2010 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Wave 1

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

Wave 1 Submittal for 2010
VOLUME II
Part 3c
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2010 ASSESSMENT

Student Grade 12 Civics Questions

Part 3c contains:
Student Grade 12 Civics Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 15 minutes.

Updated June 11, 2009

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Student Questionnaire
Civics — Grade 12
SECTION 4
This section has 16 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one
oval for each question.

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1. In what grade(s) have you studied civics or government? Fill in all ovals that
apply. [12]
a. Grade 9
b. Grade 10
c. Grade 11
d. Grade 12

Yes
A
A
A
A

No
B
B
B
B

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2. In this school year, how often have you studied social studies? [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. During this school year, have you studied any of the following topics? Fill in one
oval on each line. [8/12]

a. The United States
Constitution
b. Congress
c. The President and
the cabinet
d. How laws are
made
e. The court system
f. Political parties,
elections, and
voting
g. State and local
government
h. Other countries’
governments
i. International
organizations
(such as the
United Nations)

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No

A

B

I don’t
know.
C

A
A

B
B

C
C

A

B

C

A
A

B
B

C
C

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

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4. Indicate how often you do each of the following when you study social studies or
civics or government 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. Write a letter to give
your opinion or help
solve a community
problem
m. Discuss current
events
n. Take part in debates
or panel discussions
o. Take part in roleplaying, mock trials,
or dramas

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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

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

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C

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C

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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 civics or government? [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. This year, how often have you used computers at school for studying civics or
government? [12]
(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. Think about all the courses since the ninth grade in which you have studied civics
or government. To what extent have you used computers to do research projects
about topics in civics or government using a CD or the Internet? Include both
class work and homework assignments. [12]
(A) Not at all
(B) Small extent
(C) Moderate extent
(D) Large extent

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

Never or
hardly
ever

Sometimes

Often

C

Always
or
almost
always
D

A

B

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B

C

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B

C

D

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

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10. Have you taken or are you currently taking the College Board Advanced
Placement course in United States Government and Politics? [12]
(A) Yes
(B) No

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11. Are you currently enrolled in or have you taken any online courses in United
States government for high school or college credit? [12]
(A) Yes
(B) No

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12. How much education do you think you will complete? [12]
(A) I will not finish high school.
(B) I will graduate from high school.
(C) I will have some education after high school.
(D) I will graduate from college.
(E) I will go to graduate school.
(F) I don’t know.

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13. What do you expect that your main activity will be in the year after you leave
high school? [12]
(A) Working full time
(B) Attending a vocational, technical, or business school
(C) Attending a two-year college
(D) Attending a four-year college, service academy, or university
(E) Serving in the military
(F) Other

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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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