Teachers at School A were given a substance abuse knowledge test. During the next four months, the teachers attended training sessions on substance abuse. They were then given the knowledge test again. Similarly, teachers at School B were given the substance abuse knowledge test, and four months later they were given the test again. What kind of design was used in this research?
A)Pretest-posttest true experimental design
B)Nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design
C)Interrupted time series design
D)Multiple baseline design

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This research design is a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design because it involves comparing two groups (School A and School B) where one group receives an intervention (substance abuse training for School A) and both groups are tested before and after the intervention, without random assignment to groups.

Teachers at School a Were Given a Substance Abuse Knowledge