Mechteld is primarily interested in strategies that increase students' interest and achievement in mathematics. She administers interest questionnaires and correlates them with mathematics achievement. She then does a few follow up interviews with those who do not have high interest but do have high achievement. Mechteld's study is best classified as
A) QUAN-qual
B) QUAN-QUAL
C) Quan-QUAL
D) Quantitative

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Mechteld's study is primarily quantitative as it involves administering questionnaires and correlating them with achievement data (QUAN). The follow-up interviews, which are qualitative, are secondary, making it a QUAN-qual study.

Mechteld Is Primarily Interested in Strategies That Increase Students' Interest