A Researcher Is Interested in Determining Whether Test Performance of Students

question 90

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in determining whether test performance of students can be improved by providing them with individual tutoring.The researcher randomly divides fifty first-year college students into two groups.In Group A,the instructor lectures to them for three hours per week.Group B receives an equal amount of lecturing,but their instructor also meets with each student for thirty minutes every week.Each group takes the same final exam.The test performance of students in Group B is about the same as that of students in Group A.This study is an example of a(n) ____.

• A) correlational study
• B) case study
• C) experiment
• D) survey

Delineate the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

Understand the implications of Herzberg's two-factor theory on employee satisfaction and motivation.

Recognize various motivational strategies and their application in organizational settings.

Understand how flexible work arrangements can fulfill different hierarchical needs.

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