e, 2002) describe an overview of academies in horizontal directional drilling conducted to train engineers and inspector for the California Department of Transportation. A pretest was administered on the first day prior to any instruction. Instruction and field experience were provided over a 3 day period, followed by a final test administered at the end of the last day. Although the average final test score of 75.27% was higher than the average pretest score of 55.61%, the difference was not significant. a. Identify the type of the study described here. b. What is the purpose of administering the pretest
Ariatnam, Najafi, and Morones (Journal of professional Issues in Engineering Education and
Practice, 2002) describe an overview of academies in horizontal directional drilling conducted to
train engineers and inspector for the California Department of Transportation. A pretest was
administered on the first day prior to any instruction. Instruction and field experience were
provided over a 3 day period, followed by a final test administered at the end of the last day.
Although the average final test score of 75.27% was higher than the average pretest score of
55.61%, the difference was not significant.
a. Identify the type of the study described here.
b. What is the purpose of administering the pretest?
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