NAEP 2011 Wave I (Reading, Math, Science, Economics)

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

Wave 1 Submittal for 2011
VOLUME II
Part 2e
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2011 ASSESSMENT

Teacher Grade 8 Reading Questions

Part 2e contains:
Grade 8 Reading Teacher Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 20 minutes.

March 31, 2010

2011 OMB Wave 1
Grade 8 -Part 2 of 3

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Grade 8-Part 2 of 3

Reading Questionnaire – Grade 8
Part I: Background, Education, and Training
For some questions on this survey, you are asked to fill in numbers. For these questions,
please print the appropriate number in each of the boxes provided. Please print legibly with
a No. 2 pencil. Keep all printing within the boxes, and erase any stray marks.
Using one number per box, fill in every box. For example, 95 students would be written as:

0 9 5
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1. Are you Hispanic or Latino? Fill in one or more ovals.

A No, I am not Hispanic or Latino.
B Yes, I am Mexican, Mexican American, or Chicano.
C Yes, I am Puerto Rican or Puerto Rican American.
D Yes, I am Cuban or Cuban American.
E Yes, I am from some other Hispanic or Latino background.
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2. Which of the following best describes you? Fill in one or more ovals.

A White
B Black or African American
C Asian
D American Indian or Alaska Native
E Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

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Questions 3–4. For the next two questions, include any full-time teaching assignments, parttime teaching assignments, and long-term substitute assignments, but not student teaching.
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3. Counting this year, how many years have you worked as an elementary or secondary
teacher? If less than 4 months total experience, enter “00.”
Years

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4. Counting this year, how many years have you taught reading, writing, or language arts in
grades 6 through 12? If less than 4 months total experience, enter “00.”
Years

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5. Did you enter teaching through an alternative certification program?
(An alternative program is a program that was designed to expedite the transition of
non-teachers to a teaching career, for example, a state, district, or university alternative
certification program.)

A Yes
B No
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6. What type of teaching certificate do you hold in the state where you currently teach?

A Regular or standard state certificate or advanced professional certificate ➔ Skip to
Question 8.

B Certificate issued after satisfying all requirements except the completion of a
probationary period ➔ Go to Question 7.

C Certificate that requires some additional coursework, student teaching, or passage of
a test before regular certification can be obtained ➔ Go to Question 7.

D Certificate issued to persons who must complete a certification program in order to
continue teaching ➔ Go to Question 7.

E I do not hold any of the above certificates in the state where I currently teach. ➔ Go
to Question 7.

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7. Do you hold a currently valid regular or standard certification from a state other than the
one in which you are currently teaching?

A Yes
B No
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8. This school year, are you a Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) according to your state’s
requirements?
(Generally, to be Highly Qualified, teachers must meet requirements related to 1) a
bachelor’s degree, 2) full state certification, and 3) demonstrate competency in the
subject area(s) taught. The HQT requirement is a provision under the No Child Left
Behind (NCLB) Act.)

A Yes
B I meet my state’s requirements for a Highly Qualified Teacher in at least one
subject that I teach.

C No
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9. Are you certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in at least
one content area?
(The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is a nongovernmental
organization that administers National Board certification, a voluntary national
assessment program that certifies teachers who meet high professional standards.
In order to gain certification, the candidate must at least complete a portfolio of
classroom practice and pass one or more tests of content knowledge.)

A Yes, I am fully certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
B I am working towards my National Board certification.
C No

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10. What is the highest academic degree you hold?

A High school diploma
B Associate’s degree/vocational certification
C Bachelor’s degree
D Master’s degree
E Education specialist’s or professional diploma based on at least one year’s work past
master’s degree

F Doctorate
G Professional degree (e.g., M.D., LL.B., J.D., D.D.S.)

