Question

A researcher introduces a new phonics program in one preschool and uses a neighboring preschool as a no-treatment control group. After the program is in place for one academic year, the researcher intends to evaluate the reading skills of the students in both preschools and then compare their scores. This research cannot be classified as a true experiment because ________.

Answer 1

The research cannot be classified as a true experiment because the researcher didn't control the participants of each group.

Step-by-step explanation:

To have more control over the variables, the researcher must also control the assignment of the participants that will be in each group. The intention is that both the experimental and the control group have very similar conditions in order to observe the relationship between the dependent and the independent variable.