A researcher stated the following hypothesis: "Use of the inquiry method in teaching high school social studies results in an improvement in students' thinking ability." Which term in the above hypothesis would most need an operational definition?
a. Inquiry method
b. Students
c. Thinking ability
d. High school
e. Improvement
C
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a. guided practice b. structured practice c. distributed practice d. independent practice
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. Establish the central role of literature in the study b. Reduce the role of the literature in the study c. Specify the variables that are important in the study d. Predict the results in the study