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20 Oct 2021, 18:32
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Hi Could someone please review the below. I am more worried about the assessments that I make, are they even valid? If you can provide any tips that'll be highly appreciated. Thanks!!
The argument claims that the use of interactive computer instruction led to a reduction in the dropout rate for Nova High School. The argument further claims that this also led to impressive achievements from last year’s graduates. Stated in this way the argument fails to mention several key factors based on which it could be evaluated. The conclusion that the school board should use a greater portion of the available funds to buy more computers and that all schools in the district should adopt interactive computer instructions throughout the curriculum is premature as it is based on many assumptions for which no evidence is provided. Hence, the conclusion is weak, unconvincing and has several flaws.
First, the argument claims that school dropout rates have declined owing to the use of interactive computer instruction in three subjects. This statement is a stretch. Although, it is true that the school dropout rates have declined immediately after the use of interactive computer instructions, there is no evidence that the latter causes the former. The argument implies a cause-and-effect relationship between the use of interactive computer system and the school drop out rates but provides no evidence as to how the two are related. School dropout rates can decrease for a multitude of different reason other than the use of interactive computer instructions such as an increase in teaching quality, an increase in the quality of the subject being taught. Another factor could be an increase in the ratio of teachers per student thereby, giving every student more attention and care. The argument needs to provide us with information that all these factors have not changed over the time period mentioned in order to validate its claim.
Second, the argument doesn’t consider the importance of other factors that could lead to a reduction in the dropout rates and impressive achievements. If the reduction in the dropout rate was indeed caused due to an increased funding in improving the teaching quality, providing better infrastructure such as labs, or even by increasing the number of teachers to increase the teacher to student ratio, then redirecting these funds to buy more computers would not lead to a reduction in school dropout rates. The argument would have been much clearer if it provided more information on how the funds are currently being used.
Finally, the argument also mentions that last year’s graduates have reported some impressive achievements and highlights the use of interactive computer instruction in three subjects as the primary cause for it. Again, this statement is severely flawed. For starters the argument does not provide us with any cause-effect relationship between these statements. The argument also specifically mentions the use of computers in three subjects. Did only the use of computers in these three subjects lead to impressive achievements? Or was it the use of interactive computers in general? Without answers to these questions the argument seems to be based on wishful thinking rather than substantiated evidence.
In conclusion, the argument is severely flawed based on the above-mentioned reasons and therefore, unconvincing. In order to assess the merits of a decision it is important to consider the knowledge from all the contributing factors which this particular argument fails to do so.
The argument claims that the use of interactive computer instruction led to a reduction in the dropout rate for Nova High School. The argument further claims that this also led to impressive achievements from last year’s graduates. Stated in this way the argument fails to mention several key factors based on which it could be evaluated. The conclusion that the school board should use a greater portion of the available funds to buy more computers and that all schools in the district should adopt interactive computer instructions throughout the curriculum is premature as it is based on many assumptions for which no evidence is provided. Hence, the conclusion is weak, unconvincing and has several flaws.
First, the argument claims that school dropout rates have declined owing to the use of interactive computer instruction in three subjects. This statement is a stretch. Although, it is true that the school dropout rates have declined immediately after the use of interactive computer instructions, there is no evidence that the latter causes the former. The argument implies a cause-and-effect relationship between the use of interactive computer system and the school drop out rates but provides no evidence as to how the two are related. School dropout rates can decrease for a multitude of different reason other than the use of interactive computer instructions such as an increase in teaching quality, an increase in the quality of the subject being taught. Another factor could be an increase in the ratio of teachers per student thereby, giving every student more attention and care. The argument needs to provide us with information that all these factors have not changed over the time period mentioned in order to validate its claim.
Second, the argument doesn’t consider the importance of other factors that could lead to a reduction in the dropout rates and impressive achievements. If the reduction in the dropout rate was indeed caused due to an increased funding in improving the teaching quality, providing better infrastructure such as labs, or even by increasing the number of teachers to increase the teacher to student ratio, then redirecting these funds to buy more computers would not lead to a reduction in school dropout rates. The argument would have been much clearer if it provided more information on how the funds are currently being used.
Finally, the argument also mentions that last year’s graduates have reported some impressive achievements and highlights the use of interactive computer instruction in three subjects as the primary cause for it. Again, this statement is severely flawed. For starters the argument does not provide us with any cause-effect relationship between these statements. The argument also specifically mentions the use of computers in three subjects. Did only the use of computers in these three subjects lead to impressive achievements? Or was it the use of interactive computers in general? Without answers to these questions the argument seems to be based on wishful thinking rather than substantiated evidence.
In conclusion, the argument is severely flawed based on the above-mentioned reasons and therefore, unconvincing. In order to assess the merits of a decision it is important to consider the knowledge from all the contributing factors which this particular argument fails to do so.
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