Dr. Hu is interested in children's affective responses to studying science. She spends many hours sitting quietly and observing in elementary school classrooms during science instruction, and makes careful notes on all she observes. While observing, Dr. Hu is careful not to interact with the children or to interfere with their behavior in any way. This form of data collection is known as

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The form of data collection that Dr. Hu is using is naturalistic observation, as she is observing the children's behavior in their natural setting (the elementary school classroom) without any interference or manipulation. Self-report investigation involves asking individuals to report on their own experiences or opinions, structured observation involves following a set protocol to observe specific behaviors, and case study analysis involves in-depth examination of one or more specific individuals or groups. None of these methods completely match the approach used by Dr. Hu.

Dr Hu Is Interested in Children's Affective Responses to Studying