Sharon wanted to investigate student perceptions of homework.First,she distributed a survey to students and their parents and collected quantitative data.Second,she interviewed a few participants to gain insights on their survey responses.Which design has Sharon employed?
A)Convergent
B)Embedded
C)Exploratory
D)Explanatory

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Sharon has employed an explanatory design because she first collected quantitative data through surveys and then followed up with qualitative data through interviews to gain deeper insights into the initial findings. This sequential approach is characteristic of explanatory mixed methods research, where the aim is to explain the quantitative results in more detail.

Sharon Wanted to Investigate Student Perceptions of Homework