All available research points to the fact that music education can

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All available research points to the fact that music education can significantly bolster students' academic skills, particularly when this education is imposed during early childhood. The most notable academic improvement associated with music education, surprisingly, occurs in affected student's performance in mathematics. A recent study, which compared students in school districts all around the world, found that students who began receiving music education in kindergarten scored significantly higher on standardized math tests than did those who began after third grade. Those students who began in third grade, in turn, scored significantly higher than did those who received no music education at all. In fact, correlation studies attempting to link several different factors to higher math test scores have found music education to be the most significant of these factors.  
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 B 
 What is the author's main point?

A. An important research study determined that students whose music education commenced in kindergarten fared the best on standardized tests.
B. Music education has the potential to strengthen students' academic skills.
C. The study regarding the effect of music education on academic success was conducted in an objective and scientific manner.
D. The overall effectiveness of music education in improving a child's academic performance in mathematics is correlated with the age at which that child begins to receive instruction in music.
E. Schools are willing to employ strategies that have the potential of bolstering the academic performance of their students.

Raxit85 · Accepted Answer

The author believes that music education can improve students' academic skills; all other statements in this passage serve as evidence to support this belief. Choices A and D are examples of this evidence, while choices C and E represent unspoken assumptions that underlie the argument. Hence, option B is correct.

mggmat19 · Answer

Can you please state the reason for omitting choice D?

ttaneja4 · Answer

Choice D refers to a detail mentioned in the passage, which supports the argument of music being linked to the overall improvement of academics. In general, you will notice that choice B is more holistic in its approach especially when we see the first three lines "All available research points to the fact that music education can significantly bolster students' academic skills, particularly when this education is imposed during early childhood." whereas D is specific to the experiment.

artanivishakha · Answer

Since author is asking about the main point so it can be concluded option "B"

Annababa · Answer

last few lines mention about this scenario but overall it's not the main point we can say its kind of specific information

Sandy7793 · Answer

The first line says that the passage is more about academics in general and not particularly about Mathematics. Mathematics is used as a medium in passage to state that Music helps in academics in general

sahuanamika · Answer

Once we check the options only option B and D are valid, but D cannot be the answer as the author is mentioning a good example that students excel in Maths , but he is talking about the overall performance of the student.

Abhishek009 · Answer

Check the 2nd line -

Thereafter the entire reasoning / example of mathematics and relation as been described as example and the opening sentece states -

Hence (B) is better!!!!

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Explanation

What is the author's main point?

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Explanation

A. An important research study determined that students whose music education commenced in kindergarten fared the best on standardized tests. 
This option is partially correct as it highlights one of the key findings of the research studies mentioned in the passage. However, it does not fully capture the author's main point, which is that music education has the potential to improve a student's academic skills, particularly in mathematics.

B. Music education has the potential to strengthen students' academic skills.  
This option is the correct answer as it accurately summarizes the author's main point. The passage presents several studies that support the idea that music education can have a positive impact on a student's academic skills, especially in the area of mathematics.

C. The study regarding the effect of music education on academic success was conducted in an objective and scientific manner. 
While the passage mentions several studies, it does not provide any details about how these studies were conducted or whether they were objective and scientific. Therefore, this option is not an accurate summary of the author's main point.

D. The overall effectiveness of music education in improving a child's academic performance in mathematics is correlated with the age at which that child begins to receive instruction in music. 
This option is partially correct, as it mentions one of the findings presented in the passage. However, it does not fully capture the author's main point, which is that music education can have a positive impact on academic performance regardless of when it is introduced.

E. Schools are willing to employ strategies that have the potential of bolstering the academic performance of their students. 
While this option is true to some extent, it does not accurately summarize the main point of the passage. The author's main point is specifically about the potential benefits of music education, rather than schools' willingness to employ strategies to improve academic performance more generally.

Answer: B

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Explained here https://gmatclub.com/forum/all-availabl ... l#p3193723 Cheers

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