Which measure is administered before an intervention?

• A. Pretest
• B. Time Logs
• C. Posttest
• D. Baseline

Answer: (A)

Before any intervention, you want a snapshot of where the student stands. A pretest is a formal assessment given right at the start to establish that starting point. This pre-intervention data serves as a baseline for comparison later to determine how much the student has learned or changed after the intervention. A posttest would come after the intervention to measure outcomes, not to establish the starting point. Time logs track activity or time spent, not the student’s knowledge or skills. Baseline can describe an initial point, but the term that specifically refers to an assessment given before starting is pretest.