Question

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.

Answer 1

Quantitative study is the correct answer.

Since Dr. Davenport is an uneasy with a lack of structure researcher, she should conduct a quantitative study. A quantitative research gathers data numerically and these numbers can be put into categories that can be easily used to create tables and graphs. Doing so, it would be easier for her to visualize the most efficient approach to an efficient students' learning.