National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Main 2015 Wave 1

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NAEP Main 2015 Wave 1 Student Surveys Gr4,8,12

National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Main 2015 Wave 1

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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2015
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 1a
Student Grade 4

Part 1a contains Student Grade 4:
Core Questions
Reading Questions
Mathematics Questions
Mathematics (KaSA) 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 is total for assessment (cognitive and survey), for Wave 1 paper-and-pencil administrations
(Reading, Math, Math KaSA). Applicable survey question time is listed on part covers.

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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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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 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?
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 Reading

Student Grade 4 Reading 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.
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1. Reading is one of my favorite activities.

4. How often do you talk with your
friends or family about something 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 Once or twice a month
C Once or twice a week
D Almost every day
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2. How often do you receive help or
tutoring with reading outside of school
or after school?
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5. How often does your teacher ask you to
make a presentation to the class about
something that you have read?

A Never or hardly ever
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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3. How often do you read for fun on your
own time?

A Never or hardly ever

VC504000

6. 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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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

B Sometimes

C Often

D Always or almost always

VC504002

8. How often does your teacher ask you
to read silently?

VE658861

11. How often does your teacher ask you
to discuss new or difficult vocabulary?

A Never or hardly ever

B Sometimes

C Often

D Always or almost always

VC504003

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
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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13. For school this year, how often do
you have a class discussion about
something that the class has read?

16. For school this year, how often have
you been asked to write long answers
to questions on tests or assignments
that involved reading?

A Never or hardly ever

A Never

B A few times a year

B Once or twice this year

C Once or twice a month

D At least once a week

VC504005

14. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to
explain the story in your own words?

VE658878

17. 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

VC504006

15. When reading a story in class, how
often does your teacher ask you to talk
about what the characters do and feel?

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18. 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

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D Much harder than other tests

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VC034559

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

VB595184

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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Student Grade 4 Mathematics

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

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SECTION

Section

This section has 19 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
VB525162

1. How often do you use a computer for
math at school?

VC497143

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.
VB525166

3. Do you use a computer to practice or
drill on math?

VB525168

5. Do you use a computer to make charts
or graphs for math?

A Yes

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

B No

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7. How often do you use a calculator?

VC497182

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
VB517158

8. When you take a math test or quiz,
how often do you use a calculator?
VC497186

11. How often do you feel your math
classwork is too easy?

A Never
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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Section

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13. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your math assignments?

VC497563

16. How often do you feel math is one of
your favorite subjects?

A Never or hardly ever

B Sometimes

C Often

D Always or almost always

VC497758

14. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your math tests?

VB595182

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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Section

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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

VB595184

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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Student Grade 4 Mathematics (KaSA)

Student Grade 4 Mathematics (KaSA) Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.

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SECTION

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

1. How often do you use a computer for
math at school?

VC497143

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

3. Do you use a computer to practice or
drill on math?

VB525168

5. Do you use a computer to make charts
or graphs for math?

A Yes

B No

VB525172

4. Do you use a computer to play math
games?

VB525170

6. Do you use the Internet to learn things
about math?

A Yes

B No

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7. How often do you use a calculator?

VC497182

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
VB517158

8. When you take a math test or quiz,
how often do you use a calculator?
VC497186

11. How often do you feel your math
classwork is too easy?

A Never
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

VC497557

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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Section

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13. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your math assignments?

VC497563

16. How often do you feel math is one of
your favorite subjects?

A Never or hardly ever

B Sometimes

C Often

D Always or almost always

VC497758

14. How often do you feel you can do a
good job on your math tests?

VB595182

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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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

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20. Did you know before today that you
would be taking this test?

A Yes
B No

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

21. Did you answer all of the math
questions?

A Yes ➔ You have finished.

Thank you for your time.

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B No ➔ Please answer the next

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

question.

A Not very important
B Somewhat important
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22. Why did you leave one or more of the
math questions blank? Fill in one or
more ovals.

