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Using the Retrospective Pretest to Get Usable, Indirect Evidence of Student Learning

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Coulter, Shannon E. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012

Minimal evidence exists regarding the retrospective pretest's effectiveness as a tool to obtain usable, indirect evidence of student learning in open admissions institutions. The researcher conducted this study to determine if a retrospective pretest more accurately detected a change in students' knowledge compared to a conventional…

Descriptors: Evidence, Research Needs, Course Objectives, Pretests Posttests

Improving Students' Capacity to Show Their Knowledge, Understanding and Skills in Exams by Using Combined Question and Answer Papers

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Crisp, Victoria – Research Papers in Education, 2008

This research set out to compare the quality, length and nature of (1) exam responses in combined question and answer booklets, with (2) responses in separate answer booklets in order to inform choices about response format. Combined booklets are thought to support candidates by giving more information on what is expected of them. Anecdotal…

Descriptors: Geography Instruction, High School Students, Test Format, Test Construction