pre-assessment

Initial knowledge check

A pre-assessment is an evaluation conducted before instruction or treatment begins, establishing a baseline to measure later progress.

Teachers give pre-assessments to gauge what students already know: The pre-assessment showed most students understood basic fractions but struggled with decimals.

In healthcare, pre-assessments evaluate patients before procedures.

educational

diagnostic

Test to identify problems

formative · benchmark · screening · pretesting · curriculum · rubric · standards · competency · achievement · aptitude

workplace

onboarding

New member integration process

interview · screening · performance · baseline · capacity · orientation · hiring · evaluation · proficiency · candidate

medical

intake

Amount received or consumed

symptoms · vitals · examination · consultation · referral · diagnosis · questionnaire · baseline · physical · labs

project

feasibility

Potential for success

baseline · audit · evaluation · planning · resource · environmental · impact · preliminary · viability · readiness

Categories
Opposites
temporal position in learning cycle

pre-assessmentpost-test

Evaluation after intervention

final exam · final examination · exit exam

purpose of evaluation

pre-assessmentfinal grade

Cumulative course assessment

achievement test

assessment finality

pre-assessmentfinal exam

Concluding course assessment

comprehensive exam · board exam · licensing exam · qualifying exam

Family

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