pre-tests
Before-instruction knowledge checks
Pre-tests are assessments given before instruction or treatment begins, establishing a baseline for comparison.
In education, a pre-test measures what students already know: The pre-test showed most students had no prior knowledge of algebra.
In research, pre-tests help evaluate whether an intervention produces change.
The verb pre-test means to administer such an assessment or to test something in advance.
One who steers aircraft
- baselineStandard for comparison
- controlAuthority to direct
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- surveySystematic data collection
questionnaire · instrument · validity · reliability · measurement · experimental · trial · study
Test to identify problems
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- baselineStandard for comparison
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- readinessState of being prepared
screening · aptitude · benchmark · evaluation · quiz · exam · preparatory · entrance
Evaluative selection process
- bloodworkMedical fluid analysis
- labsScientific workspaces, shortened
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
- panelDistinct flat section
urinalysis · baseline · checkup · physical · workup · mammogram · colonoscopy · cholesterol
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- baselineStandard for comparison
- controlAuthority to direct
- preliminaryBefore the main part
survey · questionnaire · instrument · validity · reliability · measurement · experimental · trial · study · intervention
diagnostic
Test to identify problems
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- baselineStandard for comparison
- placementPutting somewhere specific
readiness · screening · aptitude · benchmark · evaluation · quiz · exam · preparatory · entrance · qualifying
screening
Evaluative selection process
- bloodworkMedical fluid analysis
- labsScientific workspaces, shortened
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
panel · urinalysis · baseline · checkup · physical · workup · mammogram · colonoscopy · cholesterol · glucose
validation
Confirming truth or accuracy
integration · regression · smoke · sanity · alpha · beta · automated · script · suite · coverage
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, exam, exams
- Education Researchlearning theory, assessment methods, teaching methods, pedagogy, control groups
pre-testsfinal exams
Cumulative end-of-term assessments
finals · qualifying exams · certification exams · comprehensive exams · board exams