Barry Westling

Hi Thomas:

Indeed, pretests are a great tool that can help us gauge how much time to spend on a particular area, as well as help us create more effective lesson plans.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Keith:

It can also help show you what kind of student learning style the students have, making for more effective lesson planning.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Leslie:

Pst-tests can be a great evaluation tool for the instructor to gauge how much information the student has retained.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Warren:

Pretests can also help show the instructor what kind of learning styles the students all have, which can help make for more effectivel lesson planning.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Anthony:

So to paraphrase what you've said, we can use these tools as a gauge to determine how much time to spend on a particular area. In short, for more effective lesson planning.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Brian:

Additionally, we can see what type of student learning style the student has, and perhaps make more efficient lesson plans.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Brian:

You're correct, these can be a great way to gauge the students and their understanding/comprehension prior to beginning the class.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Mak:

In fact, these types of learning tools may even help us see what kind of student learning style they have, making for more effective lesson planning.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Joshua:

You may be correct! If a student would see in the opening of the class what they need to be prepared to answer, it may help with retention of information.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Donald:

They can also be beneficial to an instructor by showing you how your group learns best. Using pre-tests in this way does take some extra effort on the instructor's part.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Samuel:

lPre-tests might be a great way to gauge hwo much time the instructor will need to spend on a certain area. It can also show you how your students learn best.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Sherri:

Indeed, retention is a serious concern for instructors, and doing ANYTHING to improve it is beneficial to the organization. Pretest can be a great way to let the student now what they may need to do during the class to supplement their understanding for greater success and outcomes.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Cynthia:

Unless your institution has pretty rigorous guidelines on this matter, I think most places give instructors a lot of latitude to teach the course in the manner they see fit, so long as the outcomes are bing achieved.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Hi Mak:

Also, these tools can be used as a method to determine what kind of student learning style you are working with. This might help in lesson planning.

Regards, Barry

Ted Welker CHEP

Pretesting can be accomplished in a non-threatening manner with adult learners if it positioned as an assessment tool. Many students will appreciate knowing content areas on which they need to focus. Often I will pretest them verbally before performing a procedure so the correct sequences can be reinforced. Afterward they describe what they did well & where they need to strengthen their performance. Many times the students' self evaluation is insightful & thorough. It offers me the opportunity to add/build on their self identified needs.

glen brown

Although, I do not set crieteria for placement in the program for which i am an Instructor, I believe, some of the learning obsticles tha sometimes do become challanges, to placing students on "at risk", status, could be better overcome, if "pre-tests, and prerequsites" were either implamented, or more strictly adheared to.

bridgette gavin

By helping understand the needs, knowledge and goals of the students.

Kelvin Gurr CHEP

A pretest helps me determine the skill levels of the students. I use them in discussion form and sometimes written. Both are very valuable in helping me plan the class content and at what point do I need to start them. How challenging the course will be is also often set after the pretest.
A pretest also helps during times of curriculm changes in prior classes. Change happens fast in my situation so I need to determine what has been taught and what the student is weak at. Knowing these things are important in keeping students focused.

Jennifer Ruhle CHEP

I plan to start using pretests so I will have a starting point with my students and will know what they need a "refresher on" before I begin!