NAEP 2014 Wave 1 (Student Core, Civics, Geography, U.S. History, and Pilot Science; Teacher; and School)

National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 2014-2016 System Clearance

NAEP 2014 Parts 1a 2a 3a Student Questionnaire Gr 4 8 12

NAEP 2014 Wave 1 (Student Core, Civics, Geography, U.S. History, and Pilot Science; Teacher; and School)

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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2014
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 1a
Student Grade 4

Part 1a contains Student Grade 4:
Core Questions
Science Questions

The amount of time estimated to complete these forms:
Core - 5 minutes
Subject-specific – 10 minutes

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STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRES
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Note: 75 minutes (90 minutes for Science HOTs) is total for assessment (cognitive and background). Applicable
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Student Grade 4 Core

Student Grade 4 Core Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 5 minutes.

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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 Yes, I am Puerto Rican or Puerto
Rican American.

D Yes, I am Cuban or Cuban
American.

C Asian
D American Indian or Alaska Native
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?

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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6. About how many pages a day do you
6. About how many pages a day do you
have to read in school and for
have to read in school and for
homework?
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A 5 or fewer
5 or fewer

B 6–10
6–10

C 11–15
11–15

D 16–20
16–20

E More than 20
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4. Is there a computer at home that
you use?

More than 20

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7. How often do you talk about things you
7. How often do you talk about things you
have studied in school with someone in
have studied in school with someone in
your family?
your family?

A Yes
B No

A Never or hardly ever
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
Once every few weeks

C About once a week
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

Two or three times a week
Every day

C Dishwasher
D More than one bathroom
E Your own bedroom

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8. How many days were you absent from
8. How many days were you absent from
school in the last month?
school in the last month?

A None
None

B 1 or 2 days
1 or 2 days

C 3 or 4 days
3 or 4 days

D 5 to 10 days
5 to 10 days

E More than 10 days
More than 10 days

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9. How often do people in your home talk
9. How often do people in your home talk
to each other in a language other than
to each other in a language other than
English?
English?

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

A
A Never
Never
B
in a while
B Once
Once in a while
C
half of the time
C About
About half of the time
D
or most of the time
D All
All or most of the time
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10. Do the following people live in your
10. Do the following people live in your
home? Fill in ovals for all that apply.
home? Fill in ovals for all that apply.

A Mother
A
Mother
B Stepmother
B
Stepmother
C Foster mother or other female legal
C
Foster mother or other female legal
guardian
guardian

D Father
D
Father
E Stepfather
E
Stepfather
F Foster father or other male legal
F
Foster father or other male legal
guardian
guardian

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Student Grade 4 Science

Student Grade 4 Science Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.

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This section has 32 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question.
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VF633040

1. In this school year, how often have you
done activities or projects in science?

3. In this school year, how often have
you done activities or projects to learn
about electricity (for example, circuits,
batteries, and light bulbs)?

A Never or hardly ever
B Once every few weeks

A Never or hardly ever

C About once a week

B Once every few weeks

D Two or three times a week

C About once a week

E Every day or almost every day

D Two or three times a week
E Every day or almost every day

VC315208

2. In this school year, how often have
you done activities or projects to
learn about living things (for example,
plants, animals, bacteria)?

VC315219

4. In this school year, how often have
you done activities or projects to learn
about chemicals (for example, mixing
sugar or salt in water)?

A Never or hardly ever
B Once every few weeks

A Never or hardly ever

C About once a week

B Once every few weeks

D Two or three times a week

C About once a week

E Every day or almost every day

D Two or three times a week
E Every day or almost every day

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5. In this school year, how often have
you done activities or projects to learn
about rocks or minerals (for example,
looking at different rocks)?

