Barry Westling

Hi Oliveira:
Pretesting may not be plausible for every learning environment. However, if used, they can potentially reveal what kind of student learners you have, making lesson planning more effective.

Regards, Barry

Oliveira Gustavo

I guess pretesting is an interesting notion. I lack the in-class time as it is, and to give my learners more "testing" is traumatic to them. I wonder if there's another alternative to this, because I have a lot of learners who do not meet the necessary criteria to be in my classes. oh well.

Barry Westling

Hi Gail:
Great! Yes, pretesting lets us knowe where the students are and, perhaps where we might need to adjust our curriculum to meet the needs of the class.

Regards, Barry

Gail Bonner

Pretests can be an excellent way to really find out how much the students know about the subject matter you are about to teach. The teacher can get to know the students better right away. The teacher can do their lesson plans accordinlgy. It is a win-win situation.

Barry Westling

Amy:
Many teachers don't ever use this tool. What I would say is think of it as as tool that can be used when you feel it might be beneficial (as it it is beneficial). But like a tradesman, they don't use every tool on every job, but it's there when they do need it.

Regards, Barry

Barry Westling

Shane:
To me, the best use of pretests help me as the instructor plan to deliver my lessons.

Regards, Barry

Amy Mora

i personally am not big on pretest> I feel i explain, lecture and give great examples and they need to take the information and use it.

peter shane CHEP

chef zadi:when you feel the needed to see if your students retain the infomation that you have tought them.
it could be done the week before there up coming exam or as you see fit as the instructor.
chefshane

Barry Westling

Hi Farid:
The frequency of pretesting depends on the teacher and the class. One measure might be the degree to how little a teacher knows about the current students they're assigned to teach. If they're all new students, it might be a great way to see what they know. On the other hand, the students seem to have learned all they should have by the time they arrive at the new class, then maybe it's not as informational. The whole idea is to not only see where the students are at, but for the teacher to assess if they need to tweak their curriculum to match the level of student learning needed.

Regards, Barry