C Important
D Very important

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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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2015
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 1b
Student Grade 8

Part 1b contains Student Grade 8:
Core Questions
Reading Questions
Mathematics Questions
Mathematics (KaSA) Questions

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

Part 1b - Page 1 of 28

Note: 75 minutes is total for assessment (cognitive and survey), for Wave 1 paper-and-pencil administrations
(Reading, Math, Math KaSA). Applicable survey question time is listed on part covers.

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Student Grade 8 Core

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

Part 1b - Page 3 of 28

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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
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
VB331339

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
VB331447

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.
VB331451
VB331451

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 Reading

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

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SECTION

Section

This section has 13 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
VB345622

1. Please indicate how much you DISAGREE or AGREE with the following statements
about reading and writing. Fill in one oval on each line.
Strongly
disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly
agree

a. When I read books, I learn a lot.

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b. Reading is one of my favorite activities.

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c. Reading is enjoyable.

VE633189

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2. How often do you do each of the following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

Almost
every day

a. Read for fun on your own time

VB379289

b. Talk with your friends or family about
something you have read

VB379290

VB345644

3. Now think about reading and writing you do for school. For your English class this year,
how often do you do each of the following? 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. Have a class discussion about something
that the whole class has read

VB345645

b. Work in pairs or small groups to talk
about something that you have read

VB345646

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VB345648

4. For your English class so far this year, how many times have you done each of the
following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never

Once

2 or 3
times

4 or 5
times

6 or more
times

a. Made a presentation to the
class about something that
you have read

VB345650

b. Done a project about
something that you have read
(for example, written a
play, created a website)

VB345651

c. Conducted research
for reading and writing
projects

VF009263

VF174671

VB345715

5. How often do you receive help or
tutoring with English/language arts
outside of school or after school?

6. For school this year, how often have
you been asked to write long answers
to questions on tests or assignments
that involved reading?

A Never or hardly ever

A Never

B Once or twice a month

B Once or twice this year

C Once or twice a week

C Once or twice a month

D Every day or almost every day

L2RB1

D At least once a week

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Section

4
VC504013

7. In your English/language arts class this year, how often does your class do each of the
following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

Every day
or almost
every day

a. Read aloud

VC504014

b. Read silently

VC504015

c. Discuss new or difficult vocabulary

VC504016

d. Explain what we have read

VC504017

e. Read books we have chosen ourselves

VC504019

f. Write a paragraph or more about
what we have read

VE589602

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Section

4
VF009272

8. In your English/language arts class this year, when reading a story, article, or other passage,
how often does your teacher ask you to do the following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

I don’t
know.

a. Evaluate the main
arguments or evidence in a
persuasive passage

VF009274

b. Analyze the author’s
organization of information
in a passage

VF009276

c. Critique the author’s craft
or technique

VF009279

VC504022

9. In your English/language arts class this year, when reading a story, article, or other passage,
how often does your teacher ask you to do the following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never or
hardly
ever

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

Every day
or almost
every day

a. Summarize the passage

VC504023

b. Interpret the meaning of the passage

VC504024

c. Question the motives or feelings of
the characters

VC504025

d. Identify the main themes or main
ideas of the passage

VE589611

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Section

4
VC504027

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

Once or
twice a
month

Once or
twice a
week

Every day
or almost
every day

a. Learn and practice vocabulary

VC504028

b. Practice spelling and grammar

VC504029

c. Access reading-related websites (for
example, websites with book reviews
and lists of recommended books)

VC504033

d. Conduct research for reading and
writing projects

VC504034

e. Read books or articles using a
computer or other digital technology

VH075681

VB595182

VC034559

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

12. 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 Easier than other tests

A Not as hard as on other tests

B About as hard as other tests

B About as hard as on other tests

C Harder than other tests

C Harder than on other tests

D Much harder than other tests

L2RB1

D Much harder than on other tests

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Section

4
VB595184

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

A Not very important
B Somewhat important
C Important
D Very important

L2RB1

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Student Grade 8 Mathematics

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

Part 1b - Page 14 of 28

SECTION

Section

This section has 15 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
VB543277

1. What math class are you taking this
year?

VB543278

2. What math class do you expect to take
next year?

A Geometry

B Algebra II

C Algebra I (one-year course)

D First year of a two-year Algebra I

course

E Second year of a two-year Algebra I
course

F Introduction to algebra or
pre-algebra

G Basic or general eighth-grade math

G Basic or general math

H Integrated or sequential math

I Other math class

I Business or consumer math
J Other math class
K I don’t know.

