Which new finding would best strengthen the teachers' conclusion about short daily tasks?
In one coastal district, a group of teachers replaced the long weekly homework sheet with a ten-minute task given every school day. After a term, the students in these classes remembered more of the material than students in nearby classes that kept the weekly sheet, and fewer tasks were handed in unfinished. The teachers believe that short, regular practice lets pupils review a topic before they forget it. They also admit that the trial covered a single subject in a single district, so they warn other schools against treating the result as a rule.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The same result appearing when the trial is repeated across several subjects and districts
- Step 1: The teachers' own warning is that the trial covered one subject and one district. Step 2. Evidence that removes that limit, repeated results elsewhere, strengthens the conclusion most; enjoyment, time and marking do not show better memory. Answer: The same result appearing across several subjects and districts. Why not the others: Enjoyment, homework time and ease of marking say nothing about how much students remember.
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