According to the text, the Matthew effect:
A) represents the complexity of the English language.
B) occurs when students do not want to function independently.
C) is the gap between grade placement and an individual student's achievement.
D) is an old reading proverb.

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The Matthew effect refers to the idea that the gap between students who are achieving at grade level and those who are not tends to widen over time. This phenomenon is named after the Biblical passage "For unto every one that hath shall be given... but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath," which is known as the Matthew principle. Option A is incorrect because the Matthew effect is not related to the complexity of the English language. Option B is incorrect because the Matthew effect is not caused by student dependence or independence. Option D is incorrect because the Matthew principle is a Biblical passage, but the effect named after it is a real-world phenomenon.

According to the Text, the Matthew Effect