2010 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Wave 1

THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

Wave 1 Submittal for 2010
VOLUME II
Part 2d
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2010 ASSESSMENT

Student Grade 8 Geography Questions

Part 2d contains:
Student Grade 8 Geography Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 15 minutes.

Updated June 11, 2009
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Student Questionnaire
Geography — Grade 8
Section 4
This section has 12 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one
oval for each question except where instructed otherwise.

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1. Did you take or do you expect to take a geography course in the following
grades? Fill in one oval on each line. [8]

a. 5th grade
b. 6th grade
c. 7th grade
d. 8th grade

Yes

No

A
A
A
A

B
B
B
B

I don’t
know.
C
C
C
C

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2. In this school year, how often have you learned about geography? [8/12]
A Never or hardly ever
B A few times a year
C Once or twice a month
D Once or twice a week
E Every day or almost every day

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3. How often have you studied the following geography skills and topics in school?
Fill in one oval on each line. [8/12]

a. Using maps and globes
b. Natural resources (for
example, oil, forests,
and water)
c. Countries and cultures
d. Environmental issues
(for example, pollution
and recycling)

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every
day

Once or
twice a
week

Once or
twice a
month

A
A

B
B

C
C

Never
or
hardly
ever
D
D

A
A

B
B

C
C

D
D

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4. Indicate how often you do each of the following when you study social studies or
geography in school. Fill in one oval on each line. [8/12]
Never

a. Read material from a
textbook
b. Read extra material
not in the regular
textbook (e.g.,
newspapers,
magazines, maps,
charts, or cartoons)
c. Discuss the material
studied
d. Write short answers
(a paragraph or less)
to questions
e. Write a report
f. Work on a group
project
g. Give a presentation
to the class on the
topic being studied
h. Watch movies or
videos
i. Take a test or quiz
j. Go on field trips or
have outside
speakers
k. Use the books or
computers in the
library to do
schoolwork
l. Listen to
information
presented online

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A few
times a
year
B

Once or
twice a
month
C

Once or
twice a
week
D

Almost
every
day
E

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C

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C

D

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A

B
B

C
C

D
D

E
E

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B

C

D

E

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B

C

D

E

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A

B
B

C
C

D
D

E
E

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C

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C

D

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5. This year in school, how often have you been asked to write long answers to
questions or assignments that involved social studies? [4/8]
A Never
B Once or twice this year
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week

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6. How often do you use a computer at school for social studies? [8]
A Every day
B Two or three times a week
C About once a week
D Once every few weeks
E Never or hardly ever

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7. When you study social studies, to what extent do you use computers to do any of
the following? For this question, include both work in class and homework
assignments. [8]

a.Do research projects
about social studies
topics using a CD or the
Internet
b. Use computer programs
in which you play the
role of an explorer,
geographer,
anthropologist, or
historian
c.Create or use maps
using geographic
information systems
(GIS)
d.Organize social studies
information by making
tables, charts, or graphs
on the computer
e. Write reports or other
things about social
studies on the computer
f. Combine words,
images, and sounds to
create multimedia
reports or projects about
social studies
g.Use email or the
internet to
communicate with
others about social
studies

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all
A

Small
extent
B

Moderate
extent
C

Large
extent
D

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B

C

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8. When you study social studies or geography, how often do you agree with the
following statements? Fill in one oval on each line. [8/12]

a. I have a clear
understanding
of what my
social studies
or geography
teacher is
asking me to
do.
b. The social
studies or
geography
work is easy.
c. The social
studies or
geography
work is
difficult.
d. The social
studies or
geography
work is
interesting.

Never Sometimes
or
hardly
ever
A
B

Often

C

Always
or
almost
always
D

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B

C

D

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9. How much do you agree that social studies or geography is one of your favorite
subjects? [8/12]
A Not at all
B A little
C A lot

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10. How hard was this test compared to most other tests you have taken this year in
school? [4/8/12]
A Easier than other tests
B About as hard as other tests
C Harder than other tests
D Much harder than other tests

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11. How hard did you try on this test compared to how hard you tried on most other
tests you have taken this year in school? [4/8/12]
A Not as hard as on other tests
B About as hard as on other tests
C Harder than on other tests
D Much harder than on other tests

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12. How important was it to you to do well on this test? [4/8/12]
A Not very important
B Somewhat important
C Important
D Very important

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