L2MB1

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Section

4
VC497572

3. How often do you feel the following way in your math class? 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 math teacher is asking me to do.

VC497573

b. The math work is too easy.

VC497574

c. The math work is challenging.

VC497575

d. The math work is engaging
and interesting.

VC497576

e. I am learning.

VC497577

VC189706

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

Disagree

Agree

Strongly
agree

a. Because math is fun, I wouldn’t want
to give it up.

VC189707

b. I like math.

VC189710

c. Math is one of my favorite subjects.

VC189711

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Section

4
VB517159

5. How often do you use these different types of calculators in your math class?
Never
use

Sometimes, Usually
but not often
use

a. Basic four-function (addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division)

VB517160

b. Scientific (not graphing)

VB517161

c. Graphing

VB517282

VB517158

6. When you take a math test or quiz,
how often do you use a calculator?

A Never
B Sometimes
C Always

L2MB1

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Section

4
VB543269

7. For each of the following activities, how often do you use a calculator? Fill in one oval on
each line.
Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every few
weeks

About
once a
week

Two or
three
times a
week

Every day
or almost
every day

a. To check your work
on math homework
assignments

VB543270

b. To calculate the answers
to math homework
problems

VB543271

c. To work in class on
math lessons led by your
teacher

VB543272

VB543267

8. What kind of calculator do you usually
use when you are not in math class?

VB525162

9. How often do you use a computer for
math at school?

A None

A Never or hardly ever

B Basic four-function (addition,

B Once every few weeks

subtraction, multiplication,
division)

C About once a week

C Scientific (not graphing)

D Two or three times a week

D Graphing

E Every day or almost every day

L2MB1

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Section

4
VB543155

10. When you are doing math for school or homework, how often do you use these different
types of computer programs? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every few
weeks

About
once a
week

a. A spreadsheet program for
math class assignments

VB543157

b. A program to practice or drill
on math facts (addition,
subtraction, multiplication,
division)

VB543158

c. A program that presents new
math lessons with problems
to solve

VB543160

d. The Internet to learn things
for math class

VB543159

e. A calculator program on the
computer to solve or check
problems for math class

VB543161

f. A graphing program on the
computer to make charts or
graphs for math class

VB543262

g. A statistical program to
calculate patterns such as
correlations or cross tabulations

VB517157

h. A word processing program to
write papers for math class

VB543156

i. A program to work with
geometric shapes for math
class

VC466133

L2MB1

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

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Section

4
VC189613

11. How often do you use e-mail, instant messages, blogs, or text messages to do any of the
following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every few
weeks

About
once a
week

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

a. Talk online with friends
about math work

VC299268

b. Get help with math from
someone other than your
teacher, family, classmates,
or friends

VC189627

VF017602

12. How often do you receive help or
tutoring with math outside of school or
after school?

VC034559

14. 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 Once or twice a month
B About as hard as on other tests
C Once or twice a week
C Harder than on other tests
D Every day or almost every day
D Much harder than on other tests

VB595182

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

VB595184

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

A Easier than other tests

A Not very important

B About as hard as other tests

B Somewhat important

C Harder than other tests

C Important

D Much harder than other tests

D Very important

L2MB1

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Student Grade 8 Mathematics (KaSA)

Student Grade 8 Mathematics (KaSA) Questions
The amount of time estimated to complete this form is 10 minutes.

Part 1b - Page 21 of 28

SECTION

Section

This section has 18 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.
VB543277

1. What math class are you taking this
year?

VB543278

2. What math class do you expect to take
next year?

A Geometry

B Algebra II

C Algebra I (one-year course)

D First year of a two-year Algebra I

course

E Second year of a two-year Algebra I
course

F Introduction to algebra or
pre-algebra

G Basic or general eighth-grade math

G Basic or general math

H Integrated or sequential math

I Other math class

I Business or consumer math
J Other math class
K I don’t know.

