Deandre is new teacher at a local elementary school. He decides to conduct a brief study testing the fifth graders knowledge of science at the beginning of the school year and at the end of the school year. He will randomly assign students to either a "hands-on" science group that does experiments with each lesson plan or to a "video" science group that assigns videos and online tutorials in support of the science lesson plans. Based on this information which of the following would be considered the independent variable (IV)?

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The independent variable (IV) is the variable that is manipulated or changed by the experimenter in order to see its effect on the dependent variable. In this case, the experimenter is manipulating the types of science groups by randomly assigning students to either the "hands-on" science group or the "video" science group. Therefore, the types of science group is the independent variable.

Deandre Is New Teacher at a Local Elementary School