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11. Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part
of your undergraduate coursework? Fill in one oval on each line.
Yes,
a major

Yes, a minor
or special
emphasis

No

a. Reading, language arts, or literacy
education

A

B

C

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b. English

A

B

C

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c. Other language arts-related subject

A

B

C

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d. Elementary or secondary education

A

B

C

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e. Special education (including students with
disabilities)

A

B

C

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f. English-language learning

A

B

C

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12. Did you have a major, minor, or special emphasis in any of the following subjects as part
of your graduate coursework? Fill in one oval on each line.
Yes,
a major

Yes, a minor
or special
emphasis

No

a. Reading, language arts, or literacy
education

A

B

C

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b. English

A

B

C

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c. Other language arts-related subject

A

B

C

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d. Elementary or secondary education

A

B

C

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e. Special education (including students with
disabilities)

A

B

C

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f. English-language learning

A

B

C

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13. Consider all of the professional development activities you participated in during the last
two years. To what extent did you learn about each of the following topics? Fill in one
oval on each line.
Not
at all

Small
extent

Moderate
extent

Large
extent

a. How students learn English/
language arts

A

B

C

D

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b. Content standards in English/
language arts

A

B

C

D

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c. Curricular materials available in
English/language arts (units, texts)

A

B

C

D

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d. Instructional methods for teaching
English/language arts

A

B

C

D

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e. Methods for assessing students in
English/language arts

A

B

C

D

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f. Preparation of students for district
and state assessments

A

B

C

D

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g. Strategies for teaching English/
language arts to students from
diverse backgrounds (including
English-language learners)

A

B

C

D

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14. During the last two years, did you participate in or lead any of the following professional
development activities related to the teaching of reading, writing, or literature? Fill in
one oval on each line.
Yes

No

a. College course taken after your first certification

A

B

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b. Workshop or training session

A

B

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c. Conference or professional association meeting

A

B

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d. Observational visit to another school

A

B

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e. Mentoring and/or peer observation and coaching as
part of a formal arrangement

A

B

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f. Committee or task force focusing on curriculum,
instruction, or student assessment

A

B

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g. Regularly scheduled discussion or study group

A

B

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h. Teacher collaborative or network, such as one
organized by an outside agency or over the Internet

A

B

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i. Individual or collaborative research

A

B

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j. Independent reading on a regular basis—for example, A
educational journals, books, or the Internet

B

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k. Co-teaching/team teaching

A

B

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l. Consultation with language arts specialist

A

B

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15. During the last two years, have you received training from any source in any of the
following areas? Fill in one oval on each line.
No, I am
already
proficient.

No, I
have
not.

Yes

a. Basic computer training

A

B

C

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b. Software applications

A

B

C

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c. Use of the Internet

A

B

C

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d. Use of other technology—for example,
satellite access, wireless Web,
interactive video, closed-circuit television,
videoconferencing

A

B

C

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e. Integration of computers and other
technology into classroom instruction

A

B

C

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16. Do you have special leadership responsibilities for reading or language arts education at
your school—for example, responsibilities as a mentor teacher, lead teacher, resource
specialist, departmental chair, or master teacher?

A Yes
B No
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17. During the last two years have you participated in activities associated with school
improvement efforts directed at issues such as adequate yearly progress and state
accountability standards?

A Yes
B No

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Part II: Classroom Organization and Reading Instruction
The following questions ask about the organization of your classroom for reading, English, or
language arts instruction. Please think about the reading, English, or language arts class that
you teach when questioned about “reading,” “language arts,” “English,” or “English/language
arts.” If you teach more than one eighth-grade class, please choose a single class to use as the
basis for answering the questions about classroom organization.
If you do not teach reading, English, or language arts, you have finished this questionnaire.
Thank you for your time.

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1. Which best describes your role in teaching English/language arts to this class?
Language arts refers to reading, writing, literature, and related topics. Fill in
one oval.

A I do not teach English/language arts to this class.
B I teach all or most subjects, including English/language arts.
C The only subject I teach is English/language arts.
D We team teach, and I have primary responsibility for teaching
English/language arts.

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2. How many students are in this class?

A 15 or fewer
B 16–18
C 19–20
D 21–25
E 26 or more

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3. About how much time in total do you spend with one of your eighth-grade language arts
classes in a typical week?

A Less than 3 hours
B 3–4.9 hours
C 5–6.9 hours
D 7–9.9 hours
E 10 or more hours

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4. Which best describes how language arts instruction is organized for eighth-grade students
at this school? Fill in one oval.

