Pre-test (Draft) EDIT

I chose approach 1: Profiling Content Strengths and Weaknesses. I did this so I can get a general idea of what the students know, it is easy to create/adjust (if needed), and easy to grade.

I would have chosen the second approach, but it can be a little too content and objective specific. As such, I felt if I created more specific questions/tasks for the students to answer/perform I may run into problems with differences in students' performing the task accurately and/or correctly. Bottom line, I did not want to get any misconceptions of what my students may or may not have background knowledge in.

The deficit of approach 2 led me then to use approach 1 because all I want is a general overview of what the students' background knowledge is and what prerequisite knowledge they may have to be successful in the unit.

These are the questions I will ask:

1. *What is a rectangle? "Draw a rectangle."
   
2. How many sides does a rectangle have?
3. Sort these shapes into groups any way you want.
4. How many rectangles can you can fit into this shape?
   
5. Where in the real-world (around the classroom) have you seen rectangles?
   
6. *What is symmetry? "Make this shape on the other side of the line."

*Items 1 and 6 have been adjusted now. The questions in italics are the ones I will use instead. I modified this post our class discussion.