Read the claim.

The way to improve education is to divide schools by gender, so that males and females are taught separately.

Which sentence provides the best supporting evidence for the claim?

A) If students spend even 10% of their time being distracted by the opposite gender, then that is just silly.

B) My dad has been a teacher since 1993, and I think he does fine teaching in a school that has only male students.

C) At least 50% of my class is the opposite gender, and the amount of time they are distracted by the opposite sex is minimal.

D) A 1993 study showed that teachers tend to favor males over females, thereby creating an inequality in mixed-gender schools

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Jeremiah Berg

25 April, 08:43

Read the claim.

The way to improve education is to divide schools by gender, so that males and females are taught separately.

Which sentence provides the best supporting evidence for the claim?

A) If students spend even 10% of their time being distracted by the opposite gender, then that is just silly.

B) My dad has been a teacher since 1993, and I think he does fine teaching in a school that has only male students.

C) At least 50% of my class is the opposite gender, and the amount of time they are distracted by the opposite sex is minimal.

D) A 1993 study showed that teachers tend to favor males over females, thereby creating an inequality in mixed-gender schools

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Answers (2)

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Zoe Parrish · Answer 1

D is the correct answer.

A is going against what you need the answer to be

B is based on personal experience, not fact

C goes against what you need the answer to be.

Ashley Benjamin · Answer 2

D.) A 1993 study showed that teachers tend to favor males over females, thereby creating an inequality in mixed-gender schools.

Whether you agree with it or not, this option is the only one that provides a study or factual evidence. The other an anecdotal personal experiences and observations.