A Language arts is taught primarily as a discrete subject with little or no integration
with instruction in other subjects.

B Some language arts instruction is integrated with other subjects, and some language
arts instruction is presented as a discrete subject.

C Language arts lessons are primarily integrated with instruction in other subjects.

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5. To what extent have you provided instruction in the following in English/language arts
class so far this year? Fill in one oval on each line.
Not
at all

Small
extent

Moderate
extent

Large
extent

a. Fiction

A

B

C

D

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b. Literary nonfiction

A

B

C

D

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c. Poetry

A

B

C

D

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d. Exposition

A

B

C

D

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e. Argumentation and persuasion

A

B

C

D

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f. Procedural texts and documents

A

B

C

D

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6. When reading a story with your students, how often do you ask your students to do the
following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever
Sometimes

Often

Always
or almost
always

a. Summarize the passage

A

B

C

D

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b. Interpret the meaning of the passage

A

B

C

D

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c. Question the motives or feelings of
the characters

A

B

C

D

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d. Identify the main themes of the
passage

A

B

C

D

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e. Relate the passage, its characters,
and/or its themes to their own lives

A

B

C

D

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7. How often do you do the following things as part of English/language arts instruction with
this class? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

Almost
every
day

a. Ask students to read aloud

A

B

C

D

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b. Ask students to write about
something they have read

A

B

C

D

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c. Give students time to read books
they have chosen themselves

A

B

C

D

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d. Ask students to do a group activity
or project about what they have read

A

B

C

D

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e. Ask students to explain or support
their understanding of what they
have read

A

B

C

D

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f. Watch movies, videos; or listen to
tapes, compact discs

A

B

C

D

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g. Ask students to make predictions
about what they read as they are
reading it

A

B

C

D

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8. To what extent have you emphasized the following cognitive processes when reading
informational and literary texts in class? Fill in one oval on each line.
Not
at all

Small
extent

Moderate
extent

Large
extent

a. Locate/Recall

A

B

C

D

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b. Integrate/Interpret

A

B

C

D

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c. Critique/Evaluate

A

B

C

D

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9. Are computers available for use by you or your students for English/language arts
instruction?

A Yes, computers are available to my students and to me.
B Yes, I have access to computers, but my students do not.
C No, neither my students nor I have access to computers at school.

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10. In your eighth-grade English/language arts class this year, how often do your students use
a computer or other technological resources to do each of the following? Fill in one oval
on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

Every day
or almost
every day

a. Build and practice vocabulary

A

B

C

D

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b. Increase reading fluency and
comprehension

A

B

C

D

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c. Practice spelling and grammar

A

B

C

D

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d. Access reading-related websites
(for example, websites with lists of
recommended books)

A

B

C

D

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e. Conduct research for reading projects

A

B

C

D

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11. Which of the following statements best describes how well your school system
provides you with the materials and other resources you need for English/language arts
instruction?

A I do not have the resources I need.
B I have some of the resources I need.
C I have most of the resources I need.
D I have all of the resources I need.

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12. When you teach English/language arts to your eighth-grade class, do you do any of the
following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Not
at all

Small
extent

Moderate
extent

Large
extent

a. Use a different set of methods in
teaching some students

A

B

C

D

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b. Supplement the regular course
curriculum with additional material
for some students

A

B

C

D

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c. Pace my teaching differently for
some students

A

B

C

D

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d. Have some students engage in
different classroom activities

A

B

C

D

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e. Set different achievement standards
for some students

A

B

C

D

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13. How often do you do each of the following with individual students to evaluate their
progress in English/language arts? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever

A few
times a
year

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

Every day
or almost
every day

a. Discuss the student’s
current level of
performance

A

B

C

D

E

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b. Set goals for specific
progress the student
would like to make

A

B

C

D

E

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c. Discuss progress the
student has made toward
goals previously set

A

B

C

D

E

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d. Determine how to adjust
your teaching strategies
to meet the student’s
current learning needs and
to reflect the student’s
future goals

A

B

C

D

E

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