National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2012 Wave II (Grade 4/8/12 Pilots, Grade 12 Economics, SD, ELL, and Special Studies)

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
WAVE 2 SUBMITTAL FOR 2012
VOLUME II
Part 2
STUDENT ECONOMICS
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2012 ASSESSMENT

Part 2 contains:
Student Grade 12 Core + Economics Questions

June 1, 2011
2012 OMB Wave 2

THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

Wave 2 Submittal for 2012
VOLUME II
Part 2
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
FOR 2012 ASSESSMENT
Student Grade 12 Core + Economics

Part 2 contains:
Student Grade 12 Core + Economics Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 15 minutes.

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In this section, please tell us about yourself and your family. The section has 13 questions.
Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval for each question except where
instructed otherwise.

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

2. Which of the following best describes
you? Fill in one or more ovals.

A No, I am not Hispanic or Latino.

A White

B Yes, I am Mexican, Mexican

B Black or African American

American, or Chicano.

C Asian
C Yes, I am Puerto Rican or Puerto
Rican American.

D American Indian or Alaska Native

D Yes, I am Cuban or Cuban

E Native Hawaiian or other Pacific

American.

Islander

E Yes, I am from some other
Hispanic or Latino background.

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For the rest of the questions in this section, fill in only one oval for each question.
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3. Does your family get any magazines
regularly?

7. About how many pages a day do you
have to read in school and for
homework?

A Yes
A 5 or fewer
B No
B 6–10
C I don’t know.
C 11–15
D 16–20

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4. About how many books are there in
your home?

E More than 20

A Few (0–10)
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8. How often do you talk about things you
have studied in school with someone in
your family?

B Enough to fill one shelf (11–25)
C Enough to fill one bookcase (26–100)

A Never or hardly ever

D Enough to fill several bookcases
(more than 100)

B Once every few weeks
C About once a week

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5. Is there a computer at home that
you use?

D Two or three times a week

A Yes

E Every day

B No
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9. How many days were you absent from
school in the last month?

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6. Is there an encyclopedia in your home? It
could be a set of books, or it could be on
the computer.

A None
B 1 or 2 days

A Yes
C 3 or 4 days
B No
D 5 to 10 days
C I don’t know.
E More than 10 days

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10. How far in school did your mother go?

13. Which of the following best describes
your high school program?

A She did not finish high school.
A General
B She graduated from high school.
B Academic or college preparatory
C She had some education after high
school.

C Vocational or technical

D She graduated from college.
E I don’t know.
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11. How far in school did your father go?

A He did not finish high school.
B He graduated from high school.
C He had some education after high
school.

D He graduated from college.
E I don’t know.
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12. How often do people in your home talk
to each other in a language other than
English?

A Never
B Once in a while
C About half of the time
D All or most of the time

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This section has 14 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval for
each question except where instructed otherwise.

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1. Which economics-related courses have you taken from ninth grade to the present? Count
each course only once. Include courses you are currently taking as well as courses taken in
summer school. Fill in one or more ovals on each line.
Not
taken

Taken/taking
in Grade 12

Taken in
Grade 11

Taken in
Grade 10

Taken in
Grade 9

a. Economics course (general
course other than Advanced
Placement, International
Baccalaureate®, or honors
economics)

A

B

C

D

E

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b. Government and economics
course (combined course)

A

B

C

D

E

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c. Consumer economics or
personal finance course

A

B

C

D

E

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d. Advanced Placement
Economics course

A

B

C

D

E

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e. International Baccalaureate
Economics course

A

B

C

D

E

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f. Honors economics course
(other than Advanced
Placement or International
Baccalaureate Economics)

A

B

C

D

E

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g. Business course such as
entrepreneurship or
business principles

A

B

C

D

E

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h. Any other economics course
(specify)

A

B

C

D

E

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i. Any other course that includes
an extended (at least 8-week
long) unit on economics
(specify)

A

B

C

D

E

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2. Which of the following statements best describes your overall course-taking in economics?

