The education researcher's initial _____ combining traditional teaching methods with digital technology was eventually overcome, leading to her acclai...
GMAT Craft and Structure : (Structure) Questions
The education researcher's initial _____ combining traditional teaching methods with digital technology was eventually overcome, leading to her acclaimed 2020 framework that effectively bridges classroom instruction with online learning platforms.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
expertise with
indifference to
success in
resistance to
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| "The education researcher's initial _____" |
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| "combining traditional teaching methods with digital technology" |
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| "was eventually overcome," |
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| "leading to her acclaimed 2020 framework" |
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| "that effectively bridges classroom instruction with online learning platforms" |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: An education researcher overcame her initial negative attitude toward combining traditional and digital teaching methods to create a successful framework.
Argument Flow: The passage describes a transformation story - the researcher started with some initial negative feeling about mixing traditional and digital teaching, but she eventually overcame this attitude and created an acclaimed framework that successfully combines both approaches.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- Looking at our context clues, we need something that: Makes sense with "initial" (suggests a starting attitude)
- Can be "overcome" (must be something negative or problematic)
- Leads logically to creating something "acclaimed" (the negative start contrasts with positive end)
- The word "overcome" is crucial here - you overcome obstacles, challenges, or negative feelings
- Since she ended up creating something successful that combines traditional and digital methods, her initial attitude must have been negative toward this combination
expertise with
- "Expertise with" doesn't make logical sense with "overcome"
- You don't overcome expertise - expertise is positive
indifference to
- "Indifference to" could work grammatically but is weaker than the best choice
- While you might overcome indifference, it doesn't create as strong a contrast
success in
- "Success in" makes no logical sense with "overcome"
- You don't overcome success - success is what you achieve
resistance to
- "Resistance to" perfectly fits the context
- Resistance is negative and can definitely be "overcome"
- Creates perfect logical flow: initial resistance → overcome resistance → successful framework