Dr. Smart has conducted a research study on a new reading strategy in two classrooms. She tested all students’ reading abilities, used the new reading strategy with the one of the classrooms for a quarter, and then tested the reading abilities of the students in both classrooms at the end of the quarter. She adjusted her posttest scores because the students in the control classroom (who were not taught with the new reading strategy) scored higher on their pretests. This is an example of:
a. A double-blind procedure
b. Analysis of covariance
c. Holding an extraneous variable constant
d. Counterbalancing
Ans: b
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a. A substantial amount of research has been done and the findings are strongly positive. b. The research is limited but the results are mostly positive. c. The research is limited and the results are largely disappointing. d. There is no research at the present time on the effects of high-stakes tests.
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