Margaret Worked on a Research Study Where She Asked Children

question 87

Multiple Choice

Margaret worked on a research study where she asked children in different classrooms in the third, fourth, and fifth grades at her school to read a passage aloud during the spring time. She recorded the number of words they read per minute and graphed the data. This is an example of what type of research?

• A) Cross-sectional, descriptive
• B) Longitudinal, descriptive
• C) Retrospective, explanatory
• D) Cross-sectional, predictive

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