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Assessing learning programs: advantages and disadvantages of the pre-test design

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Pretest design · case study · e-learning · evaluate · evaluate learning · learning outcomes · measurement · metrics · research methodologies · research methods · training evaluation model · triangulation




When choosing to integrate the retrospective pre-test design method into your learning program evaluation and measurement methodology, the selection must take place in the after very carefully evaluating arguments both for and against its utility. The method has many advantages for the practitioner-researcher (see Table 1) but one must be cognisant of the threats to validity. However, in the context of the case study method, triangulation of data from other sources (questionnaires, surveys, quantitative analysis of access logs, LMS records, summative assessments and so on) can be used to counteract or balance such threats.

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