8. In this school year, how often have you
read a book or magazine about science?

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 or almost every day

E Every day or almost every day
VC519400

9. In this school year, how often have you
read about science on the computer?

VF633155

6. In this school year, how often have you
done science activities using scientific
tools?

A Never or hardly ever
B Once every few weeks

A Never or hardly ever
C About once a week
B Once every few weeks
D Two or three times a week
C About once a week
E Every day or almost every day
D Two or three times a week
E Every day or almost every day

VC315248

10. In this school year, how often have you
watched a movie, video, or DVD about
science?

VC315232

7. In this school year, how often have you
read a science textbook?

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 or almost every day

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VC315256

11. In this school year, how often have you
discussed news stories about science?

14. In this school year, how often have you
taken a science test or quiz?

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 or almost every day

VC315270

VC315288

12. In this school year, how often have
you worked with other students on a
science activity or project?

15. In this school year, how often have
you talked about measurements or
results from your science activities or
projects?

A Never or hardly ever
A Never or hardly ever
B Once every few weeks
B Once every few weeks
C About once a week
C About once a week
D Two or three times a week
D Two or three times a week
E Every day or almost every day
E Every day or almost every day
VC315259

13. In this school year, how often have
you presented what you learned about
science to your class?

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16. In this school year, how often have you
been asked to write about your science
activities or projects (such as reports,
science journals, or lab write-ups)?

A Never or hardly ever
B Once every few weeks

A Never or hardly ever

C About once a week

B Once every few weeks

D Two or three times a week

C About once a week

E Every day or almost every day

D Two or three times a week
E Every day or almost every day

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17. In this school year, how often have you
been asked to write long answers to
questions on tests or assignments for
science?

20. In this school year, how often have you
used computers for science?

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 or almost every day

E Every day or almost every day
VC315410

21. How often do you do science activities
that are not for schoolwork?

VC546453

18. In this school year, how often have you
talked with your teacher about how
you are doing in science?

A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes

A Never or hardly ever
C Often
B Once every few weeks
D Always or almost always
C About once a week
D Two or three times a week

VC315291

22. How often do you feel you can
understand what the teacher talks
about in science class?

E Every day or almost every day

A Never or hardly ever

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19. In this school year, how often have
you used your school library resources
for science (such as books, magazines,
computers, and audio-video materials)?

B Sometimes
C Often

A Never or hardly ever

D Always or almost always

B Once every few weeks
C About once a week
D Two or three times a week
E Every day or almost every day

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23. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your science tests?

27. In this school year, have you
participated in a science club, a science
fair, or a science competition?

A Never or hardly ever
A Yes
B Sometimes
B No
C Often
D Always or almost always

VF633304

28. In this school year, have you visited
a museum, zoo, or aquarium to learn
about science on a school trip?

VC315294

24. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your science assignments?

A Yes

A Never or hardly ever

B No

B Sometimes
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29. In this school year, have you visited
a museum, zoo, or aquarium to learn
about science that was not on a school
trip?

C Often
D Always or almost always

A Yes

VC315299

25. How much do you like studying
science?

B No

A Very little
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30. How hard was this test compared to
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?

B Some
C Quite a bit

A Easier than other tests

D Very much

B About as hard as other tests
VC315302

26. How often do you feel science is one of
your favorite subjects?

C Harder than other tests
D Much harder than other tests

A Never or hardly ever
B Sometimes
C Often
D Always or almost always

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31. 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
VB595184

32. 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 1 Submittal for 2014
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 2a
Student Grade 8

Part 2a contains Student Grade 8:
Core Questions
Civics Questions
Geography Questions
U.S. History Questions
Science Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete these forms:
Core - 5 minutes
Subject-specific – 10 minutes

Part 2a - Page 1 of 30

Note: 75 minutes (90 minutes for Science HOTs) is total for assessment (cognitive and background). Applicable
survey question time is listed on part covers.

Part 2a - Page 2 of 30

Student Grade 8 Core

Student Grade 8 Core Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 5 minutes.

Part 2a - Page 3 of 30

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your home based on where you live most of the time during the school year. The section has
13 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.

VB331331

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 Yes, I am Puerto Rican or Puerto
Rican American.

D Yes, I am Cuban or Cuban
American.

C Asian
D American Indian or Alaska Native
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?

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

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A 5 or fewer
5 or fewer

B 6–10
6–10

C 11–15
11–15

D 16–20
16–20

E More than 20
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4. Is there a computer at home that
you use?

More than 20

VB331339
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7. How often do you talk about things you
7. How often do you talk about things you
have studied in school with someone in
have studied in school with someone in
your family?
your family?

