Maria has turned in her honor's thesis that considers the prevalence of ability grouping in local intermediate grades. One of her readers questions the prompts that might have been provided to the participants and how the participants' responses were coded. Given this information, what type of study did Maria conduct for her thesis?
A) Causal-Comparative
B) Ethnographic
C) Mixed Methods
D) Experimental

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Maria conducted a mixed methods study, which typically involves collecting and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data. The fact that her reader questioned the prompts provided to participants and the coding of responses suggests that Maria collected qualitative data in the form of interviews or open-ended survey questions. The quantitative data may have come from observations or surveys using closed-ended questions.

Maria Has Turned in Her Honor's Thesis That Considers the Prevalence