An education researcher was interested in examining the effect of the teaching method and the effect of the teacher on students' scores on a reading test. Suppose there are four different teachers (Juliana, Felix, Sonia, and Helen) and three different teaching methods (A, B, and C). Students were randomly assigned to a teaching method and teacher. Those who studied with Sonia using method B achieved the highest scores.
A) Retrospective observational study
B) Prospective observational study
C) Experiment

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This is an experiment because the researcher manipulated the teaching method and the teacher and then measured its effect on students' scores on a reading test. Random assignment was also used, which increases the experimental control.

An Education Researcher Was Interested in Examining the Effect of the Teaching