Jana Is an Action Researcher Who Wants to Better Understand

question 59

Multiple Choice

Jana is an action researcher who wants to better understand what predicts student success on the statewide standardized biology competency test. As her data sources, she administers the Biology Interest Survey BIS) to all of her students, she categorizes students into two groups: those who have taken biology before and those who have not, and she also administers an in-class exam. The scores from the in class exam are then 'curved'. She uses these data sources as a means to predict student performance on the statewide biology competency exam.
-The level of data represented by the variable previous class experience is

• A) nominal.
• B) ordinal.
• C) interval.
• D) ratio.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Hemispheres

the two halves of the brain, each controlling opposite sides of the body and responsible for different functions.

Occipital Lobes

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields.

Temporal Lobes

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear.

Motor Cortex

An area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.