Margaret Worked on a Research Study Where She Asked Children

Multiple Choice

Margaret worked on a research study where she asked children in different classrooms in the third, fourth, and fifth grades at her school to read a passage aloud during the spring time. She recorded the number of words they read per minute and graphed the data. This is an example of what type of research?

A) Cross-sectional, descriptive
B) Longitudinal, descriptive
C) Retrospective, explanatory
D) Cross-sectional, predictive