4th Grade PreTests

The WCSD elementary technology teachers are experimenting with something new this year for the 4th grade students. We want to better understand if the students are fully comprehending information related to general Internet Safety that is practiced at school and at home, and information related to their Internet Unit titled Welcome to the Web that talks about the basics of the Internet and some Internet Safety.

To better find out if students are fully comprehending this information, the WCSD elementary technology teachers have developed a PreTest for both Internet Safety and for Welcome to the Web. I have begun administering these tests, which include 15 and 14 questions respectively, to the 4th grade students the past 2 cycles. The WCSD elementary technology teachers will then look over their data together to better understand what are focus should be on with the 4th grader students for the school year, with the task of administering the same 2 PreTests as PostTests when the students finish their Welcome to the Web unit, and finish learning all about Internet Safety.

It is our hopes for the students to gather, retain and use their knowledge with Internet Basics and Internet Safety to do better on the PostTest, but most importantly to apply this knowledge within the home setting.