An educational researcher is interested in the relationship between students’ participation in two after school programs and academic achievement. She states the following hypothesis in the description of her study: H.1. Children who participate in an after-school program that emphasizes critical thinking skills will score higher on measures of academic achievement and self-esteem than students who participate in a program that emphasizes on repeated memorization. Detail out the research process she should adopt to validate the hypothesis.

An educational researcher is interested in the relationship between students’ participation in two after school programs and academic achievement. She states the following hypothesis in the description of her study:

H.1. Children who participate in an after-school program that emphasizes critical thinking skills will score higher on measures of academic achievement and self-esteem than students who participate in a program that emphasizes on repeated memorization.

Detail out the research process she should adopt to validate the hypothesis.