A Yes
B No

A Never or hardly ever
Never or hardly ever

VF098664

5. Do you have the following in your
home? Fill in ovals for all that apply.

B Once every few weeks
Once every few weeks

C About once a week
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

Two or three times a week
Every day

C Dishwasher
D More than one bathroom
E Your own bedroom

VB331447
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8. How many days were you absent from
8. How many days were you absent from
school in the last month?
school in the last month?

A None
None

B 1 or 2 days
1 or 2 days

C 3 or 4 days
3 or 4 days

D 5 to 10 days
5 to 10 days

E More than 10 days
More than 10 days

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9. How far in school did your mother go?
9. How far in school did your mother go?

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did not finish high school.
A She
She did not finish high school.

B
graduated from high school.
B She
She graduated from high school.
C
had some education after high
C She
She had some education after high
school.
school.

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12. 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
graduated from college.
D She
She graduated from college.

D Father

E
know.
E II don’t
don’t know.

E Stepfather
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10. How far in school did your father go?
10. How far in school did your father go?

F Foster father or other male legal
guardian

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

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

school.
school.

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

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

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Student Grade 8 Civics

Student Grade 8 Civics Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.

Part 2a - Page 7 of 30

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1. In which of the following grades did you learn about civics or government? Fill in one
oval on each line.
I don’t
Yes

know.

a. 5th grade

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b. 6th grade

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c. 7th grade

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d. 8th grade

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2. How often do you study social studies in school?

Never or hardly ever
Once or twice a month
Once or twice a week
Almost every day

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each line.

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I don’t know.

a. The United States Constitution

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b. Congress

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c. The President and the cabinet

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d. How laws are made

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e. The court system

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f. Political parties, elections, and voting

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g. State and local government

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h. Other countries’ governments

ID100224

i. International organizations (such as the United
Nations)

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4. Indicate how often you do each of the following when you study social studies or civics
or government in school. Fill in one oval on each line.

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times a
year

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

Almost
every
day

a. Read material from a
textbook

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b. Read extra material not in
the regular textbook (e.g.,
newspapers, magazines,
maps, charts, or cartoons)

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c. Discuss the material
studied

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d. Write short answers (a
paragraph or less) to
questions

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e. Write a report

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g. Give a presentation to
the class on the topic
being studied

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h. Watch movies or videos

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Take a test or quiz

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Go on field trips or have
outside speakers

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k. Use the books or
computers in the library
to do schoolwork

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m. Discuss current events

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n. Take part in debates or
panel discussions
o. Take part in role-playing,
mock trials, or dramas

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Work on a group project

Write a letter to give your
opinion or help solve a
community problem

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5. This year in school, how often have
you been asked to write long answers
to questions or assignments that
involved social studies?

7. When you study social studies, to what
extent do you use computers to do
research projects about social studies
topics using a CD or the Internet?
Include both class work and homework
assignments.

Never
Once or twice this year

Not at all

Once or twice a month

Small extent

At least once a week

Moderate extent

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6. How often do you use computers at
school for social studies?

Never or hardly ever
Once every few weeks
About once a week
Two or three times a week
Every day

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8. When you study social studies or civics or government, how often do you agree with the
following statements? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
or hardly
ever
Sometimes

Often

Always
or almost
always

a. I have a clear understanding of
what my social studies or civics or
government teacher is asking me to do.

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b. The social studies or civics or
government work is easy.

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c. The social studies or civics or
government work is difficult.

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d. The social studies or civics or
government work is interesting.

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9. How much do you agree that social
studies or civics or government is one
of your favorite subjects?

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

Not very important

Not at all

Somewhat important

A little

Important

A lot

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

Easier than other tests
About as hard as other tests
Harder than other tests
Much harder than other tests
VC034559

11. 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?

Not as hard as on other tests
About as hard as on other tests
Harder than on other tests
Much harder than on other tests

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Student Grade 8 Geography

Student Grade 8 Geography Questions
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1. Did you take or do you expect to take a geography course in the following grades?
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2. In this school year, how often have you learned about geography?

