A teacher showed an educational film on nutrition to one group of students, gave a handout on the same material to another group, and then tested each group on their knowledge of the material. The purpose was to determine which method of instruction was more effective. In this experiment, what is the dependent variable?

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The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or tested in the experiment. In this case, the dependent variable is the test results, which will be compared between the two groups to determine which method of instruction was more effective. The independent variables are the different methods of instruction (the film and the handout), which the teacher is manipulating to see how they impact the dependent variable.

A Teacher Showed an Educational Film on Nutrition to One