The American psychologist Howard Gardner expounds that human intelligence can be subcategorized into multiple kinds, in such a way that individuals differ with respect to their relative competence in each kind. Based on this theory, modern educationists insist on prescribing multi-dimensional curriculum and evaluation parameters that enable development and assessment of multiple intelligences.
Which of the following statements can be inferred from the given text?
A. Howard Gardner insists that the teaching curriculum and evaluation needs to be multi-dimensional.
B. The author of the above is of the opinion that teaching curriculum and evaluation needs to be multi-dimensional.
C. Howard Gardner wants to develop and assess the theory of multiple intelligences.
D. Modern educationists insist that the teaching curriculum and evaluation needs to be multi-dimensional.
GATE 2020 · General Aptitude · Verbal Reasoning · medium
Answer: D. Modern educationists insist that the teaching curriculum and evaluation needs to be multi-dimensional.
Map actions to subjects in the passage: Gardner: EXPOUNDS that intelligence is multi-dimensional. Modern educationists: INSIST on multi-dimensional curriculum/evaluation based on Gardner's theory. The author: REPORTS these views without personally asserting them.
Evaluate each option: A: Says Gardner insists on curriculum change - WRONG, the passage says EDUCATIONISTS insist. B: Says the author insists - WRONG, the author only reports others' views. C: Says Gardner wants to develop and assess the theory - WRONG, Gardner expounds the theory; educationists assess multiple intelligences. D: Says modern educationists insist on multi-dimensional curriculum/evaluation - CORRECT, directly stated in the passage.
Confirm D as the correct inference: The passage literally states: 'modern educationists insist on prescribing multi-dimensional curriculum and evaluation parameters'. Option D restates this precisely without adding or distorting any information.