Never or hardly ever
A few times a year
Once or twice a month

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Every day or almost every day
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twice a
month

Never or
hardly
ever

a. Using maps and globes

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(for example, oil, forests,
and water)

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c. Countries and cultures

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d. Environmental issues
(for example, pollution
and recycling)

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week

Almost
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4. Indicate how often you do each of the following when you study social studies or
4. Indicate how often you do each of the following when you study social studies or
geography in school. Fill in one oval on each line.
geography in school. Fill in one oval on each line.

a. Read material from a
a. Read material from a
textbook
textbook

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a
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montha
month

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twiceor
a
twice
weeka
week

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every
every
day
day

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involved

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b. Read extra material not in
b. Read extra material not in
the regular textbook (e.g.,
the regular textbook (e.g.,
newspapers, magazines,
newspapers, magazines,
maps, charts, or cartoons)
maps, charts, or cartoons)

c. Discuss the material
c. Discuss the material
studied
studied

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d. Write short answers (a
paragraph or less) to
paragraph or less) to
questions
questions

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e. Write a report

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f. Work on a group project
f. Work on a group project

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g. Give a presentation to the
g. Give a presentation to the
class on the topic being
class on the topic being
studied
studied

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h. Watch movies or videos
h. Watch movies or videos

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i. Take a test or quiz
i. Take a test or quiz

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j. Go on field trips or have
j. Go on field trips or have
outside speakers
outside speakers

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k. Use the books or
k. Use the books or
computers in the library
computers in the library
to do schoolwork
to do schoolwork

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l. Listen to information
presented online
presented online

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5. This year in school, how often have
5. This year in school, how often have
you been asked to write long answers
you been asked to write long answers
to questions or assignments that
to questions or assignments that
involved social studies?
involved social studies?

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6. How often do you use a computer at
school for social studies?

Every day

Never

Never
Once or twice this year

Two or three times a week

Once or twice a month

Once or twice a month
At least once a week

Once every few weeks

Once or twice this year

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About once a week

At least once a week

Never or hardly ever

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7. When you study social studies, to what extent do you use computers to do any of the
following? For this question, include both class work and homework assignments. Fill in
following? For this question, include both class work and homework assignments. Fill in
one oval on each line.
one oval on each line.

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a. Do research projects about social
a. Do research projects about social
studies topics using a CD or the
studies topics using a CD or the
Internet
Internet
b. Use computer programs in which
b. Use computer programs in which
you play the role of an explorer,
you play the role of an explorer,
geographer, anthropologist, or
geographer, anthropologist, or
historian
historian
c. Create or use maps using geographic
c. Create or use maps using geographic
information systems (GIS)
information systems (GIS)
d. Organize social studies information
d. Organize social studies information
by making tables, charts, or graphs
by making tables, charts, or graphs
on the computer
on the computer

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e. Write reports or other things about
e. Write reports or other things about
social studies on the computer
social studies on the computer

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f. Combine words, images, and sounds
to create multimedia reports or
to create multimedia reports or
projects about social studies
projects about social studies
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g. Use e-mail or the Internet to
g. Use e-mail or the Internet to
communicate with others about
communicate with others about
social studies
social studies

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extent

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Moderate
extent
extent

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extent
extent

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or almost
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hardly
ever
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studies or geography is one of your
favorite subjects?

11. 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?

Not at all

Not as hard as on other tests

A little

About as hard as on other tests

A lot

Harder than on other tests
Much harder than on other tests

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most other tests you have taken this
year in school?

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

Easier than other tests
About as hard as other tests

Not very important

Harder than other tests

Somewhat important

Much harder than other tests

Important
P

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Student Grade 8 U.S. History

Student Grade 8 U.S. History Questions
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1. Did you take a United States history course in the following grades? Fill in one oval on
each line.
Yes

I don’t know.

a. 5th grade

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3. Since the beginning of middle school or junior high school, how much have you studied
3. Since the beginning of middle school or junior high school, how much have you studied
the following periods of United States history? Fill in one oval on each line.
the following periods of United States history? Fill in one oval on each line.

