Many elementary schools have recently offered computer-assisted educational programs. Students’ reactions after several years have been decidedly mixed. Whereas students have found computers very useful in studying arithmetic, they have found them of little help in studying science, and of no help at all with their reading and writing skills.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the students’ mixed reactions?

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Students in these schools began reading and doing arithmetic before learning to use computers.

Of the disciplines and skills mentioned, the exactness of arithmetic makes it most suitable to computer-assisted education.

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Many elementary school teachers are reluctant to use computer technology in their classrooms.

Young students are more likely to maintain interest in training programs that use the newest computers and video graphics than in those that do not.

The elementary schools have offered more computer-assisted programs in reading and writing than in arithmetic and science.

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What this question tests

Whether you can explain an apparent contradiction in a way that makes both facts true.

Picking an option that explains one side of the paradox while making the other side false.