Last fall,a state college introduced a one-week study skills course for new freshmen students.At the end of the academic year,the college compared the grades and dropout rate for their freshmen with the corresponding measurements for freshmen at a neighboring state college.This study is an example of a ____.
A)posttest-only nonequivalent control group design
B)pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design
C)differential research design
D)time-series design

Question

Last fall,a state college introduced a one-week study skills course for new freshmen students.At the end of the academic year,the college compared the grades and dropout rate for their freshmen with the corresponding measurements for freshmen at a neighboring state college.This study is an example of a ____.
A)​posttest-only nonequivalent control group design
B)​pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design
C)differential research design
D)​time-series design

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The study compares two groups (freshmen at two different colleges) without random assignment, after the intervention (study skills course) has been implemented, making it a posttest-only nonequivalent control group design.

Last Fall,a State College Introduced a One-Week Study Skills Course