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question 5

Multiple Choice

The Carnegie Corporation evaluated U.S.middle schools and recommended that:

• A)smaller "communities" or "houses" should be developed to lessen the impersonal nature of large middle schools.
• B)schools improve their use of technology,computers,and skills that will be needed in the 21st century.
• C)schools add more grade levels to encompass a wider age range to reflect differences in adolescent development.
• D)middle schools be integrated with high schools so that the younger adolescents can take advantage of having older adolescents as role models.

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Definitions:

Operational Definitions

Observable operations, procedures, and measurements that are based on the independent and dependent variables.

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study can demonstrate a causal relationship between variables, minimizing the influence of external factors.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or changed in an experiment to observe its effects on a dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In experimental research, the variable that is observed and measured to determine the effect of the independent variable, reflecting outcomes or changes.