stacyn....I would recommend option #1. This will allow you to directly compare the pre and post tests without subjecting your students to questions on materials they've never seen or heard about.

I would be very clear with your customer and articulate the fact that you already recognize the materials were omitted for the sake of the existing schedule and you are taking positive action to both assess the current session and modify the content/length for future sessions.

As for Laura, she's right.


Regards,

Del Laughery
President, Instructional Dynamics

Thank you very much for your input. I have not used the discussion board before, and I am very glad to have it as a reference when I can't seem to find the best answer on my own.

We are going to go with option 1. And i also agree that comprehension and recall are two totally different things.

Again, thanks!

Actually -- even more helpful for the workplace and this type of test is the application level of cognition -- we want learners to USE what they've learned somehow, otherwise, what is the point? Surely, even if they might understand it, it doesn't mean they have any clue about what to do with it. And if there isn't anything they have to do with it, what's the point in learning it? If you don't use it, you lose it, and if you don't see an immediate purpose for it or how it benefits you and your job, you might not even worry about learning it in the first place.