pretest
Check before teaching
A pretest is an assessment given before instruction or treatment to establish a baseline.
Teachers use pretests to gauge what students already know; researchers use them to measure participants before an intervention.
The verb means to administer such a test: We pretested the students on Monday.
Pretest also means to test something in advance: The software was pretested before release.
Arranging things in advance
- readinessState of being prepared
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- jittersNervous agitation
apprehension · expectation · uncertainty · dread · trepidation · cramming · studying · reviewing
Test to identify problems
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- aptitudeInnate capability
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- baselineStandard for comparison
screening · readiness · achievement · entrance · admissions · qualifying · standardized · benchmark
Authority to direct
- experimentalTesting new methods
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- trialJudicial examination of claims
protocol · hypothesis · variable · validity · reliability · methodology · sample · cohort
Earning points in competition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- rubricEvaluation criteria set
criteria · rating · feedback · results · outcomes · performance · objectives · standards
preparation
Arranging things in advance
- readinessState of being prepared
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
jitters · apprehension · expectation · uncertainty · dread · trepidation · cramming · studying · reviewing · practice
diagnostic
Test to identify problems
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- aptitudeInnate capability
- proficiencySkilled performance level
baseline · screening · readiness · achievement · entrance · admissions · qualifying · standardized · benchmark · preliminary
control
Authority to direct
- experimentalTesting new methods
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- studyDeliberate learning effort
trial · protocol · hypothesis · variable · validity · reliability · methodology · sample · cohort · intervention
scoring
Earning points in competition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- analysisMethodical study of parts
rubric · criteria · rating · feedback · results · outcomes · performance · objectives · standards · appraisal
eligibility
State of meeting criteria
exclusion · qualification · vetting · applicant · candidate · checklist · requirements · threshold · cutoff · filter
- assessmentevaluating, analyzing, exam, assessing, quiz
- examsexam, quiz, final exam, midterm, finals
- quiz thingsquiz, exam, trivia, question, answer
- school testsexam, quiz, pop quiz, final exam, multiple choice
- studyingstudying, study notes, learning, study plan, study session
- surveyspoll, polls, survey, surveys, questionnaire
pretestposttest
Evaluation after intervention
post-test · exit exam · follow-up test · final exam · achievement test
pretestfinal exam
Concluding course assessment
final examination · cumulative exam · qualifying exam · comprehensive exam