Dave Is Reviewing a Manuscript Submitted for Publication

Multiple Choice

Dave is reviewing a manuscript submitted for publication. The paper describes a study that assessed the attitudes of pre-service teachers about their student
Teaching experience. Which of the following questions is most important for Dave to
Ask himself regarding the study?

A) Was an appropriate experimental design selected?
B) Were control procedures applied to equate groups on extraneous variables?
C) Was the questionnaire pilot-tested?
D) Were efforts made to overcome observer bias and observer effect?