A researcher is interested in the effects of teaching students problem-solving strategies on their abilities to solve complex mathematics problems. She randomly assigns students to either learn the strategies, or participate in a control group. She then compares their performance on a complex problem-solving task. The student performance scores on the complex problem task are the:
A) Independent variable
B) Dependent variable
C) Moderating variable
D) Mediating variable

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The student performance scores on the complex problem task are the dependent variable because they are the outcomes being measured to assess the effect of the teaching strategies.

A Researcher Is Interested in the Effects of Teaching Students