Retrospective pretesting is a methodfor inferring learning by using the students' recollec
tions of their preinstruction knowledge in lieu of actual pretesting. The most significant
problem encountered in such a procedure is establishing the validity of the inferred pre-
course level of information; attempts to deal with that issue are presented in detail
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