2010 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Wave 2

1e. SD Worksheet Instructions (computer-delivered version)

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Instructions for Completing Worksheets for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Computer-Based Writing Assessment
(Please review these instructions before completing the SD Worksheets)

Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Computer-Based NAEP Writing Assessment?
The NAEP Writing Framework requires students in grades 8 and 12 to write using word processing software
with commonly available tools for editing, formatting, and text analysis. The NAEP 2010 Pilot Writing
assessments in grades 8 and 12 will be administered using NAEP-provided, stand-alone laptops with specialized
software. There will be a short tutorial on how to use the specialized software prior to the assessments. All
student work will be stored in a secure manner without student identifiable information. The NAEP specialized
software for students does not use the Internet. All students taking the NAEP writing assessment must use the
NAEP-supplied software and equipment.

What information are the SD Worksheets designed to collect?
The SD Worksheet determines
how each SD student is assessed on the state academic assessment in writing with or without using a
computer (front),
if each student can participate in NAEP with the accommodations allowed for writing using a
computer (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 writing is not tested on the state academic assessment?
If the state does not assess writing on the state academic assessment, the person completing the worksheet
should refer to how the student is tested or receives instruction in the classroom in writing with or without using
a computer.
Who should complete the worksheets?
The person completing the front of the worksheet should be the person at your school most knowledgeable
about how the student is tested in writing.
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What if an SD student is withdrawn, ineligible to take NAEP, or not enrolled in the sampled grade?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 line through that student’s name and leave the rest of the worksheet blank for that student.
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 Worksheets
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 writing using the codes provided. Refer to
the FAQs on Page 1 if writing using a computer 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: Many accommodations used for paper and pencil assessments are available to all students assessed
on the computer for NAEP. These are listed below.
Universal Design Elements Provided to All Students Taking NAEP Using a Computer
Adjusting font size from approximately 14 to 48 point Using a computer or typewriter to respond
Small group
Adjusting contrast or colors
One-on-one
Highlighter for prompts
Read aloud (text to speech) in English
Electronic spell-check and thesaurus
(using ear buds provided to all students)
If the student receives other accommodations for writing that are not offered to all students, record those using
the codes below in column I. If the student receives no accommodations, skip to column J.
Accommodations for SD Students
Refer to your state guidelines to see which of these accommodations are allowed in
your state.
Extended time
Breaks during testing
Study carrel or preferential seating
Magnification (if more than 48 point font size is needed)
Presentation in sign language (provided by school aide)
Headphones that cover ears (for student with hearing aid, etc.)
Other (specify)

CODE
EX TME
BREAK
SETTING
MGNFY
SIGN
HEADP
OTHER

The following are not allowed on NAEP or are not provided for writing:
Responding in sign language
Taking NAEP over multiple days
Video sign language presentation of
Tape recording answers
items
Responding orally to a scribe
Speech to text
Third party screener reader software
Dictionary/thesaurus/spelling/grammar software (other than what
Paper and pencil assessment
NAEP provides)
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 Worksheets
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)?
Darken one or more ovals indicating all of each student’s identified disabilities. The categories listed are used
in the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
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 writing?
Record the grade level at which the student performs in writing, 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 writing assessment who performs at a secondgrade level should be marked as code 3 (two or more years below grade level).

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