You Are Reading a Research Report Summarizing the Findings for a Study

question 17

Multiple Choice

You are reading a research report summarizing the findings for a study of first-year teacher anxiety in the classroom. You read the following results: "The average score for teachers on all items on the anxiety instrument was 65.76 with a standard deviation of 5.6. The scores varied from a low of 45 to a high of 75 on the instrument."
What type of research question would likely result in this type of statement?

• A) A comparison question about teacher scores
• B) A descriptive question measuring the anxiety of teachers
• C) A relationship question correlating years of experience and anxiety
• D) A hypothesis testing question assessing the variability of scores

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