Pre/Post Evaluations

First Name           Last Name 
Teacher
School

Test Version

For each of the skills listed below, indicate your current level using a 1-5 scale described below:

1=No skill, not even sure I understand the item
2=Understand the meaning of the item and have some idea of how I might do it
3=Have some experience and competence in exercising the skill
4=Have exercised the skills in a competent way on several occasions
5=Feel confident that I can exercise the skills on topics where I have the necessary substantive knowledge.
Questions 1 2 3 4 5
1)  Willing and able to "do good" effectively.
2)  Define and identify the components of public policy issues.
3)  Communicate ideas and findings with respect to public policy issues.
4)  Collect information on public policy issues.
5)  Use graphs, tables, and statistics to analyze public policy.
6)  Examine the use of surveys and informal interviewing procedures.
7)  Identify a social problem and come up with a proposed public policy to deal with it.
8)  List the benefits and costs of a proposed public policy.
9)  Develop benchmarks to assess the impact of your policy on societal conditions
10)  Analyze the political factors and develop strategies to implement a proposed public policy.
11)  Identify essential features of major current public policy issues.
12)  Work in teams effectively.