Critical reasoning
Hi
This is question for critical reasoning.
Professor Tembel told his class that the method of student evaluation of teachers is not a valid measure of teaching quality. Students should fill out questionnaires at the end of the semester when courses have been completed. Which of the following, if true, provides support for Professor Tembel’s proposal?
- Professor Tembel received low ratings from his students.
- Students filled out questionnaires after the midterm exam.
- Students are interested in teacher evaluation.
- Teachers are not obligated to use the survey results.
The answer is #2.
I think the answer is understandable provided we make a change in the first sentence. If we leave it as it is, it sounds the professor is against the idea of student evaluating the teacher for measuring teaching quality.
So, the first sentence should as "Professor Tembel told his class that the method used for student evaluation of teachers is not a valid measure of teaching quality".
Please give your views.
Top answer
Professor Tembel told his class that the method of student evaluation of teachers is not a valid measure of teaching quality. Professor Tembel told his class that the method used for student evaluation of teachers is not a valid measure of teaching quality. There is no discernable semantic difference between those two sentences.
- Professor Tembel told his class that the method of student evaluation of teachers is not a valid measure of teaching quality.
- Professor Tembel told his class that the method used for student evaluation of teachers is not a valid measure of teaching quality.
- There is no discernable semantic difference between those two sentences.
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Professor Tembel told his class that the method of student evaluation of teachers is not a valid measure of teaching quality.
Professor Tembel told his class that the method used for student evaluation of teachers is not a valid measure of teaching quality.
There is no discernable semantic difference between those two sentences.
0I agree with you, vsuresh. The sentence as written is unclear and ambiguous. Your proposed revision makes the meaning clear, and makes the correct answer more apparent.
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