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

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.