: a preliminary test: such as. a : a test of the effectiveness or safety of a product prior to its sale. b : a test to evaluate the preparedness of students for further studies.

What is pretesting in questionnaire?

Definition. Pretesting is the stage in survey research when survey questions and questionnaires are tested on members of target population/study population, to evaluate the reliability and validity of the survey instruments prior to their final distribution.

What is the purpose of pretesting?

The purpose of pre-testing is to identify problems with the data collection instrument and find possible solutions. It is not possible to anticipate all of the problems that will be encountered during data collection.