Achievement+Series

Attached are the copies of the pre and post tests created on Achievement Series. Questions on the test were based on the following standards: 8.R.5.1 ; 8.R.5.2 (Students can recognize expository, persuasive and procedural text); and 8.R.4.1 (Students can compare and contrast literature from different time periods and cultures dealing with similar themes and conflicts). The standard is one I chose just for the sake of curiosity, while the other two standards had the lowest numbers on Emetrics.

Here is a copy of the pre-test.

Here is a graph representing the test results.

Standard 1: Students can compare and contrast literature from different time periods and cultures dealing with similar themes and conflicts. Standard 2: Students can evaluate information and author's purpose about a topic gathered from informational text Standard 3: Students can recognize expository, persuasive and procedural text

Here is a copy of the post-test.

Here is its corresponding graph.

Students improved by fourteen percent on Standard #2 and by twenty percent on Standard #3. Unfortunately, students scores went down by four percent for the first standard--perhaps one I can work on next year if there is another workshop?