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4. When y
followin
followin

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Not at all

Some
Some

A lot
A lot

a. The period before 1815: beginnings through
a. The period before 1815: beginnings through
the Revolution (e.g., colonization,
the Revolution (e.g., colonization,
settlement, revolution)
settlement, revolution)

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b. The period between 1815 and 1865:
b. The period between 1815 and 1865:
the new nation through the Civil War
the new nation through the Civil War
(e.g., expansion, reform, crisis of the
(e.g., expansion, reform, crisis of the
Union)
Union)

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b. Read
in th
in th
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(e.g.
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c. The period between 1865 and 1945:
c. The period between 1865 and 1945:
the development of modern America
the development of modern America
(e.g., Reconstruction, industrial growth,
(e.g., Reconstruction, industrial growth,
United States’ role in world affairs, the
United States’ role in world affairs, the
Great Depression, the First and Second
Great Depression, the First and Second
World Wars, immigration)
World Wars, immigration)

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c. Use
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or es
or es
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d. The period between 1945 and the present:
d. The period between 1945 and the present:
contemporary America (e.g., civil rights
contemporary America (e.g., civil rights
movement, women’s rights movement,
movement, women’s rights movement,
Korean and Vietnam wars, environmental
Korean and Vietnam wars, environmental
movement)
movement)

a. Read
a. Read
text
text

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d. Disc
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stud

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4. When you study history or social studies in school, how often do you do each of the
following? Fill in one oval on each line.
following? Fill in one oval on each line.

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a. Read material from a
a. Read material from a
textbook
textbook

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b. Read extra material not
b. Read extra material not
in the regular textbook
in the regular textbook
(e.g., biographies or
(e.g., biographies or
historical stories)
historical stories)

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c. Use letters, diaries,
c. Use letters, diaries,
or essays written by
or essays written by
historical people
historical people
d. Discuss the material
d. Discuss the material
studied
studied

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e. Write short answers (a
e. Write short answers (a
paragraph or less) to
paragraph or less) to
questions
questions
f.
f.

Write a report
Write a report

g. Work on a group project
g. Work on a group project
h. Give a presentation to
h. Give a presentation to
the class on the topic
the class on the topic
being studied
being studied

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Never

A few
A fewa
times
times
year a
year

Once or
Once
twiceor
a
twice
montha
month

Once or
Once
twiceor
a
twice
weeka
week

Almost
Almost
every
every
day
day

Watch movies or videos
Watch movies or videos

j.
j.

Take a test or quiz
Take a test or quiz

k. Go on field trips or have
k. Go on field trips or have
outside speakers
outside speakers

l.
l.

Use the books or
Use the books or
computers in the library
computers in the library
to do schoolwork
to do schoolwork

m. Listen to information
m. Listen to information
presented online
presented online

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5. This year in school, how often have
you been asked to write long answers
to questions or assignments for history
or social studies?

7. When you study history or social
7. When you study history or social
studies, to what extent do you use
studies, to what extent do you use
computers to do research projects
computers to do research projects
about history or social studies topics
about history or social studies topics
using a CD or the Internet? Include
using a CD or the Internet? Include
both class work and homework
both class work and homework
assignments.
assignments.

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Once or twice this year

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Once or twice a month

Small extent
Small extent

At least once a week

10. How ha
10. How ha
most ot
most ot
year in s
year in s

Moderate extent
Moderate extent

Large extent

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6. How often do you use computers at
school for history or social studies?

Eas
Eas

Abo

Never or hardly ever

Abo

Once every few weeks

Har
Har

About once a week

Two or three times a week

11. How ha
11. How ha
compare
compare
most ot
most ot
year in s
year in s

Every day

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8. When you study social studies or history, how often do you agree with the following
statements? Fill in one oval on each line.
statements? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
orNever
hardly
or ever
hardly Sometimes
ever
Sometimes

Often
Often

Abo

Always
orAlways
almost
oralways
almost
always

a. I have a clear understanding of what
a. I have a clear understanding of what
my social studies or history teacher
my social studies or history teacher
is asking me to do.
is asking me to do.

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b. The social studies or history work is
easy.
easy.

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c. The social studies or history work is
difficult.
difficult.

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d. The social studies or history work is
d. The social studies or history work is
interesting.
interesting.

