While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Traditional classroom lectures require significant preparation time for educators.T...
GMAT Expression of Ideas : (Expression) Questions
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Traditional classroom lectures require significant preparation time for educators.
- They involve extensive content delivery and detailed explanations to students.
- Standard lecture-based teaching typically demands hours of daily preparation to be effective.
- Education researcher Maria Santos and her team developed a "flipped classroom" approach.
- Students review basic content through short videos at home before class.
- In their model, classroom time is spent on interactive problem-solving and discussion.
- Santos found that this approach achieved equivalent learning outcomes while requiring only 30 minutes of daily preparation from teachers.
The student wants to explain an advantage of the flipped classroom approach developed by Maria Santos and her team. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Despite achieving equivalent learning outcomes, the flipped classroom approach significantly reduces the preparation time traditionally required from educators.
Education researcher Maria Santos and her team developed a flipped classroom approach where students review content through videos at home.
Traditional classroom lectures require significant preparation time and involve extensive content delivery to students.
The flipped classroom approach involves students reviewing basic content at home and focuses classroom time on interactive activities.
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| Traditional classroom lectures require significant preparation time for educators. |
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| They involve extensive content delivery and detailed explanations to students. |
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| Standard lecture-based teaching typically demands hours of daily preparation to be effective. |
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| Education researcher Maria Santos and her team developed a flipped classroom approach. |
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| Students review basic content through short videos at home before class. |
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| In their model, classroom time is spent on interactive problem-solving and discussion. |
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| Santos found that this approach achieved equivalent learning outcomes while requiring only 30 minutes of daily preparation from teachers. |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: Maria Santos's flipped classroom approach achieves the same learning outcomes as traditional lectures while dramatically reducing teacher preparation time.
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
- From our analysis, the main advantage revealed in the research is efficiency - the flipped classroom approach delivers the same educational results while requiring much less preparation time from teachers
- The notes show traditional lectures need hours of daily preparation while the flipped approach needs only 30 minutes of daily preparation yet achieves equivalent learning outcomes
Despite achieving equivalent learning outcomes, the flipped classroom approach significantly reduces the preparation time traditionally required from educators.
✓ Correct
- Directly states the key advantage - maintains learning outcomes while reducing preparation time
- Uses specific language from the notes and effectively accomplishes the goal
Education researcher Maria Santos and her team developed a flipped classroom approach where students review content through videos at home.
✗ Incorrect
- Simply describes what the flipped classroom approach is without explaining any advantage or benefit
Traditional classroom lectures require significant preparation time and involve extensive content delivery to students.
✗ Incorrect
- Focuses on traditional classroom problems but doesn't explain how the flipped classroom is better
The flipped classroom approach involves students reviewing basic content at home and focuses classroom time on interactive activities.
✗ Incorrect
- Describes the mechanics of the flipped classroom without mentioning any advantage compared to traditional methods