National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2013 Wave I (Main NAEP Core, Reading, and Mathematics)

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2013
VOLUME II
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
Part 3a
Student Grade 12 Core

Part 3a contains:
Student Grade 12 Core Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 5 minutes.

Student Core Items, Grade 12

In this section, please tell us about yourself and your family. Please answer questions about
your home based on where you live most of the time during the school year. The section
has 177 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval for each
question except where instructed otherwise.7
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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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3. Does your family get any magazines regularly?
A Yes
B No
C I don’t know.

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4. About how many books are there in your home?
A Few (0–10)
B Enough to fill one shelf (11–25)
C Enough to fill one bookcase (26–100)
D Enough to fill several bookcases (more than 100)
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5. Is there a computer at home that you use?
A Yes
B No

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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 Yes
B No
C I don’t know.

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7. Do you have the following items at your home? Fill in ovals for all that apply.
A Access to the Internet
B Clothes dryer just for your family
C Dishwasher
D More than one bathroom
E Your own bedroom

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8. About how many pages a day do you have to read in school and for homework?
A 5 or fewer
B 6–10
C 11–15
D 16–20
E More than 20

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9. How often do you talk about things you have studied in school with someone in
your family?
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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10. How many days were you absent from school in the last month?
A None
B 1 or 2 days
C 3 or 4 days
D 5 to 10 days
E More than 10 days

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11. How far in school did your mother go?
A She did not finish high school.
B She graduated from high school.
C She had some education after high school.
D She graduated from college.
E I don’t know.

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12. 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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13. 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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14. Do the following people live in your home? Fill in ovals for all that apply.
A Mother
B Stepmother
C Foster mother or other female legal guardian
D Father
E Stepfather
F Foster father or other male legal guardian

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15. During this school year, which of the following have you done? Fill in ovals for all
that apply.
A Taken the SAT or ACT College Entrance Exams
B Submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
C Applied to a 2-year college
D Been accepted to a 2-year college
E Applied to a 4-year college
F Been accepted to a 4-year college
G Applied to a certificate or diploma program at a school that provides occupational training
(such as electrician, beautician, mechanic, computer programmer, etc.)
H Been accepted to a technical training program
I Talked with a military recruiter
J Enlisted in the military
K Applied for a full-time job
L Been interviewed for a full-time job
M None of the above

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16. Which of the following best describes your high school program?
A General
B Academic or college preparatory
C Vocational or technical

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17. Write the ZIP code of your home address in the boxes.

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