A directional hypothesis about the relationship between the type of reading instruction and reading comprehension might be stated in terms of
A) a question as to whether students receiving whole-language instruction or students receiving phonics instruction will score higher on a measure of reading comprehension.
B) a prediction that there will be no difference in the reading comprehension of students taught by phonics instruction and those taught by whole-language instruction.
C) a prediction that there will be a difference in the reading comprehension of students taught by phonics instruction and those taught by whole-language instruction, but without specifying which form of instruction will be superior.
D) a prediction that students taught phonics will have higher reading comprehension scores than students taught by the whole-language method.

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A directional hypothesis specifies the expected direction of the relationship, predicting that one group will outperform the other. In this case, it predicts that phonics instruction will lead to higher reading comprehension scores.

A Directional Hypothesis About the Relationship Between the Type of Reading