Given What Is Known About the Effectiveness and Desirability of Virtual

question 93

Multiple Choice

Given what is known about the effectiveness and desirability of virtual education, what is a likely outcome of the availability of online education?

• A)It is likely to mainly be given to the elite because of the expense of sophisticated computer technology.
• B)It is likely to be available to all equally, causing the first real democratizing of education.
• C)It is likely to be available mainly to poorer students who cannot afford private schools that still employ teachers.
• D)It is likely to fade out as people recognize that students at certain levels cannot teach themselves, even with facilitative assistance in the virtual classroom.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped frequency distribution curve that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Bell-Shaped Curve

A graph describing the normal distribution, showing most instances occurring near the mean and fewer instances as one moves farther from the mean.

Intelligence

The ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge, solve problems, and adapt to new situations.

Mental Age

A concept used to describe the intellectual capability of a person (often a child) compared to the average intellectual performance in their actual chronological age group.