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How are pre-test and post-test data analyzed?

Gathering pre-test data from entering students enables matched pairs analyses of pre-test and post-test data in which each individual’s post-test is compared with that same individual’s pre-test.  For this method of analysis to be successful, it must be possible to match pre-test and post-test for the same individual.  Hence a coding system of some kind is needed, e.g. ID number, investigator designated code number, or test-taker name.  Matched-pairs analysis is not the only method of pre-test to post-test analysis; contact Insight Assessment educational testing specialists to discuss the specific requirements of your project.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the difference between aggregate and matched-pairs comparisons?

Group comparisons can be analyzed statistically in a matched pairs approach (which associates each individual’s post test score with his or her pretest score), or, when the groups ar...

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At pre-test students are generally motivated to engage testing with reasonable levels of effort, so pre-test data can be gathered by testing entering students as early in the instruc...

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