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soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

Dr. Kenji wants to determine whether his new phonics program helps children's reading comprehension. He gives a fifth grade class the program and also studies a second grade class that does not go through the program.

He finds that the fifth graders read with better comprehension. Identify the confounding variable in this research design.

a. the grade the students are in
b. the phonics program
c. reading comprehension scores
d. not giving one group the program

Question 2

The internet and world wide web can be useful when conducting a literature review. What should you be most concerned with when using the web or internet in your search?

a. reliability of the information
b. appearance of the information
c. validity of the information
d. nothing, the internet is perfect