2010 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Wave 2

SD and ELL Worksheets and Instructions (Hard Copy Versions)
1a. SD Worksheet Instructions
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Instructions for Completing Worksheets for Students with Disabilities (SD)
(Please review these instructions before completing the SD Worksheets)
Frequently Asked Questions
What information is collected on the SD Worksheets?
The SD Worksheet determines
how each SD student is assessed in the state academic assessment in the NAEP subject the student is
selected to take (front),
if each student can participate in NAEP with the accommodations allowed for the NAEP subject
(front), and
each student’s disabilities and grade-level performance (back).

School personnel will make the final determination on how SD students are included in the
NAEP assessment.
If you need clarification for completing the worksheet, please contact your NAEP state
coordinator.
What if the NAEP subject is not tested on the state academic assessment?
If the NAEP subject is not tested on the state academic assessment, the person completing the worksheet should
refer to how the student is tested or receives instruction in the classroom.
For example, if the NAEP subject is “civics, geography, or U.S. history” and these subjects are not
tested on the state academic assessment, the person completing the worksheet should know how the
student is tested or receives instruction in the classroom in a social sciences class.
Who should complete the worksheet?
The person completing the front of the worksheet should be the person at your school most knowledgeable
about how the student is tested in the state academic assessment in the subject listed in column D on the front of
the worksheet.
For example, if the NAEP subject listed is “M” for mathematics, the person completing the worksheet
should know how the student is tested in the state academic assessment in mathematics.
This person may be a school testing coordinator, IEP coordinator, or an IEP/special education teacher.
The person completing the back of the worksheet should be the person at your school most knowledgeable
about the student’s disabilities and grade-level performance.
What if an SD student is withdrawn, ineligible to take NAEP, or not enrolled in the sampled grade?
Draw a single line through that student’s name on the worksheet.
What should I do with the worksheet(s) when I’m finished?
Return all completed worksheets to the NAEP school coordinator by the date requested.
If you are the school coordinator, put the completed worksheets in the NAEP Storage Envelope. Your
NAEP representative will collect it at the preassessment visit.

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Completing the Front of the Worksheet
Columns A and B are for NAEP Use Only.
Columns C through F are pre-printed.
School Staff complete columns G through J.
Column G: Record the SD status using the codes provided.
SD Codes
1 = Has an IEP for a disability
2 = Has a Section 504 Plan
3 = No longer has an IEP/Section 504 Plan (Do not complete the rest of the worksheet for this student)
4 = Has an IEP for gifted and talented only (Do not complete the rest of the worksheet for this student)
5 = Does not have an IEP or Section 504 Plan, but requires accommodation to be tested
Column H: Record how the student is tested on your state test in the NAEP subject listed in column D using
the codes provided. Refer to the FAQs on Page 1 if the NAEP subject is not tested on your state tests.
SD Codes
1 = Without accommodations (Skip to column J)
2 = With accommodations
3 = Using a modified state test
4 = Using an alternate state test
Column I: Fill in the oval for each accommodation the student receives on your state test in the NAEP subject
listed in column D. If the student receives other accommodations that are not listed on the worksheet, record
those accommodations using the codes below in the space labeled “Other (specify).” If the student receives no
accommodations, skip to column J.
Accommodations for SD Students
Allowed for all grades
Refer to your state guidelines to see which of these
and subjects on NAEP
accommodations are allowed in your state.
except where noted
CODE
Presentation in sign language
SIGN
Responds in sign language
Not allowed for writing
SIGN
Presentation and response in Braille
BRAIL
Large-print version of test
LARGE
Magnifying equipment
MGNFY
Responds orally to a scribe
Not allowed for writing
SCRIBE
Uses a computer or typewriter to respond
COMPUT
Uses a template or special writing tool to respond
TEMPL
General and/or subject-specific directions read aloud in English
REA DIR in English
Takes the test one-on-one
ONE ON
Uses preferential seating, special lighting, equipment
SETTING
Must have an aide or other familiar person administer the test
S STAFF
The following are not allowed on NAEP for any grades or subjects, except where noted:
Abacus/tables/graph paper
Dictionary/thesaurus/spelling/grammar software
Taking NAEP over multiple days
Tape recording answers
Has oral or written responses in native
Use of a calculator for computation tasks
language translated into written
(NOTE: Calculators are allowed on some sections of the
English
NAEP mathematics assessment; check with your NAEP
representative)
Column J: Record how the student should be included on the NAEP test, based on the accommodations
needed and what is allowed on NAEP using the codes provided.
1 = Assess without accommodations
2 = Assess with only NAEP-allowed accommodations
3 = Do not assess

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Completing the Back of the Worksheet
On the back of the worksheet are some research questions for the same students listed on the front.
Please consult the person most knowledgeable about each student’s disabilities and grade-level
performance to answer these questions.
Columns K through N are pre-printed.
School Staff complete column O through Q.
Column O
Which of the following IDEA categories describes each student’s identified disability(ies)?
Fill in one or more ovals indicating all of each student’s identified disabilities. The categories listed are used
by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Column P
What is the degree of each student’s disability(ies)?
Record the degree of each student’s disability(ies) recorded in column O, using one of the following codes:
1 = Profound/Severe
2 = Moderate
3 = Mild
The response should be based on the knowledge of the person most familiar with how the degree of this
student’s disability(ies) compare(s) to other students with the same disability(ies) in the same grade.
Column Q
At what grade level does this student perform in the NAEP subject listed in column L?
Record the grade level at which the student performs in the NAEP subject listed in column L, using one of the
following codes:
1 = At or above grade level
2 = One year below grade level
3 = Two or more years below grade level
4 = Not receiving instruction in this subject
5 = Don’t know
For example, a fourth-grade student selected to take the NAEP math assessment who performs at a secondgrade level should be marked as code 3 (two or more years below grade level).

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