A Researcher Carries Out a Study Examining the Effects of a New

Multiple Choice

A researcher carries out a study examining the effects of a new science program on scores on a standardized science test. He chooses two seventh-grade classes to carry out the study. After the study is done, he finds that group who received the new program performed better than the control group. He also discovers, however, that the group he chose to receive the new program had better prior science achievement. In this study, the dependent variable in this study is:

A) Prior science achievement
B) The type of science program
C) Standardized science test scores
D) Seventh Grade