Consider the example of Roy, a researcher who studies the role of worked examples in engineering education. He measures students test performance and ratings of their instructors. He randomly assigns classes to condition. Roy argues that his research is experimental. However, you argue that it is quasi-experimental given the following reason.
A) He randomly assigned intact groups not individual students
B) Ratings of instructors are not measured in experiments.
C) He uses a correlational approach to the study.
D) There is no dependent variable in his research study.

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Randomly assigning intact groups is a characteristic of quasi-experimental design, not experimental design. In experimental design, individual participants are randomly assigned to conditions.

Consider the Example of Roy, a Researcher Who Studies the Role