Karen,
Great. The best use of a pretest is to assist the instructor in their planning for a given class. It's our tool for making the class specific to our needs (course objectives), and the students needs (where they're at collectively with prior knowledge). Pretesting before a test, or used as a exam review is another good barometer of learning. I want to avoid any feelings of "gotcha" questions. No surprises.
Barry Westling