A I have taken at least one of the courses listed in Question 1. ➔ Go to Question 3.
B I have not taken any of the courses listed in Question 1. ➔ Skip to Question 7.
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3. For the course(s) you marked “Taken/taking in Grade 12” in Question 1, which of the
following is true for you? Fill in all ovals that apply.

A I am not taking any of these courses in grade 12.
B I am currently enrolled in a year-long course.
C I completed a semester-long course this school year.
D I just started a semester-long course.

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4. Think about the courses in Question 1. How much do you agree or disagree with the
following statements about those courses that you took? Fill in one oval on each line.
Strongly
disagree

Somewhat Somewhat
disagree
agree

Strongly
agree

a. Taking the course(s) helped me
understand the U.S. economy.

A

B

C

D

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b. Taking the course(s) helped me
understand the international economy.

A

B

C

D

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c. Taking the course(s) helped me
understand what I hear on the news
about current events and public policy.

A

B

C

D

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d. Taking the course(s) helped me
understand how to manage my
personal finances, now and in the
future.

A

B

C

D

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e. Taking the course(s) helped me make
choices about my future education
and career.

A

B

C

D

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5. In your current or most recent course
that included economics, how often are
you or were you asked to write long
answers to questions or assignments?

6. In your current or most recent course
that included economics, how often do
you or did you use the Internet to get
economic data or information? Include
both class work and homework.

A Never
A Never or hardly ever
B Once or twice a year
B Once every few weeks
C Once or twice a month
C About once a week
D At least once a week
D Two or three times a week
E Every day

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7. Not including things you do for school, how often do you watch, read about, or listen to
information on the following topics? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever

A few
times a
year

Once or
twice a
month

At least
once a
week

a. The local economy (unemployment in
your area, job opportunities, prices of
goods and services, taxes, public
budgets, etc.)

A

B

C

D

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b. The U.S. economy (unemployment,
inflation, economic growth, national
economic policy, interest rates, the
stock market, etc.)

A

B

C

D

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c. The international economy (the state
of economies in other countries, trade
agreements and restrictions,
globalization, etc.)

A

B

C

D

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d. Personal finance (saving, investment,
taxes, credit cards, etc.)

A

B

C

D

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8. To what extent do you use the following sources to learn about economic issues? Fill in one
oval on each line.
Not at all

Small
extent

Moderate
extent

Large
extent

a. Newspapers and magazines

A

B

C

D

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b. Radio and television

A

B

C

D

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c. Internet

A

B

C

D

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d. Family and friends

A

B

C

D

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e. Personal experiences (such as having
a job or keeping a budget)

A

B

C

D

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9. Since the beginning of ninth grade, have you ever participated in any of the following
economics-related activities? Fill in one or more ovals on each line.
Yes, did
this for a
class

Yes, did
this, but
not for a
class

No, never
did this

a. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

A

B

C

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b. DECA (an association of marketing students)

A

B

C

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c. Junior Achievement

A

B

C

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d. Club (includes such things as an economics,
entrepreneurship, or investment club)

A

B

C

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e. Academic competition (includes such things as
Fed Challenge, Economics Challenge, or
Academic Decathlon)

A

B

C

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f. Stock market game/simulation

A

B

C

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g. Student-managed school store

A

B

C

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h. Student-managed credit union or bank

A

B

C

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i. Other (specify)

A

B

C

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10. Last summer, how much did you work?
Include work you did for pay or for a
family business.

12. How hard was this test compared to
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?

A Did not work at all

A Easier than other tests

B Worked once in awhile or less than

B About as hard as other tests

5 hours a week

C Harder than other tests
C Worked between 5 and 10 hours a
week

D Much harder than other tests

D Worked between 11 and 20 hours a
week

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13. 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?

E Worked more than 20 hours a week
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11. Currently, how much do you work?
Include work you do for pay or for a
family business.

A Not as hard as on other tests
B About as hard as on other tests

A Do not work at all

C Harder than on other tests

B Work once in awhile or less than

D Much harder than on other tests

5 hours a week

C Work between 5 and 10 hours a

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14. How important was it to you to do
well on this test?

week

D Work between 11 and 20 hours a
A Not very important

week

B Somewhat important

E Work more than 20 hours a week

C Important
D Very important

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