The instructor wants to better understand the note-taking process. His hypothesis is that using a laptop to take notes will lead to
more efficient note-taking. He gives one half of the class a laptop, and the other half will be asked to take notes normally. Based on
this information, and our course, the independent variable is the
and the dependent variable is the
A group with the regular note-taking: the laptop
B) the group with the laptop; the group with the regular note-taking
laptop; student's grades
the grade level, male/female