- A researcher is interested in understanding whether an educational program has any effect on a third grade
class's academic performance. The program involves a one-day learning session that uses nontraditional
teaching tools to engage students.
Design a study to test whether the educational program is effective. To do this, you should: - What is the research question you are investigating? (Hint: this is basically mentioned above)
- Describe whether they study will be correlational or experimental.
- Identify the independent variable and dependent variable.
- Identify the sample and how you would conduct the actual study.
- Describe what you would need to know to decide whether the educational program was effective.
- Describe the limitations to your study, based on the design you selected.
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