Researchers conducted a study with Spanish-speaking kindergarteners. They were interested in learning whether young children would benefit from explicit test-taking training
The researchers randomly assigned students and taught half of the kindergarteners' test-taking strategies, while the other half of the kindergarteners drew pictures. They found that those who had received training in test taking received higher scores on a school readiness test compared to the children who had received no training. Thus, the researchers manipulated test-taking training, or the ___________ variable, and saw the results of their manipulation in the ___________ variable.
a. dependent; independent c. reliable; unreliable
b. independent; dependent d. unreliable; reliable
b
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