Given the following reference, what type of study was most likely conducted? Wimer, J.W., Ridenour, C. S., Thomas, K., & Place, A. W.2001). Higher-order teacher questioning of boys and girls in elementary mathematics classrooms. Journal of Educational Research, 95, 84-102.
A) Narrative
B) Experimental
C) Causal-comparative
D) Correlational

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The study examines gender differences in teacher questioning in elementary math classrooms. It is not an experimental study (where variables are manipulated and randomly assigned), nor a correlational study (where variables are measured but not manipulated). Instead, it is a causal-comparative study, which involves comparing groups on a variable of interest (in this case, gender) and looking for potential causes of differences observed.

Given the Following Reference, What Type of Study Was Most