Assessing Myself

Here are the results of my pre and post tests for each cluster of the textbook.  Prior to reading each cluster, I would take the pretest to assess my knowledge, and then I would read the chapter and retake the pretest.  After I felt confident with my pretest score, I would then take the posttest.  The questions were in multiple choice format and I felt that they really helped to test my knowledge and understanding of what I had read.  Sometimes I would have to go back and look at the textbook, look up a definition, or stop and think for a minute in order to figure out the answer.  I found the pre and post tests to be a great way for me to test my understanding and comprehension of the clusters.  A lot of the clusters had challenging post test questions.  Some of the pre-test questions for chapters in which I had some background knowledge of the topics were easier to answer.  I especially like the tests for cluster 15 pertaining to assessment.  Assessment is an area that I have struggled with.  I was always unsure as to which types of assessments were best, and how to use rubrics and grading systems.  Cluster 15 really helped clarify this for me and gave me some great ideas that I will use in my future classroom.   I struggled with the pretest for cluster 10. Generally, I was able to retake the pretest after reading the cluster to improve my score; however, the system would not allow me to do that for cluster 10.  I am disappointed in my pretest score, but I know that it would have been higher if I had read the cluster prior to taking the test. Overall, the pre and post tests helped me to better comprehend what I had read and put my new knowledge to the test.

Cluster	Pretest Score	Posttest Score
Cluster 1	12/12 points 100%	11/12 points 91.7%
Cluster 2	10/10 points 100%	10/10 points 100%
Cluster 3	12/12 points 100%	12/12 points 100%
Cluster 4	18/18 points 100%	14/16 points 87.5%
Cluster 5	10/14 points 71.4%	12/14 points 100%
Cluster 6	8/9 points 88.9%	10/11 points 90.9%
Cluster 7	14/15 points 93.3%	13/14 points 92.9%
Cluster 8	12/12 points 100%	12/12 points 100%
Cluster 9	11/12 points 91.7%	12/12 points 100%
Cluster 10	3/12 points 33%	12/12 points 100%
Cluster 11	11/11 points 100%	9/9 points 100%
Cluster 12	18/18 points 100%	17/17 points 100%
Cluster 13	10/10 points 100%	10/10 points 100%
Cluster 14	12/12 points 100%	12/12 points 100%
Cluster 15	20/20 points 100%	20/21 points 95.2%