Pre/post test linking connects two quizzes as a pair so you can measure their learning gain. Students take a pre-test before a course and a post-test afterward, and the results page that students see automatically shows a comparison of their performance.
How It Works
You designate one quiz as the post-test and link it to an existing pre-test quiz. When a student completes the post-test, the results page displays a learning progress comparison showing how their scores changed between the two quizzes.
The comparison uses each student’s best attempt (highest score) for both quizzes. If a student hasn’t completed both quizzes, the comparison section doesn’t appear on their results page.
Linking a Pre-Test
- Navigate to PressPrimer Quiz > Quizzes and edit the quiz you want to use as the post-test.
- In the quiz editor, open the Settings panel.
- Under the Pre-Test section (added by the Educator add-on), select a quiz from the dropdown. Only published quizzes appear in the list.
- Save the quiz.
To unlink a pre-test, return to the same dropdown and select the empty option, then save. A quiz cannot be linked to itself.
What Students See
After completing the post-test, the student’s results page shows a Your Learning Progress section that includes:
- Score comparison — The pre-test and post-test scores displayed side by side.
- Improvement indicator — The percentage point change between the two scores. Positive improvement appears in green; negative in red.
- Category breakdown — If both quizzes use question categories, per-category scores are compared. Only categories that appear in both quizzes are included.
The learning progress section only appears when a logged-in student has completed both the pre-test and post-test. Guest users do not see learning progress comparisons.
Shortcode and Block Override
You can override the linked pre-test on a per-embed basis using the pre_test_id shortcode attribute or the corresponding block setting. This is useful if you want to compare the same post-test against different pre-tests on different pages.
[pressprimer_quiz id="456" pre_test_id="123"]
Setting pre_test_id="0" disables the comparison for that embed, even if the quiz has a linked pre-test in its settings.
Tips
- Pre-tests and post-tests don’t need to have the same questions, but sharing some question categories helps produce a more meaningful category breakdown.
- Students can take the pre-test and post-test in any order. The comparison always labels them correctly based on the linking direction.
- For classroom-wide pre/post analysis, see the Pre/Post Analysis report under Reports, which aggregates results across all students.