Question

Dr. chiu, a reading specialist, wants to know if third-graders who learned to read predominantly by phonics are better at comprehending text than children who learned to read predominantly by whole language. to find out she decides to randomly assign two groups of first-graders to either a phonics-based reading program or a whole language-based reading program. she will then give each group a reading comprehension test when they reach third grade. this study provides an example of a(n)

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: An experiment
An experiment is a scientific procedures that conducted in order to proof a certain hypothesis that explain a certain event/phenomenon.
The measurement that used in an experiment must be objective and the conclusions should be made without a certain bias.