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Not

Abo

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9. How much do you agree that history
or social studies is one of your favorite
or social studies is one of your favorite
subjects?
subjects?

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

Not very important

at all
Not
Not at all

A little

Somewhat important

A little

Important

lot
A
A lot

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

than other tests
Easier
Easier than other tests

About as hard as other tests
About as hard as other tests

than other tests
Harder
Harder than other tests

Much harder than other tests
Much harder than other tests
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11. How hard did you try on this test
11. How hard did you try on this test
compared to how hard you tried on
compared to how hard you tried on
most other tests you have taken this
most other tests you have taken this
year in school?
year in school?

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owing
owing

as hard as on other tests
Not
Not as hard as on other tests

About as hard as on other tests
About as hard as on other tests

ys
ys
most
most
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Much harder than on other tests

Student Grade 8 Science

Student Grade 8 Science Questions
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This section has 16 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
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1. In your science class this year, which of the following topics have been covered? Fill in
one oval on each line.
Yes

a. Life science (for example, biology, the human
body, or ecology)

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b. Physical science (for example, energy, physics, or
chemistry)

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c. Earth and space science (for example, geology or
astronomy)

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d. Engineering and technology (for example,
designing solutions to problems)

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with any of the following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

a. Living things (for example,
plants, animals, bacteria)

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b. Electricity (for example, circuits,
batteries, and light bulbs)

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c. Chemicals (for example, mixing
or dissolving sugar or salt in
water)

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d. Rocks or minerals (for example,
identifying types)

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e. Simple machines (for example,
pulleys and levers)

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f. Magnifying glass or microscope
(for looking at small things)

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g. Thermometer or barometer
(for making measurements)

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3. In your science class this year, how often do you do each of the following? Fill in one oval
on each line.

About
once a
week

Two or
three
times a
week

Every
day or
almost
every
day

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c. Use the Internet to learn
about science topics

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d. Watch a movie, video, or
DVD about science topics

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Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every
few
weeks

a. Read a science textbook,
in class or at home

b. Read a book or magazine
about science topics

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on each line.

About
once a
week

Two or
three
times a
week

Every
day or
almost
every
day

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c. Present what you learned
about science to your class

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d. Take a science test or quiz

VC720564

Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every
few
weeks

a. Discuss events in the
news that are related to
what you are learning in
science class

b. Work with other students
on a science project or
activity

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4
VC720622

5. In your science class this year, how often do you do each of the following? Fill in one oval
on each line.

About
once a
week

Two or
three
times a
week

Every
day or
almost
every
day

VC720623

VC720634

c. Talk about measurements
you took for your science
project or activity

VC720635

d. Talk about the results of
your science project or
activity

VC720636

e. Watch your teacher do
a science experiment or
activity

VC720638

f. Make graphs or charts of
the results from your
science project or activity

VC720639

g. Write about your science
activities or projects
(such as reports, science
journals, or lab write-ups)

VF633111

Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every
few
weeks

a. Identify questions that
can be addressed through
science experiments

b. Design a science
experiment

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4
VC315289

VF653623

6. In this school year, how often have you
been asked to write long answers to
questions on tests or assignments for
science?

8. In this school year, how often have
you used your school library resources
for science (such as books, magazines,
computers, and audio-video materials)?

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 or almost every day

VC546453

VC546463

7. In this school year, how often have you
talked with your teacher about how
you are doing in science?

9. In this school year, how often have you
used computers for science?

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VC305330

10. Please indicate how much you DISAGREE or AGREE with the following statements
about science. Fill in one oval on each line.
Strongly
disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly
agree

a. I do science-related activities that
are not for schoolwork.

VC305348

b. I like science.

VC305350

c. Science is one of my favorite subjects.

VC305351

d. I take science only because I have to.

VC305352

e. I take science only because it will
help me in the future.

VC305353

VF633128

11. In this school year, have you participated in any of the following activities? Fill in one
oval on each line.
Yes

a. Science fair

VF633132

b. Science club

VF633134

c. Science competition

VF633135

VF633304

VF633276

12. In this school year, have you visited
a museum, zoo, or aquarium to learn
about science on a school trip?

13. In this school year, have you visited
a museum, zoo, or aquarium to learn
about science that was not on a school
trip?

