of reading comprehension, which relies heavily on text engagement and critical thinking, has not changed despite technological advances.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the researchers' reasoning?
A. Students who use electronic textbooks report higher levels of satisfaction with their learning materials than those using traditional textbooks.
B. Schools that have introduced electronic textbooks have also invested in teacher training to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum.
C. Research has shown that the additional features of electronic textbooks, such as multimedia and hyperlinks, often distract students from the main text, reducing the depth of their engagement with the content.
D. Many students using electronic textbooks perform better on interactive assessments that are integrated into the electronic textbook platform.
E. The cost of electronic textbooks is significantly lower than that of traditional textbooks, making them a more economical option for schools.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the researchers' reasoning?
A. Students who use electronic textbooks report higher levels of satisfaction with their learning materials than those using traditional textbooks.
B. Schools that have introduced electronic textbooks have also invested in teacher training to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum.
C. Research has shown that the additional features of electronic textbooks, such as multimedia and hyperlinks, often distract students from the main text, reducing the depth of their engagement with the content.
D. Many students using electronic textbooks perform better on interactive assessments that are integrated into the electronic textbook platform.
E. The cost of electronic textbooks is significantly lower than that of traditional textbooks, making them a more economical option for schools.
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GMAT Club Official Explanation:
Correct Answer: C. Research has shown that the additional features of electronic textbooks, such as multimedia and hyperlinks, often distract students from the main text, reducing the depth of their engagement with the content.
C) states that interactive features of electronic textbooks, which are supposed to enhance learning, may actually be hurting students and distracting them from the text and deep understanding of the material which in turn does not help their scores. Thus despite advantages brought by the ebooks, students are finding ways to distract themselves, and negate them, thus not getting higher reading comprehension scores.
A. Incorrect.
Students who use electronic textbooks report higher levels of satisfaction with their learning materials than those using traditional textbooks.
Student satisfaction has nothing to do with how effective the textbooks are in improving reading comprehension scores. Preference for books does not mean people get higher scores, or at least that's not anything we know from the passage. Irrelevant. Eliminate.
B. Incorrect
Schools that have introduced electronic textbooks have also invested in teacher training to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum.
This choice does not strengthen the claim that electronic textbooks do not improve reading comprehension scores. Instead it says that several other factors (such as technology and teacher training) were not at fault of scores not improving. It may seem like it strengthens the argument but it does not strengthen it, this choice only eliminates some doubts (while many others may remain - e.g. the reason students did not improve their scores could have been that they had games installed on the ebook readers or perhaps those books had a high failure rate). From this choice, we only know that the scores did not go down due to teacher training. Weak and indirect. Eliminate.
D. Incorrect.
Many students using electronic textbooks perform better on interactive assessments that are integrated into the electronic textbook platform.
D introduces an external/parallel line of reasoning that is not related to Reading Comprehension scores and instead talks about the interactive assessments. We are not sure how this relates to RC scores, so we will let this choice be and move on. Eliminate.
E. Incorrect.
The cost of electronic textbooks is significantly lower than that of traditional textbooks, making them a more economical option for schools.
The cost of books is irrelevant to the discussion of reading comprehension. It is introducing another topic which is not tied to score improvement in any direct way. Elimiate.
General Discussion
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To determine which statement most strengthens the researchers' reasoning, we need to examine how each option relates to the argument that the interactive features of electronic textbooks do not enhance reading comprehension because reading comprehension relies on text engagement and critical thinking. Let's analyze each option:
A. Students who use electronic textbooks report higher levels of satisfaction with their learning materials than those using traditional textbooks.
This option highlights student satisfaction, which is not directly related to reading comprehension scores. High satisfaction does not necessarily imply better comprehension, so this option does not strengthen the researchers' reasoning.
B. Schools that have introduced electronic textbooks have also invested in teacher training to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum.
This option focuses on teacher training and effective integration of technology. While important for overall educational quality, it does not directly address the core issue of whether electronic textbooks improve reading comprehension. Therefore, it does not strengthen the researchers' reasoning.
C. Research has shown that the additional features of electronic textbooks, such as multimedia and hyperlinks, often distract students from the main text, reducing the depth of their engagement with the content.
This option directly supports the researchers' contention by providing evidence that the interactive features of electronic textbooks can distract students from engaging deeply with the text. This distraction can reduce critical thinking and text engagement, which are essential for reading comprehension. Thus, this option strongly strengthens the researchers' reasoning.
D. Many students using electronic textbooks perform better on interactive assessments that are integrated into the electronic textbook platform.
This option indicates better performance on interactive assessments but does not address reading comprehension directly. The argument is specifically about reading comprehension, not overall performance on varied types of assessments. Therefore, this option does not strengthen the researchers' reasoning regarding reading comprehension.
E. The cost of electronic textbooks is significantly lower than that of traditional textbooks, making them a more economical option for schools.
This option deals with the cost-effectiveness of electronic textbooks, which is not relevant to the argument about reading comprehension. While important from a financial perspective, it does not strengthen the researchers' reasoning about the impact on reading comprehension.
Therefore, the statement that most strengthens the researchers' reasoning is:
Answer: C
A. Students who use electronic textbooks report higher levels of satisfaction with their learning materials than those using traditional textbooks.
This option highlights student satisfaction, which is not directly related to reading comprehension scores. High satisfaction does not necessarily imply better comprehension, so this option does not strengthen the researchers' reasoning.
B. Schools that have introduced electronic textbooks have also invested in teacher training to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum.
This option focuses on teacher training and effective integration of technology. While important for overall educational quality, it does not directly address the core issue of whether electronic textbooks improve reading comprehension. Therefore, it does not strengthen the researchers' reasoning.
C. Research has shown that the additional features of electronic textbooks, such as multimedia and hyperlinks, often distract students from the main text, reducing the depth of their engagement with the content.
This option directly supports the researchers' contention by providing evidence that the interactive features of electronic textbooks can distract students from engaging deeply with the text. This distraction can reduce critical thinking and text engagement, which are essential for reading comprehension. Thus, this option strongly strengthens the researchers' reasoning.
D. Many students using electronic textbooks perform better on interactive assessments that are integrated into the electronic textbook platform.
This option indicates better performance on interactive assessments but does not address reading comprehension directly. The argument is specifically about reading comprehension, not overall performance on varied types of assessments. Therefore, this option does not strengthen the researchers' reasoning regarding reading comprehension.
E. The cost of electronic textbooks is significantly lower than that of traditional textbooks, making them a more economical option for schools.
This option deals with the cost-effectiveness of electronic textbooks, which is not relevant to the argument about reading comprehension. While important from a financial perspective, it does not strengthen the researchers' reasoning about the impact on reading comprehension.
Therefore, the statement that most strengthens the researchers' reasoning is:
Answer: C
