Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other…
2022
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Discussion forums are one of the Four Quadrants for MOOC.
Reason (R): Discussion forums are in-built feature of learning management systems (LMS).
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A) — ConceptAn assertion–reason item requires two separate tests: first determine whether each statement is true, and then test whether the reason logically…
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- C.
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- D.
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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Correct answer: B
Concept
An assertion–reason item requires two separate tests: first determine whether each statement is true, and then test whether the reason logically explains the assertion.
A shared topic or platform does not by itself establish an explanatory link; the reason must account for why the assertion holds.
Application
The four-quadrant MOOC design includes a discussion forum as its interaction component, so Assertion (A) is true.
Learning management systems commonly provide built-in discussion spaces for course interaction, so Reason (R) is also true.
However, being implemented as an LMS feature does not explain why discussion forums are classified as a quadrant in the pedagogic MOOC design; the two statements describe different design layers.
Contrast
“Both are true and R explains A” incorrectly treats an implementation feature as the basis of the pedagogic classification.
“Both are true but R does not explain A” keeps the truth of both statements separate from the missing explanatory link.
“A is true but R is false” conflicts with the use of discussion spaces as LMS course features.
“A is false but R is true” conflicts with the discussion-forum component of the four-quadrant MOOC model.
Result
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).