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pdfNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2013
VOLUME II
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
Part 1a
Student Grade 4 Core
Part 1a contains:
Student Grade 4 Core Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 5 minutes.
SECTION
3
Section
3
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
11 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.
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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
American.
E Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islander
E Yes, I am from some other
Hispanic or Latino background.
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3. About how many books are there in
your home?
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6. About how many pages a day do you
have to read in school and for
homework?
A Few (0–10)
A 5 or fewer
B Enough to fill one shelf (11–25)
B 6–10
C Enough to fill one bookcase (26–100)
C 11–15
D Enough to fill several bookcases
(more than 100)
D 16–20
E More than 20
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4. Is there a computer at home that
you use?
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7. How often do you talk about things you
have studied in school with someone in
your family?
A Yes
B No
A Never or hardly ever
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5. Do you have the following in your
home? Fill in ovals for all that apply.
B Once every few weeks
C About once a week
A Access to the Internet
D Two or three times a week
B Clothes dryer just for your family
E Every day
C Dishwasher
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D More than one bathroom
8. How many days were you absent from
school in the last month?
E Your own bedroom
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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3
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9. How often do people in your home talk
to each other in a language other than
English?
11. Write the ZIP code of your home address
in the boxes.
A Never
B Once in a while
C About half of the time
D All or most of the time
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10. 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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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2013
VOLUME II
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
Part 1b
Student Grade 4 Core (adapted)
Part 1b contains:
Student Grade 4 Core Questions (adapted for Puerto Rico)
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 5 minutes.
Grade 4 Student Core
for Puerto Rico Translation
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
11 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval for each question
except where instructed otherwise.
VB331330
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.
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. 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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4. Is there a computer at home that you use?
A Yes
B No
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5. Do you have the following in 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. How often do people in your home talk to each other in a language other than
Spanish?
A Never
B Once in a while
C About half of the time
D All or most of the time
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10. 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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11. Write the ZIP code of your home address in the boxes.
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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2013
VOLUME II
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
Part 1c
Student Grade 4 Reading (Pilot)
Part 1c contains:
Student Grade 4 Reading Questions (Pilot)
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.
SECTION
4
Section
4
This section has 20 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
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1. Reading is one of my favorite activities.
4. How often does your teacher ask you to
make a presentation to the class about
something that you have read?
A This is not like me.
B This is a little like me.
A Never or hardly ever
C This is a lot like me.
B Sometimes
C Often
D Always or almost always
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2. How often do you read for fun on your
own time?
A Never or hardly ever
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5. How often does your teacher ask you
to read articles or stories in a magazine
or in newspapers?
B Once or twice a month
C Once or twice a week
A Never or hardly ever
D Almost every day
B Sometimes
C Often
D Always or almost always
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3. How often do you talk with your
friends or family about something you
have read?
A Never or hardly ever
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6. How often does your teacher ask you
to read aloud?
B Once or twice a month
C Once or twice a week
A Never or hardly ever
D Almost every day
B Sometimes
C Often
D Always or almost always
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7. How often does your teacher ask you
to read silently?
10. How often does your teacher ask you
to write something about what you
have read?
A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
B Sometimes
C Often
C Often
D Always or almost always
D Always or almost always
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8. How often does your teacher ask you
to discuss new or difficult vocabulary?
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11. For school this year, how often do you
work in pairs or small groups to talk
about something that you have read?
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
A Never or hardly ever
C Often
B A few times a year
D Always or almost always
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week
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9. How often does your teacher ask you to
read a book you have chosen yourself?
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12. For school this year, how often do
you have a class discussion about
something that the class has read?
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
A Never or hardly ever
C Often
B A few times a year
D Always or almost always
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week
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VC504005
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13. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to
explain the story in your own words?
16. For school this year, how often do you
use a computer or other computer-like
device to read a story, article, or book?
A Never or hardly ever
A Never
B Sometimes
B Once or twice this year
C Often
C Once or twice a month
D Always or almost always
D At least once a week
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14. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to talk
about what the characters do and feel?
17. How often do you receive help or
tutoring with reading outside of school
or after school?
A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
B Once or twice a month
C Often
C Once or twice a week
D Always or almost always
D Every day or almost every day
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15. For school this year, how often have
you been asked to write long answers
to questions on tests or assignments
that involved reading?
