2010 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Wave 1

THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

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

Student Grade 8 U.S. History Questions

Part 2e contains:
Student Grade 8 U.S. History Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 15 minutes.
Updated June 11, 2009
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Student Questionnaire
U.S. History — 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 a United States history 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.
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C
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2. Are you taking a United States history course now? [8/12]
(A) Yes
(B) No

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3. Since the beginning of middle school or junior high school, how much have you
studied the following periods of United States history? Fill in one oval on each
line. [8/12]

a. The period before 1815: beginnings
through the Revolution (e.g.,
colonization, settlement, revolution)
b. The period between 1815 and 1865: the
new nation through the Civil War (e.g.,
expansion, reform, crisis of the Union)
c. The period between 1865 and 1945: the
development of modern America (e.g.,
Reconstruction, industrial growth,
United States role in world affairs, the
Great Depression, the First and Second
World Wars, immigration)
d. The period between 1945 and the present:
contemporary America (e.g., civil rights
movement, women’s rights movement,
Korean and Vietnam wars, environmental
movement)

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Not
at all
A

Some
B

A
lot
C

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

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4. When you study history or social studies in school, how often do you do each of
the following? Fill in one oval on each line. [8/12]

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

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A few
times
a year

Once or
twice a
month

Almost
every
day

C

Once
or
twice a
week
D

A

B

A

B

C

D

E

A

B

C

D

E

A

B

C

D

E

A

B

C

D

E

A
A

B
B

C
C

D
D

E
E

A

B

C

D

E

A

B

C

D

E

A
A

B
B

C
C

D
D

E

E

A

B

C

D

E

A

B

C

D

E

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5. This year in school, how often have you been asked to write long answers to
questions or assignments for history or social studies? [4/8/12]
(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 computers at school for history or social studies? [4/8]
(A) Never or hardly ever
(B) Once every few weeks
(C) About once a week
(D) Two or three times a week
(E) Every day

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7. When you study history or social studies, to what extent do you use computers to
do research projects about history or social studies topics using a CD or the
Internet? Include both class work and homework assignments. [8]
(A) Not at all
(B) Small extent
(C) Moderate extent
(D) Large extent

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8. When you study social studies or history, 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
history teacher
is asking me to
do.
b. The social
studies or
history work is
easy.
c. The social
studies or
history work is
difficult.
d. The social
studies or
history work is
interesting.

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hardly
ever
A

Sometimes

Often

B

C

Always or
almost
always
D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

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9. How much do you agree that history or social studies 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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