A Yes
A Yes
B No
B No

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VB595182

VB595184

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

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

A Not very important
A Easier than other tests
B Somewhat important
B About as hard as other tests
C Important
C Harder than other tests
D Very important
D Much harder than other tests
VC034559

15. 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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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2014
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 3a
Student Grade 12

Part 3a contains Student Grade 12:
Core Questions
Science Questions

The amount of time estimated to complete these forms:
Core - 5 minutes
Subject-specific – 10 minutes

Part 3a - Page 1 of 16

Note: 75 minutes (90 minutes for Science HOTs) is total for assessment (cognitive and background). Applicable
survey question time is listed on part covers.

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Student Grade 12 Core

Student Grade 12 Core Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 5 minutes.

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Section

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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
15 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.

VB331331

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 Yes, I am Puerto Rican or Puerto
Rican American.

D Yes, I am Cuban or Cuban
American.

C Asian
D American Indian or Alaska Native
E Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islander

E Yes, I am from some other

Hispanic or Latino background.

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VB331335

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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A 5 or fewer
5

B 6–10
6 10

C 11–15
11 15

D 16–20
16 20

E More than 20
VB331336

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

VB331339

7. How often do you talk about things you
H
f
d y
lk b
h g y
have studied in school with someone in
h
s di d
h l
h
your family?
f
l

A Yes
B No

A Never or hardly ever
N

VF098664

5. Do you have the following in your
home? Fill in ovals for all that apply.

h dl

B Once every few weeks
f

C About once a week
b

A Access to the Internet

D Two or three times a week

B Clothes dryer just for your family

E Every day

C Dishwasher
VB331447

D More than one bathroom
E Your own bedroom

8. How many days were you absent from
H
yd y
yo b
f
school in the last month?
h l
h l
h

A None
N

B 1 or 2 days
1

C 3 or 4 days
4d

D 5 to 10 days
5

10 d

E More than 10 days
M

10 d

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2
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2
1
P

VB330870

9. How far in school did your mother go?

7
4
2
1

A She did not finish high school.

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B She graduated from high school.
C She had some education after high
school.

VF095730

12. 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 She graduated from college.

D Father

E I don’t know.

E Stepfather
VB330871

10. How far in school did your father go?

F Foster father or other male legal
guardian

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.
VB331451

11. 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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VF291224

13. 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

HE002549

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

P
7

4
2

A General

B Academic or college preparatory

B Submitted the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

C Applied to a 2-year college

C Vocational or technical
VE102537

D Been accepted to a 2-year college

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

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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1

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Student Grade 12 Science

Student Grade 12 Science Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.

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SECTION

Section

This section has 20 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
VC305768

1. Which courses have you taken from eighth grade to the present? If you have taken a
course more than once, give the most recent year you took it. Fill in one oval on each
line. INCLUDE courses taken in summer school, but DO NOT INCLUDE topics that
were only taught as part of a longer course.
I am taking
or have
I took this taken this
course in
course in
Grade 12
Grade 11

Course
not
taken

I took this
course in
Grade 8

I took this
course in
Grade 9

I took this
course in
Grade 10

a. Earth and space
science

VC305813

b. Life science (other
than biology)

VC305814

c. Physical science
(other than
chemistry or
physics)

VC305815

d. General science

VC305817

e. First-year biology

VC305819

f. Second-year
biology

VC305820

g. First-year
chemistry

VC305821

h. Second-year
chemistry

VC305822

i. First-year physics

VC305823

j. Second-year
physics

VC305825

k. Engineering and
technology

VC305826

l. Other science
course

VC305829

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ID110276

2. Are you currently enrolled in or have you taken International Baccalaureate® courses in
science?

A Yes
B No
VC304768

3. Are you currently enrolled in or have you taken any online science courses for high
school or college credit?

A Yes
B No
ID110275

4. Are you currently enrolled in or have you taken an Advanced Placement course in
science? Fill in ovals for all that apply.

