Revisiting the Retrospective Pretest

By L. Hill, Drew Betz. 2005

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Japanese Language Proficiency, Social Networking, and Language Use during Study Abroad: Learners' Perspectives (2012, methodology): “…111–137 doi:10.3138/cmlr.68.2.111 Upon reviewing over 40 years of research on then–now selfassessments and describing their own research on the topic, Hill and Betz (2005) suggest two important benefits of then–now self-assessment: first, it is a good means of promoting self-efficacy, and second,…”
Measuring Change in a Short-Term Educational Program Using a Retrospective Pretest Design (2009, background): “Hill and Betz (2005) suggest that evaluators could be trading one type of bias for another by using the retrospective pre–post test design.”
The learning outcomes race: the value of self-reported gains in large research universities (2012, background): “, social desirability) or systematic cognitive bias such as self-enhancement, implicit theory of change, and effort justification (Hill and Betz 2005; Taylor et al. 2009).”
Measures of Program Effectiveness Based on Retrospective Pretest Data: Are All Created Equal? (2011, methodology): “However, we agree with Hill and Betz (2005) that such presumptions are unfounded.”