A researcher introduces a new mathematics program in one school district and uses a neighboring district as a no-treatment control group.Before the program begins,the students in both districts are given a standardized mathematics test.After the program is in place for 6 months,the students are tested again and the researcher compares the before and after scores for the two groups.This research study is classified as
A)correlational.
B)experimental.
C)quasi-experimental.
D)nonexperimental.

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This study is quasi-experimental because the researcher introduced a program to one group and used a neighboring group as a control, but did not have random assignment of participants to the groups.

A Researcher Introduces a New Mathematics Program in One School