The students of Chestnut Tree Prep always earned low grades in mathematics. The administration looked into the matter and found out that although the handouts given by the teacher were extremely good, the teacher was unable to convey the steps and procedures involved in lectures and discussions. The teacher demonstrated
A) low ability in written expression and high ability in oral expression.
B) high ability in written expression and low ability in oral expression.
C) low ability in written comprehension and high ability in oral comprehension.
D) high ability in written comprehension and low ability in oral comprehension.
E) high ability in written comprehension and high ability in oral comprehension.

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Oral expression refers to the ability to communicate ideas by speaking and written expression refers to the ability to communicate ideas in writing. Although it might seem that these abilities should be highly related, this is not necessarily so. In the scenario presented, the poor performance of the students can be attributed to the fact that the teacher had high ability in terms of written expression but low ability in terms of oral expression.

The Students of Chestnut Tree Prep Always Earned Low Grades