11. Which of the following would be the least legitimate reason for conducting research on methods of teaching French? A) You want to test certain deductions derived from a theory of language instruction. B) Your school needs to evaluate its present French teaching methods. C) You know in your own mind which method of teaching French is best, but lack empirical evidence of its superiority. D) There are contradictions and inconsistencies in the results of previous research. 12. Which of the following statements can be checked by means of scientific inquiry? A) All high schools should teach driver education. B) Driver education is more important than drug abuse education. C) Driver education is an ideal subject for all students to take. D) The accident rate of driver education graduates is lower than the accident rate of those who have not had driver education. 13. "Students taught first aid by programmed instruction will achieve at a higher level than those taught first aid by the traditional method." The independent variable in this hypothesis is: A) students B) level of achievement C) programmed instruction D) method of instruction 14. In the example in question 9, the dependent variable is: A) students B) level of achievement C) programmed instruction D) method of instruction