Question

ms. chen. today, were going to discuss the issue of homework. do students have too much? who would like to begin? luisa raises her hand. luisa. i think students have too much, and its become a big problem. ms. chen. why do you think so, luisa? what facts support your point of view? luisa. well, the national education association recommends two hours of homework a day. however, many students do more than that. ms. chen. does anyone have another opinion? raymond raises his hand. raymond. i do. i dont think the homework load is too heavy. ms. chen. why is that, raymond? how does ms. chen act as a moderator in this part of the transcript? ○ she reminds the group of the discussion rules and asks them to use a respectful tone. ○ she helps the group handle a conflict between two or more of the participants. ○ she provides several topics as possible options for the group to discuss. ○ she asks the participants to clarify their viewpoints and introduce supporting facts.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The transcript has no mention of Ms. Chen reminding about discussion rules or respectful tone. Eliminate.
• Analyze Option 2: There is no conflict between participants shown in the transcript. Eliminate.
• Analyze Option 3: Ms. Chen only introduces one topic (homework issue), not several. Eliminate.
• Analyze Option 4: Ms. Chen asks Luisa "Why do you think so... What facts support your point of view?" and later asks Raymond "Why is that", which is to clarify their viewpoints and get supporting facts. This matches.

Answer:

D. She asks the participants to clarify their viewpoints and introduce supporting facts. (Note: Assuming the options are labeled A - D in order, the last option is the correct one. If the original options have different labels, adjust accordingly. Based on the given options, the correct one is the last one: "She asks the participants to clarify their viewpoints and introduce supporting facts.")