Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,919,410,962 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

pretest
(redirected from pretests)

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
pre·test  (prtst)
n.
1.
a. A preliminary test administered to determine a student's baseline knowledge or preparedness for an educational experience or course of study.
b. A test taken for practice.
2. The advance testing of something, such as a questionnaire, product, or idea.
tr. & intr.v. (pr-tst) pre·test·ed, pre·test·ing, pre·tests
To subject to or conduct a pretest.

pretest [priːˈtɛst]
vb (tr)
to test (something) before presenting it to its intended public or client
n [ˈpriːtɛst]
the act or instance of pretesting


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Instrumentation Students in the experimental (n = 54) and control (n = 39) groups were administered the following pretests in September and posttests in December via the web: (a) National Achievement Test, First Year Algebra Test ([NATFYAT]; Webb & Hlavaty, 1962); (b) Mathematics Anxiety Rating scale ([MARS]; Suinn & Winston, 2003); and (c) Fennema and Sherman scales ([F-S scales]; Fennema and Sherman, 1976).
We also thank Jane Ewens for her suggestion to consider posttests in addition to pretests.
In the 2003-04 program year, 52 students (including 14 Even Start students) had matched pretests and posttests.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.