Hip-hop pedagogy is a form of teaching that’s gaining popularity across school subjects. It involves incorporating hip-hop and rap music into lessons as well as using hip-hop elements when teaching other subject matters. For example, Quan Neloms’s students look for college-level vocabulary and historical events in rap songs. Researchers claim that in addition to developing students’ social justice awareness, hip-hop pedagogy encourages student success by raising students’ interest and engagement.

Question

Which finding, if true, would most strongly support the underlined claim?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Courses that incorporate hip-hop and rap music are among the courses with the highest enrollment and attendance rates.
A
Courses that incorporate hip-hop and rap music are among the courses with the highest enrollment and attendance rates.
(Choice B) Educators report that they enjoy teaching courses that involve hip-hop and rap music more than teaching courses that don’t.
B
Educators report that they enjoy teaching courses that involve hip-hop and rap music more than teaching courses that don’t.
(Choice C) Students tend to be more enthusiastic about rap music than they are about hip-hop music.
C
Students tend to be more enthusiastic about rap music than they are about hip-hop music.
(Choice D) Students who are highly interested in social justice issues typically don’t sign up for courses that incorporate hip-hop and rap music.
D
Students who are highly interested in social justice issues typically don’t sign up for courses that incorporate hip-hop and rap music.

Answer 1

The underlined claim states that hip-hop pedagogy encourages student success by raising their interest and engagement.

To support this claim, we need evidence that shows incorporating hip-hop increases student engagement and success in learning.

Among the choices provided, the most relevant is:

(Choice A) Courses that incorporate hip-hop and rap music are among the courses with the highest enrollment and attendance rates.

This finding strongly supports the claim because higher enrollment and attendance rates would indicate that students are more engaged and interested in these courses, which is directly related to their success in learning.

The other choices do not specifically address student engagement or interest in a way that supports the claim about the effectiveness of hip-hop pedagogy.