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Was the optimal method for at least three subjects.: Describes Group Discussion
Had the second-lowest score for Philosophy.: Describes Group Discussion
Produced the highest score for any subject where Case Study was the second-best method.: Describes Group Discussion
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The table summarizes the results of a university's recent study on different methods used to teach first-year college students across four academic subjects. Each student was taught using exactly one of four instructional methods. For each subject, the effectiveness of a given method is measured by the average final exam score of students taught using that method. A method is considered optimal for a subject if it yields the highest average final exam score among the four methods for that subject.
Average Final Exam Score by Teaching Method:
Each of the following options is a description of exactly one of the four instructional methods.
For each option, select Describes Group Discussion if the given information indicates that the description is true of the Group Discussion method. Otherwise, select Does not describe Group Discussion.
Average Final Exam Score by Teaching Method:
| Subject | Lecture | Group Discussion | Online Module | Case Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 76 | 82 | 74 | 79 |
| Biology | 85 | 81 | 78 | 88 |
| Economics | 77 | 79 | 73 | 74 |
| Psychology | 80 | 83 | 79 | 81 |
| Sociology | 75 | 77 | 80 | 76 |
| Philosophy | 82 | 78 | 76 | 85 |
Each of the following options is a description of exactly one of the four instructional methods.
For each option, select Describes Group Discussion if the given information indicates that the description is true of the Group Discussion method. Otherwise, select Does not describe Group Discussion.
| Describes Group Discussion | Does Not Describe Group Discussion | |
| Was the optimal method for at least three subjects. | ||
| Had the second-lowest score for Philosophy. | ||
| Produced the highest score for any subject where Case Study was the second-best method. |
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Was the optimal method for at least three subjects.: Describes Group Discussion
Had the second-lowest score for Philosophy.: Describes Group Discussion
Produced the highest score for any subject where Case Study was the second-best method.: Describes Group Discussion
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Statement 1:
Was the optimal method for at least three subjects.
- Group Discussion scores highest in History (82), Economics (79) and Psychology (83).
Statement 2:
Had the second-lowest score for Philosophy.
- Philosophy scores:
- Lecture: 82
- Group Discussion: 78
- Online Module: 76
- Case Study: 85
- Group Discussion is the second-lowest after Online Module.
Statement 3:
Produced the highest score for any subject where Case Study was the second-best method.
- Identify subjects where Case Study was second-highest:
- History: Case Study (79) is second to Group Discussion (82) → Group Discussion highest.
- Biology: Case Study (88) is highest, not second.
- Economics: Case Study (74) is third.
- Psychology: Case Study (81) is second to Group Discussion (83) → Group Discussion highest.
- Sociology: Case Study (76) is third.
- Philosophy: Case Study (85) is highest, not second.
- In both History and Psychology, Group Discussion produced the highest score when Case Study was second.
