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.
