An educational researcher wanted to test and compare the impact of three different learning environments on children's confidence with maths. She randomly selected 24 students and then randomly divided this group into three subgroups: a 'Placebo' group who did a maths test in their usual classroom environment; an 'Outdoor' group who did a maths test in an outdoor setting within the school grounds; and a 'Chill out' group who did a maths test in a 'chill out' space within the school, that had dimmed lighting, music and casual seating. The children spent one hour within their settings and their maths scores were recorded at the end of the test. What sort of research design is this?
A)Repeated-measures factorial design.
B)Independent factorial design.
C)ANOVA.
D)Multiple linear regression.

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This is an independent factorial design as the three groups were randomly assigned and tested in different environments. There is no repeated measure as the same group of students did not take the test in different environments. ANOVA and multiple linear regression are not relevant for this design.

An Educational Researcher Wanted to Test and Compare the Impact