18. How hard was this test compared to
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?
A Easier than other tests
A Never
B About as hard as other tests
B Once or twice this year
C Harder than other tests
C Once or twice a month
D Much harder than other tests
D At least once a week
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4
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19. 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?
A Not as hard as on other tests
B About as hard as on other tests
C Harder than on other tests
D Much harder than on other tests
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20. How important was it to you to do
well on this test?
A Not very important
B Somewhat important
C Important
D Very important
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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2013
VOLUME II
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
Part 1d
Student Grade 4 Mathematics (Pilot)
Part 1d contains:
Student Grade 4 Mathematics Questions (Pilot)
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.
SECTION
4
Section
4
This section has 19 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
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1. How often do you use a computer for
math at school?
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2. Do you use a computer for math
homework at home?
A Never or hardly ever
A Yes
B Once every few weeks
B No
C About once a week
D Two or three times a week
E Every day or almost every day
Questions 3–19. For the following questions, think about all the times you do things for
math. Include things you do at home, at school, or anywhere else.
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3. Do you use a computer to practice or
drill on math?
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5. Do you use a computer to make charts
or graphs for math?
A Yes
A Yes
B No
B No
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4. Do you use a computer to play math
games?
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6. Do you use the Internet to learn things
about math?
A Yes
A Yes
B No
B No
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4
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7. How often do you use a calculator?
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10. How often do you feel your math
classwork is too hard?
A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
B Sometimes
C Almost every day
C Often
D Always or almost always
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8. When you take a math test or quiz,
how often do you use a calculator?
VC497186
A Never
11. How often do you feel your math
classwork is too easy?
B Sometimes
A Never or hardly ever
C Always
B Sometimes
C Often
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D Always or almost always
9. How often do you receive help or
tutoring with math outside of school or
after school?
A Never or hardly ever
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12. How often do you like what you do in
class for math?
B Once or twice a month
C Once or twice a week
A Never or hardly ever
D Every day or almost every day
B Sometimes
C Often
D Always or almost always
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13. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your math tests?
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16. How often do you feel math is one of
your favorite subjects?
A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
B Sometimes
C Often
C Often
D Always or almost always
D Always or almost always
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14. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your math assignments?
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17. How hard was this test compared to
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?
A Never or hardly ever
A Easier than other tests
B Sometimes
B About as hard as other tests
C Often
C Harder than other tests
D Always or almost always
D Much harder than other tests
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15. How often do you feel you like math?
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Often
D Always or almost always
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4
VC034559
18. 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?
A Not as hard as on other tests
B About as hard as on other tests
C Harder than on other tests
D Much harder than on other tests
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19. How important was it to you to do
well on this test?
A Not very important
B Somewhat important
C Important
D Very important
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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2013
VOLUME II
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
Part 1e
Student Grade 4 Reading Accessible Block Study
Part 1e contains:
Student Grade 4 Reading Accessible Block Study Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.
SECTION
4
Section
4
This section has 18 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
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1. How often do you feel reading is one of
your favorite subjects?
4. How often do you talk with your
friends or family about something you
have read?
A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
B Once or twice a month
C Often
C Once or twice a week
D Always or almost always
D Almost every day
VC503844
2. Do you study or do work for reading at
an after-school or tutoring program?
VC503873
5. How often does your teacher ask you to
make a presentation to the class about
something that you have read?
A Yes
A Never or hardly ever
B No
B Sometimes
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C Often
3. How often do you read for fun on your
own time?
D Always or almost always
A Never or hardly ever
B Once or twice a month
VC504000
6. How often does your teacher ask you
to read articles or stories in a magazine
or in newspapers?
C Once or twice a week
D Almost every day
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Often
D Always or almost always
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VC504001
VC504004
7. How often does your teacher ask you
to read aloud?
10. How often does your teacher ask you
to write something about what you
have read?
A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
B Sometimes
C Often
C Often
D Always or almost always
D Always or almost always
VC504002
8. How often does your teacher ask you
to read silently?
VB345704
11. For school this year, how often do you
work in pairs or small groups to talk
about something that you have read?
