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Debater: As a pedagogical practice, lecturing embodies hierarchy, since the lecturer is superior to the student in mastery of the subject. But people learn best from peer interaction. Thus, hierarchy in lecturing is a great weakness.
Respondent: By definition, all teaching and learning are hierarchical, for all teaching and learning must proceed from simple to complex. In teaching mathematics, for example, arithmetic must precede calculus. This, the hierarchy in lecturing is a strength.
The respondent's reply to the debater's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the respondent:
(A) concedes one of the major assumptions on which the debater's argument depends
(B) Takes for granted that teaching methods that are effective in mathematics are also effective in other academic disciplines
(C) Fails to consider that some characteristics of lecturing other than hierarchy are weaknesses
(D) Applies a key concept to a different aspect of education that the aspect to which the debater applied it
(E) Takes for granted that the conceptual structure of mathematics is sufficiently representative of the conceptual structure of at least some other academic disciplines
Respondent: By definition, all teaching and learning are hierarchical, for all teaching and learning must proceed from simple to complex. In teaching mathematics, for example, arithmetic must precede calculus. This, the hierarchy in lecturing is a strength.
The respondent's reply to the debater's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the respondent:
(A) concedes one of the major assumptions on which the debater's argument depends
(B) Takes for granted that teaching methods that are effective in mathematics are also effective in other academic disciplines
(C) Fails to consider that some characteristics of lecturing other than hierarchy are weaknesses
(D) Applies a key concept to a different aspect of education that the aspect to which the debater applied it
(E) Takes for granted that the conceptual structure of mathematics is sufficiently representative of the conceptual structure of at least some other academic disciplines
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Debater: As a pedagogical practice, lecturing embodies hierarchy, since the lecturer is superior to the student in mastery of the subject. But people learn best from peer interaction. Thus, hierarchy in lecturing is a great weakness.
Respondent: By definition, all teaching and learning are hierarchical, for all teaching and learning must proceed from simple to complex. In teaching mathematics, for example, arithmetic must precede calculus. This, the hierarchy in lecturing is a strength.
MEANING
Debater tells that peer learning is better than lecturing.
So, hierarchy in lecturing is a weakness.
Higher level = lecturer
Lower level = student
WHY
Debater believes there is a hierarchy between lecturer and student.
Hierarchy is based on the mastery of the subject.
Respondent tells that teaching and learning is hierarchical in nature.
WHY
Respondent tells that learning should always proceed from simple to complex. So, hierarchy is a strength instead of a weakness.
Mathematics is cited as an example.
What is the hierarchy here?
Higher level = complex studies
Lower level = simple studies
Hierarchy is based on the complexities of the subject being taught, precisely the concepts within the subject.
Thus, we can clearly see hierarchy in each case is different.
It's like comparing apples to oranges.
Thus, the flaw is in the interpretation of the concept of hierarchy.
Option (D) clearly encapsulates this flaw.
Respondent: By definition, all teaching and learning are hierarchical, for all teaching and learning must proceed from simple to complex. In teaching mathematics, for example, arithmetic must precede calculus. This, the hierarchy in lecturing is a strength.
MEANING
Debater tells that peer learning is better than lecturing.
So, hierarchy in lecturing is a weakness.
Higher level = lecturer
Lower level = student
WHY
Debater believes there is a hierarchy between lecturer and student.
Hierarchy is based on the mastery of the subject.
Respondent tells that teaching and learning is hierarchical in nature.
WHY
Respondent tells that learning should always proceed from simple to complex. So, hierarchy is a strength instead of a weakness.
Mathematics is cited as an example.
What is the hierarchy here?
Higher level = complex studies
Lower level = simple studies
Hierarchy is based on the complexities of the subject being taught, precisely the concepts within the subject.
Thus, we can clearly see hierarchy in each case is different.
It's like comparing apples to oranges.
Thus, the flaw is in the interpretation of the concept of hierarchy.
Option (D) clearly encapsulates this flaw.
04 Jun 2021, 21:16
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Yes definitely this was something which i could pin down under 1 min 30 sec whoole , in my opinion no option which starts with taking for guaranteed has been the answer , hence i eleminated all of that and the only one standing was choice D
