Volume
17
Issue
2
Abstract
Teaching methodologies involving student pre-testing have been used in K-12 education for a number of years. Although pre-testing has been conducted in some collegiate classrooms, there have been very few studies published regarding the effectiveness of the concept. This paper reports the results of a study in which one Introduction to Aerospace class was given a pre-test at the start of each unit of study, while a second class received a list of specific learning objectives at the start of each unit. The post-test unit test results of the two classes were then compared. The results of the study indicate that pre-testing may be a very effective means of communicating course expectations to students.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Beckman, W. S.
(2008).
Pre-Testing as a Method of Conveying Learning Objectives.
Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research, 17(2).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15394/jaaer.2008.1447