A Yes, I am enrolled in or have taken Advanced Placement Biology.
B Yes, I am enrolled in or have taken Advanced Placement Environmental Science.
C Yes, I am enrolled in or have taken Advanced Placement Chemistry.
D Yes, I am enrolled in or have taken Advanced Placement Physics B or C.
E Yes, I am enrolled in or have taken Advanced Placement Computer Science A or AB.
F No, I have never taken an Advanced Placement science course.

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VC305330

5. Please indicate how much you DISAGREE or AGREE with the following statements
about science. Fill in one oval on each line.
Strongly
disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly
agree

a. I do science-related activities that
are not for schoolwork.

VC305348

b. I like science.

VC305350

c. Science is one of my favorite subjects.

VC305351

d. I take science only because I have to.

VC305352

e. I take science only because it will
help me in the future.

VC305353

f. When I graduate from high school,
I would like to have a job related to
science.

VC720596

VC720597

6. Are you currently taking a science course?

A Yes ➔ Go to Question 7.
B No ➔ Skip to Question 18.

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4
VF633079

7. In your science class this year, how often have you done hands-on activities or projects
with any of the following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

a. Living things (for example,
plants, animals, bacteria)

VF633080

b. Electricity (for example, circuits
and energy)

VF654209

c. Chemicals (for example, mixing
or dissolving sugar or salt in
water)

VF633082

d. Rocks or minerals (for example,
identifying types)

VF633087

e. Simple machines (for example,
pulleys and levers)

VF633086

f. Magnifying glass or microscope
(for looking at small things)

VF633084

g. Thermometer or barometer
(for making measurements)

VF633085

VC305292

8. In your science class this year, how often do you do each of the following? Fill in one oval
on each line.

About
once a
week

Two or
three
times a
week

Every
day or
almost
every
day

VC546510

VF633095

c. Use the Internet to learn
about science topics

VF633097

d. Watch a movie, video, or
DVD about science topics

VF633099

Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every
few
weeks

a. Read a science textbook,
in class or at home

b. Read a book or magazine
about science topics

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4
VC304769

9. In your science class this year, how often do you do each of the following? Fill in one oval
on each line.
Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every few
weeks

About
once a
week

a. Discuss events in the
news that are related to
what you are learning in
science class

VC304771

b. Work with other students
on a science project or
activity

VC304772

c. Present what you learned
about science to your class

VC304778

d. Take a science test or quiz

VC720564

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Two or
Every day
three times or almost
a week
every day

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4
VC720622

10. In your science class this year, how often do you do each of the following? Fill in one oval
on each line.

About
once a
week

Two or
three
times a
week

Every
day or
almost
every
day

VC720623

VC720634

c. Talk about measurements
you took for your science
project or activity

VC720635

d. Talk about the results of
your science project or
activity

VC720636

e. Watch your teacher do
a science experiment or
activity

VC720638

f. Make graphs or charts
of the results from your
science project or activity

VC720639

g. Write about your science
activities or projects
(such as reports, science
journals, or lab write-ups)

VF633111

Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every
few
weeks

a. Identify questions that
can be addressed through
science experiments

b. Design a science
experiment

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VC315289

VF653623

11. In this school year, how often have you
been asked to write long answers to
questions on tests or assignments for
science?

13. In this school year, how often have
you used your school library resources
for science (such as books, magazines,
computers, and audio-video materials)?

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 or almost every day

VC546453

VC546463

12. In this school year, how often have you
talked with your teacher about how
you are doing in science?

14. In this school year, how often have you
used computers for science?

15. In this school year, have you participated in any of the following activities? Fill in one
oval on each line.
Yes

a. Science fair

VF633132

b. Science club

VF633134

c. Science competition

VF633135

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4
VF633304

VC034559

16. In this school year, have you visited
a museum, zoo, or aquarium to learn
about science on a school trip?

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 Yes
A Not as hard as on other tests
B No
B About as hard as on other tests
C Harder than on other tests

VF633276

17. In this school year, have you visited
a museum, zoo, or aquarium to learn
about science that was not on a school
trip?

D Much harder than on other tests
VB595184

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

A Yes
B No

A Not very important
B Somewhat important

VB595182

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

C Important
D Very important

A Easier than other tests
B About as hard as other tests
C Harder than other tests
D Much harder than other tests

K3SXB1

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