Consider the following research question: Does teaching the
fi rst year of French through an oral–aural approach, rather than the
grammar-transformational method, alter pupil performance on a standardized
year-end test in grammar, reading, and vocabulary?
a. Identify the ideal experiment to answer this question,
assuming that there are no administrative or other restrictions.
b. Identify the experiment that would most likely be required
in the typical high school setting.
c. State the relative advantages of the ideal experimental
design compared with the design.
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