Asked by Brittany Kyncl on Jul 08, 2024
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The administration of Midwest State University wants to know if arrangement of chairs affects student participation in classrooms. What would be a good operational definition of the dependent variable in an experiment designed to measure this relationship?
A) class size: under 50 or over 50
B) number of students enrolled in each class
C) chair arrangement: theater style or circular
D) frequency with which students ask questions
Operational Definition
A clear, precise definition of a variable in terms of the specific procedures or measures used to determine its presence and quantity.
Student Participation
The involvement of students in the learning process, often characterized by engagement in classroom discussions, activities, and decision-making.
- Familiarity with the interplay between different variables in research endeavors, emphasizing the distinction between independent and dependent variables.
- Ability to identify operational definitions within experimental contexts.
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LA
Latefa Al-naimiJul 08, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The dependent variable is the variable being measured in relation to the independent variable (chair arrangement). In this experiment, the goal is to measure whether chair arrangement affects student participation, so the dependent variable should be related to participation. The frequency with which students ask questions is a good operational definition of participation, as it directly measures how involved students are in the classroom. Choices A and B are measures of class size, which is not the variable being tested in this experiment. Choice C is the independent variable, not the dependent variable.
Learning Objectives
- Familiarity with the interplay between different variables in research endeavors, emphasizing the distinction between independent and dependent variables.
- Ability to identify operational definitions within experimental contexts.