preobservation

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ observation

Adjective

preobservation (not comparable)

1. Before observation.

Noun

preobservation (plural preobservations)

1. An observation or assessment made before an experimental intervention or procedure.
   • 2001, James H. McMillan, Sally Schumacher, Research in Education: A Conceptual Introduction, →ISBN, page 344:

     These designs offer significant improvement over the pretest-posttest design because with a series of preobservations and postobservations, patterns of stability and change can be assessed more accurately.