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
A Never or hardly ever
C Often
B A few times a year
D Always or almost always
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week
VC504003
9. How often does your teacher ask you to
read a book you have chosen yourself?
VB345703
12. For school this year, how often do
you have a class discussion about
something that the class has read?
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
A Never or hardly ever
C Often
B A few times a year
D Always or almost always
C Once or twice a month
D At least once a week
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VC504005
4
VB595182
13. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to
explain the story in your own words?
16. How hard was this test compared to
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?
A Never or hardly ever
A Easier than other tests
B Sometimes
B About as hard as other tests
C Often
C Harder than other tests
D Always or almost always
D Much harder than other tests
VC504006
VC034559
14. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to talk
about what the characters do and feel?
17. 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?
A Never or hardly ever
A Not as hard as on other tests
B Sometimes
B About as hard as on other tests
C Often
C Harder than on other tests
D Always or almost always
D Much harder than on other tests
VB345715
15. For school this year, how often have
you been asked to write long answers
to questions on tests or assignments
that involved reading?
VB595184
18. How important was it to you to do
well on this test?
A Not very important
A Never
B Somewhat important
B Once or twice this year
C Important
C Once or twice a month
D Very important
D At least once a week
J1RB1
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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 2 Submittal for 2013
VOLUME II
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS
Part 1f
Student Grade 4 Knowledge and Skills Appropriate Study
Part 1f contains:
Student Grade 4 KaSA Study Mathematics Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.
SECTION
4
4
Section
This section has 22 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
VB525162
VC497143
1. How often do you use a computer for
math at school?
2. Do you use a computer for math
homework at home?
A Never or hardly ever
A Yes
B Once every few weeks
B No
C About once a week
D Two or three times a week
E Every day or almost every day
Questions 3–22. For the following questions, think about all the times you do things for
math. Include things you do at home, at school, or anywhere else.
VB525166
VB525168
3. Do you use a computer to practice or
drill on math?
5. Do you use a computer to make charts
or graphs for math?
A Yes
A Yes
B No
B No
VB525172
VB525170
4. Do you use a computer to play math
games?
6. Do you use the Internet to learn things
about math?
A Yes
A Yes
B No
B No
J1KaMB1
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4
VB525173
VC497186
7. How often do you use a calculator?
11. How often do you feel your math
classwork is too easy?
A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
B Sometimes
C Almost every day
C Often
D Always or almost always
VB517158
8. When you take a math test or quiz,
how often do you use a calculator?
VC497557
A Never
12. How often do you like what you do in
class for math?
B Sometimes
A Never or hardly ever
C Always
B Sometimes
C Often
VC290281
9. Do you study or do work for math at
an after-school or tutoring program?
D Always or almost always
A Yes
VC497558
B No
13. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your math tests?
A Never or hardly ever
VC497182
10. How often do you feel your math
classwork is too hard?
B Sometimes
A Never or hardly ever
C Often
B Sometimes
D Always or almost always
C Often
D Always or almost always
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Section
VC497560
4
VB595182
14. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your math assignments?
17. How hard was this test compared to
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?
A Never or hardly ever
A Easier than other tests
B Sometimes
B About as hard as other tests
C Often
C Harder than other tests
D Always or almost always
D Much harder than other tests
VC497562
15. How often do you feel you like math?
VC034559
18. 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?
A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Often
A Not as hard as on other tests
D Always or almost always
B About as hard as on other tests
C Harder than on other tests
VC497563
D Much harder than on other tests
16. How often do you feel math is one of
your favorite subjects?
A Never or hardly ever
VB595184
19. How important was it to you to do
well on this test?
B Sometimes
C Often
A Not very important
D Always or almost always
B Somewhat important
C Important
D Very important
J1KaMB1
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4
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20. Did you know before today that you
would be taking this test?
A Yes
B No
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21. Did you answer all of the math
questions?
A Yes ➔ You have finished.
Thank you for your time.
B No ➔ Please answer the next
question.
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22. Why did you leave one or more of the
math questions blank? Fill in one or
more ovals.
A I did not have enough time.
B I do not know how to use a
calculator.
C I am not used to writing out my
answers.
D The questions were too hard.
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| File Modified | 2012-06-06 |
| File Created | 2012-05-15 |