A Researcher Is Interested in the Effect of Teacher-Student Ratios

question 18

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in the effect of teacher-student ratios.She finds 10 fifth-grade classrooms with 30-40 students per class and 10 others with 15-25 students per class.She discovers that there is a correlation between class size and student achievement.Which one of the following conclusions can we draw from this study?

• A)Class size can help us predict school achievement.
• B)Classes should be as large as reasonably possible.
• C)Classes should be as small as reasonably possible.
• D)The researcher has conducted a descriptive study.

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