A Researcher Is Interested in Developing a Model to Predict

question 11

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in developing a model to predict first grade reading achievement. She includes in her model the following four factors: (a) the child's level of language development, (b) the highest level of education of a parent in the child's household, (c) the amount of time that the parent reads with the child, and (d) the quality of teaching that the child has received. Which of the following variables only has an indirect effect on reading achievement?

• A) Parent education
• B) Time joint reading
• C) Quality of teaching
• D) Language development

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