What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Methodology 3.1. -. Research Design The researcher used the quasi-experimental one-group pretest and posttest design and a stratified sampling method. This was a type of research design that was most often utilized by behavioral researchers to determine the effect of a treatment or intervention on a given sample. This research design is characterized by two features. The first feature was the use of a single group of participants (i.e., a one-group design). This feature denoted that all participants are part of a single condition—meaning all participants were given the same treatments and assessments. The other feature was a linear ordering that requires the assessment of a dependent variable before and after a treatment was implemented (i.e., a pretest and post test design). Within pretest and post test research designs, the effect of a treatment was determined by calculating the difference between the pretest and post test assessment