2010 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Wave 1

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

Wave 1 Submittal for 2010
VOLUME II
Part 1b
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2010 ASSESSMENT

Student Grade 4 Writing Questions

Part 1b contains:
Student Grade 4 Writing Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 15 minutes.

April 21, 2009

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Student Questionnaire
Writing — Grade 4
SECTION 4
This section has 19 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question.

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1. In a school day, about how much time do you spend writing assignments for
school? The writing could be on paper or on a computer. [4]
A None
B About 10 minutes
C About 30 minutes
D About 1 hour
E More than 1 hour
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2. In a day, about how much time do you spend writing on your own and not for
school—for example, writing stories or keeping a journal at home? The writing
could be on paper or on a computer. [4]
A None
B About 10 minutes
C About 30 minutes
D About 1 hour
E More than 1 hour

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3. For school this year, how often do you write to explain something that you know
or have read? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week

4. For school this year, how often do you write about your experiences or stories
that you create? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week

5. For school this year, how often do you write personal essays? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week

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6. For school this year, how often do you write letters? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week

7. For school this year, how often do you write stories? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week

8. For school this year, how often do you write poems? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week

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9. For school this year, how often do you write journal entries? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week

10. For school this year, how often do you use a computer to start writing a paper or
report? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Very often
D Always or almost always

11. For school this year, how often do you use a computer to complete a paper or
report? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Very often
D Always or almost always

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12. For school this year, how often do you look for information on the Internet to
include in your writing for a paper or report? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Very often
D Always or almost always

13. For school this year, how often do you use a computer at home to do writing
assignments? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Very often
D Always or almost always

14. How often do you use a computer at home to do writing that is not part of your
schoolwork? (New) [4]
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Very often
D Always or almost always

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15. How often do you write to your friends or family using the Internet (for example,
e-mails, blogs, text messages, instant messages, or personal web pages)? (New)
[4]
A Never or hardly ever
B Once or twice a month
C Once or twice a week
D Every day or almost every day

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16. In a week, about how many pages do you write for homework? [4]
A None
B Up to half a page
C Up to 1 page
D More than 1 page

Questions 17-18. The following questions are about writing. For each question, please
fill in the oval of the answer that best describes you.
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17. Writing is one of my favorite activities. [4]
A This is not like me.
B This is a little like me.
C This is a lot like me.

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18. Writing allows me to express my ideas. [4]
A This is not like me.
B This is a little like me.
C This is a lot like me.
19. If you had a choice, which of the following would you most prefer to write?
(New) [4/8/12]
A Stories
B Letters or e-mails
C Plays
D Poems
E Song lyrics
F Comic books

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