>In article <9407251611.AA24602@fiona.umsmed.edu>, Todd G. Nick
><tnick@fiona.umsmed.edu> wrote:
>> Does anyone have an opinion or references on using a pre-test before class
>> starts and a post-test after the course is finish to assess the learning
>> effect in a semester course.
>>
>> My school is proposing such a test for every course and I was wondering
>> the advantages and disadvantages of giving such pre-post test in a semester
>> course to see the learning effect.
There is a classic piece of literature relating to pretest/postest, here
is the cite: Lord, F. M. (1963). Elementary models for measuring change.
In C.W. Harris (Ed.), Problems in measuring change.
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Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
Good stuff, covers regression effect, errors of measurement, estimating change,
etc.
Regards,
Steve