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Pretesting as Determinant of Attitude Change in Evaluation Research.

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Hoogstraten, Joh. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979

The biasing effects of a pretest on subsequent post-test results were investigated in two experimental studies. In general, the results argue for using designs without pretests. (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: Control Groups, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education

An Elementary Decision Process for the Formative Evaluation of an Instructional System.

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Brennan, Robert L.; Stolurow, Lawrence M. – 1971

A replicable process for improving instruction through the consistent use of student data collected before, during, and after instruction is proposed. A rational analysis of different types of error rates (theoretical, base, posttest, instructional) and discrimination indices (base, posttest) leads to a set of rules for identifying test items and…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making, Discriminant Analysis