In an experiment examining whether phonics instruction in preschool increases a child's reading level in third grade, the dependent variable would be the
A) type of phonics instruction.
B) number of children in the experiment.
C) child's reading level in third grade.
D) frequency of phonics instruction.

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The dependent variable in this experiment is the child's reading level in third grade. This is the variable that is being measured and affected by the phonics instruction in preschool. The other options listed (type of phonics instruction, number of children, frequency of instruction) are independent variables that may be manipulated in the experiment, but they do not represent the variable that is being measured as an outcome.

In an Experiment Examining Whether Phonics Instruction in Preschool Increases