DrDavenport Wants to Conduct a Study of Whether High-School Students

question 27

Multiple Choice

Dr.Davenport wants to conduct a study of whether high-school students learn more efficiently while seated at a desk compared to in an easy chair.She knows there is a large research literature regarding similar influences on learning,and she wants to see if the findings hold true with a group of high school history students.Moreover,as a researcher she is uneasy with a lack of structure.You recommend that Dr.Davenport conduct a ________ study.

• A)quantitative
• B)qualitative

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