Jianan Is Conducting a Thesis Study That Relates Learners' Working

question 71

Multiple Choice

Jianan is conducting a thesis study that relates learners' working memory to speed in algebraic problem solving. She measures working memory by a digit span task. She uses a researcher created test to measure problem solving. She will also collect demographic data and measure beliefs and attitudes about science.
-Tristan is a participant in Jianan's study. His score on the problem solving measure is considered

• A) data.
• B) a construct.
• C) a variable.
• D) knowledge.

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Definitions:

Vitamin

Organic compounds required in small amounts for essential metabolic reactions in living organisms, typically not synthesized by the organism itself.

UV-visible Energy

Electromagnetic energy in the ultraviolet to visible spectrum, crucial for processes like photosynthesis and often used in spectroscopy for analyzing substances.

Electronic Transitions

Describes the movement of electrons between energy levels within an atom or molecule, commonly observed in spectroscopy.

Absorption

The process by which one substance is taken up by another, either through permeation or chemical reaction.