L2KaMB1

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Section

4
VC497572

3. How often do you feel the following way in your math class? 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 math teacher is asking me to do.

VC497573

b. The math work is too easy.

VC497574

c. The math work is challenging.

VC497575

d. The math work is engaging
and interesting.

VC497576

e. I am learning.

VC497577

VC189706

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

Disagree

Agree

Strongly
agree

a. Because math is fun, I wouldn’t want
to give it up.

VC189707

b. I like math.

VC189710

c. Math is one of my favorite subjects.

VC189711

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Section

4
VB517159

5. How often do you use these different types of calculators in your math class?
Never
use

Sometimes, Usually
but not often
use

a. Basic four-function (addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division)

VB517160

b. Scientific (not graphing)

VB517161

c. Graphing

VB517282

VB517158

6. When you take a math test or quiz,
how often do you use a calculator?

A Never
B Sometimes
C Always

L2KaMB1

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Section

4
VB543269

7. For each of the following activities, how often do you use a calculator? Fill in one oval on
each line.
Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every few
weeks

About
once a
week

Two or
three
times a
week

Every day
or almost
every day

a. To check your work
on math homework
assignments

VB543270

b. To calculate the answers
to math homework
problems

VB543271

c. To work in class on
math lessons led by your
teacher

VB543272

VB543267

8. What kind of calculator do you usually
use when you are not in math class?

VB525162

9. How often do you use a computer for
math at school?

A None

A Never or hardly ever

B Basic four-function (addition,

B Once every few weeks

subtraction, multiplication,
division)

C About once a week

C Scientific (not graphing)

D Two or three times a week

D Graphing

E Every day or almost every day

L2KaMB1

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Section

4
VB543155

10. When you are doing math for school or homework, how often do you use these different
types of computer programs? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every few
weeks

About
once a
week

a. A spreadsheet program for
math class assignments

VB543157

b. A program to practice or drill
on math facts (addition,
subtraction, multiplication,
division)

VB543158

c. A program that presents new
math lessons with problems
to solve

VB543160

d. The Internet to learn things
for math class

VB543159

e. A calculator program on the
computer to solve or check
problems for math class

VB543161

f. A graphing program on the
computer to make charts or
graphs for math class

VB543262

g. A statistical program to
calculate patterns such as
correlations or cross tabulations

VB517157

h. A word processing program to
write papers for math class

VB543156

i. A program to work with
geometric shapes for math
class

VC466133

L2KaMB1

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

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Section

4
VC189613

11. How often do you use e-mail, instant messages, blogs, or text messages to do any of the
following? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
or hardly
ever

Once
every few
weeks

About
once a
week

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

a. Talk online with friends
about math work

VC299268

b. Get help with math from
someone other than your
teacher, family, classmates,
or friends

VC189627

VF017602

12. How often do you receive help or
tutoring with math outside of school or
after school?

VC034559

14. 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?

VB595182

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

VB595184

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

A Easier than other tests

A Not very important

B About as hard as other tests

B Somewhat important

C Harder than other tests

C Important

D Much harder than other tests

D Very important

L2KaMB1

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Section

VE453868

16. Did you know before today that you
would be taking this test?

A Yes
B No

VE453870

17. 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.

VE453875

18. 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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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Wave 1 Submittal for 2015
VOLUME II
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Part 1c
Student Grade 12

Part 1c contains Student Grade 12:
Core Questions
Reading Questions
Mathematics Questions

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

Part 1c - Page 1 of 21

Note: 75 minutes is total for assessment (cognitive and survey), for Wave 1 paper-and-pencil administrations
(Reading, Math). 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.

Part 1c - Page 3 of 21

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SECTION

Section

1
P

7
4
2
1

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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2
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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)

TB001101
TB001101

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?
homework?

P
7
4

2
1

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
VB331336

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

More than 20

VB331339
VB331339

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
VB331447

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

P
7

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2
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7

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1

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2
1

VB330870
VB330870

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

7
4
2
1

A
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.

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
graduated from college.
D She
She graduated from college.
E
know.
E II don’t
don’t know.

