Guess answers before google

HOW does this detail develop the article’s central idea?

One big thing was the rise of smartphones. They existed in 2008, but were not common. Now almost everyone carries one. So it would be easier today to quickly go online and find the answer to just about any homework question. But students can't use phones during an exam.

• to show how the testing effect worked in the study that Glass authored

• to show what might have caused a change in student performance on exams

• to illustrate why some scientists are hesitant to accept Glass' findings

• to illustrate some ways teachers can improve the types of questions they ask

Which sentence from the article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?

• The day before a lesson, students answer homework questions about the upcoming material.

• For many years, students had improved through each set of questions and did best on the exam.

• The students who did better on their exams didn't always report that they had come up with their own homework answers.

• But the results do show a correlation between coming up with answers yourself and better exam performance.

Sean Kang thinks there could be many possible explanations for why students are doing poorly on their exams now. Which detail from the article supports this opinion?

• The new research took place in the real world, he notes. That's a good thing because it captures real student behavior.

• However, it also means that students weren't randomly assigned to complete their homework by either Googling or making an effort to come up with their own answers.

• Perhaps students are becoming more overconfident, spending less time studying or getting distracted or interrupted more often.

• Writing assignments and class projects are other great ways to encourage students to remember and apply their knowledge, Sean Kang says.

Why did the author include this selection?

"Always first generate the answers for yourself," says psychologist Arnold Glass, who works at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. "It will help you do better on the exam," notes Glass, one of the new study's authors.

• to illustrate a problem that Glass discovered while studying homework and exam scores

• to illustrate a problem that Glass has with the way teachers are wording their questions

• to explain the reason why Glass thinks guessing is better for students than searching online for an answer

• to explain the reason why Glass thinks that teachers should let students use the internet for exams

According to the author, guessing first makes you more likely to remember information.

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• FALSE

According to the author, smartphones are one reason that students are doing well on homework but not doing as well on tests .

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• FALSE

According to the author, there is no correlation on guessing first on homework and better test scores.

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• FALSE

Newborn babies do not see things in color.

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• FALSE

How often do you attempt an answer before using GOOGLE?

• Often

• Sometimes

• Rarely

• Never