Katlin Smith Is Investigating the Feasibility of Developing an IPhone

Multiple Choice

Katlin Smith is investigating the feasibility of developing an iPhone app to help high school students with math. To get a good handle on the potential demand for her service, Katlin is scrounging around for information wherever she can find it. She even spent two weeks volunteering as a math tutor at a local high school to see how students responded to her methods. Katlin is conducting ________ research.

A) parallel
B) derivative
C) gumshoe
D) secondary
E) on-the-ground