Pre-Assessment Analysis

This Graph represents the questions on the pretest which students answered

incorrectly. From this data, I learned that many students knew that plants need water and

sunlight, (questions 1-2) but many did not know that they need soil/dirt (question 3). I also

learned that many students knew that a seed was a part of the plant life cycle, but did not know

about roots, stem and leaves, and the plant (questions 8-10).

From looking at the pretests and the data, I learned that many students had at least

some background knowledge about plants. This knowledge helped me create my unit plan

because I knew I what to teach so that I would not be giving too much new information, and I

knew where to start so that I wouldn’t be teaching concepts that my students already knew.
 Another important piece of data I gathered from my pretest was the learning

preferences of my students. This data conveyed to me that most of my students prefer to work

with a partner. However, there are still more than 1/3 of students who prefer to work alone. I

would have predicted that the percentage for partner-work would have been higher. This is

good information to have while creating my unit plan because I will incorporate group and

partner-work, but I will also designate time for students to work individually.

The second graph, Students’ Learning Preferences 2, shows that most students prefer to

learn on the computer, by drawing, and by reading. Because of this information, I will

incorporate many books into the unit plan. I will also give students ample opportunities to

draw. Unfortunately, these students do not have easy access to computers, but I will

incorporate technology into this lesson via the Smart Board.

 Post-Assessment

Name____________________ Plant Unit Post-test

1. Do you like science? _________________________________

2. Do you like to read? _________________________________

3. What do plants need in order to survive?

1. ________________ 2._________________ 3._______________

4. Circle the parts of a plant life cycle:

Seed Tadpole Roots Puppy Butterfly

5. Do plants and animals change over time? _____________

6. What are the parts of the plant life cycle?

______ ______

______ ______
 Post-Assessment Analysis

I compared scores between my pre-and post-assessments. Through this analysis, I

discovered that the average score increased by 4.15 points. On the pre-assessment, the

average score was 5.1, and on the post-assessment the average score went up to 9.25.

Another interesting piece of data I gathered from the post-assessment is that no

students’ scores decreased. Only two students (5%) scored the same on the pre-assessment

and post-assessment. This means that 95% of students increased their score. This shows me

that almost every individual learned something new.

I also measured students’ interest in science and reading. In the beginning, 85% of

students said they liked science. This number has stayed the same. Four students changed their

minds between the pre-and post assessments, but it did not change the percentage. I measured

students’ interest in reading. Five students changed from not liking reading to liking it, and two

went from liking reading to not liking it.

 I was hoping to see the number of students indicating that they went from not liking

science to liking science would go up, but otherwise, I am happy with the results I got. My goal

was for every student to learn something new, and that was mostly accomplished.