2024, Set 1, Question 2 · Research Design · 7 points
Does paper color help students remember?
Analyze a professor's study of yellow versus white handouts using a graph of quiz scores, naming the measure, the groups and what makes it an experiment, then link three ideas to quiz performance.
This exam had a Concept Application question and a Research Design question, worth 7 points each, in 50 minutes. The current exam has 2 free-response questions in 70 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
Lessons this question draws on
1 Read the question
The question is College Board's, from the 2024, Set 1 exam. It starts on page 3 of the PDF.
2 Write your answer
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3 Score it
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