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Rippey, Robert M.; And Others – Evaluation Quarterly, 1978
Retrospective pretesting is a method for inferring learning by using the students' recollections of their preinstruction knowledge in lieu of actual pretesting. The most significant problem encountered in such a procedure is establishing the validity of the inferred precourse level of information; attempts to deal with that issue are presented.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Tests, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
