Shelly Jones is investigating the feasibility of a new tutoring service for high school students. To get a good handle on the potential demand for her service, Shelly is scrounging around for information wherever she can find it. She even spent two weeks volunteering as a math tutor at a local high school to see how students responded to her methods. Shelly is conducting ________ research.
A) parallel
B) derivative
C) gumshoe
D) secondary
E) on-the-ground

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Gumshoe research involves gathering information through informal means, such as observation and personal experience, which is what Shelly is doing by volunteering and observing students' responses.

Shelly Jones Is Investigating the Feasibility of a New Tutoring