Before-and-after comparisons are valuable for monitoring changes in knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions over time. In workplace and educational settings, they help track shifts resulting from events, interventions, or training sessions.
Why Use Before-and-After Comparisons?
These polls allow you to:
- Measure training effectiveness: Assess whether a training session improved knowledge or skills.
- Identify perception shifts: Determine how attitudes or opinions evolved during a meeting, class, or event.
- Highlight and address knowledge gaps: Pinpoint areas of misunderstanding and track whether they were clarified.
- Confirm understanding of expectations: Check if participants have a clearer grasp of tasks, goals, or responsibilities.
- Gauge the impact of new information: Evaluate whether additional details influenced understanding or opinions.
How They Work
Asking the same poll at different times during a session reveals any changes in responses and opinions. For example:
- Before a session: Establish a baseline understanding or attitude.
- After a session: Measure the session’s impact on knowledge, perceptions, or confidence.