Question

nature in the classroom
on a sunny day, has your class ever begged the teacher to let them have class outside? chances are your teacher usually says
o.\ however, evidence suggests that the class would actually benefit from being outside—or at least having a nice view of the outdoors.

in a study published in the journal environmental psychology, researchers found that students performed better at a tedious, high - demand task when they were allowed to view an image of nature for 40 seconds halfway through. after viewing the natural scene, students responded more quickly and made fewer errors than students who viewed urban images.

how strong is the author’s argument that access to nature is good for teaching and learning?

• somewhat strong—the author provides firsthand accounts to support the claim.
• strong—the author provides sound evidence from research studies and experts to support the claim.
• weak—the author only provides opinions to support the claim.
• somewhat weak—most of the author’s evidence is off topic and has nothing to do with teaching or learning

Explanation:

The author uses a study from the Journal of Environmental Psychology (research study) which shows students perform better after viewing nature (evidence from experts/research). This is strong as it's based on sound research - not just opinions or off - topic info.

Answer:

Strong—the author provides sound evidence from research studies and experts to support the claim.