D Father
E Stepfather
VB330871
VB330871

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

D
graduated from college.
D He
He graduated from college.
E
know.
E II don’t
don’t know.
VB331451
VB331451

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

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Section

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2
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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

P
7

4
2
1

P
7

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Student Grade 12 Reading

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

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Student Grade 12 Mathematics

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

Part 1c - Page 14 of 21

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SECTION

Section

1
P
7
4

This section has 18 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval
for each question except where instructed otherwise.

2
1

VC298762

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 (such as trigonometry taught in drafting class or computer programming
taught in Algebra II).
I have never
taken this
course.

I took this
course in
or before
Grade 8.

I took this
course in
Grade 9.

I took this
course in
Grade 10.

I took this
course in
Grade 11.

I took this
course in
Grade 12.

a. Basic or general mathematics
course

F VC298769

b. Tech-prep mathematics,
business mathematics,
consumer mathematics, or
other applied mathematics
course

F VC298847

c. Introduction to algebra or
pre-algebra course

F VC299007

d. Algebra I course

F VC299008

e. Geometry course

F VC299009

f. Algebra II course, with or
without trigonometry

F VC299010

g. Trigonometry (as a separate
course)

F VC299012

A
h. Pre-calculus course (also
called introductory analysis)

VE593389

i. Integrated mathematics 1
(first year of a multi-year
course)

VF269035

j. Integrated mathematics 2
(second year of a multi-year
course)

VF269036

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I have never
ha e nev
taken
this
ken h
course.

I took this
took his
course
in
cou
se in
or before
or
bef 8.
r
Grade

I took this
took his
course
in
cou
s 9.
i
Grade

I took this
took his
course
in
cours 10.
in
Grade

I took this
took his
course
in
cours 11.
n
Grade

I took this
took his
course
in
cours 12.
in
Grade

k. Integrated mathematics 3
k I
g
d
h
(third year of a multi-year
h d
f
l
course)

VF269037

l. Integrated mathematics 4
l In g
d
h
4
(fourth year of a multi-year
f
h
f
l
course)

VF269038

m. Probability or statistics course A
P b bl y

F VC299032

n. Calculus course
l l

F VC299033

o. Computer programming
p t p ga
ing
course (such as C++, Visual
(
h
l
Basic, etc.)

VE593398

p. Other mathematics course
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2. Are you currently enrolled in or
have you taken any of the following
Advanced Placement (AP®) courses?
Fill in ovals for all that apply.

A Yes, I am enrolled in or have

taken Advanced Placement (AP)
Calculus AB.

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

A Yes
B No

B Yes, I am enrolled in or have

taken Advanced Placement (AP)
Calculus BC.

C Yes, I am enrolled in or have

taken Advanced Placement (AP)
Statistics.

D No, I have not taken any of the
courses listed above.

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5. Was there a mathematics course that
you would have liked to have taken this
school year but did not take?

A Yes, but my school does not offer
the course.

B Yes, but the course was full.
C Yes, but I did not have the

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3. Are you currently enrolled in or
have you taken an International
Baccalaureate® (IB) mathematics
course?

A Yes

necessary prerequisites.

D Yes, but my schedule was full.
E No, there was no other course that
I wanted to take.

B No

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one oval on each line.

Never
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Sometimes, Usually
but not often
use

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a. Basic four-function (addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division)

b. Scientific (not graphing)

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c. Graphing

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11. How often do you use a calculator to perform the following tasks for the mathematics
course you are currently taking? Fill in one oval on each line.
Never
or hardly
ever
Sometimes

Often

Always
or almost
always

a. To perform basic numeric operations

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b. To graph equations or inequalities

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c. To evaluate functions (e.g.,
exponential, logarithmic,
trigonometric)

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d. To calculate probabilities or
statistical measures

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e. To create statistical representations
(charts and graphs, etc.)

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f. To use a computer algebra system
(CAS)

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g. To perform matrix operations

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h. To perform business/financial
calculations

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i. To explore geometric concepts

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following? Fill in one oval on each line.

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or hardly
ever

Once
every few
weeks

About
once a
week

a. Talk online with friends
about mathematics work

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from someone other than
your teacher, family,
classmates, or friends

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Every day or
three times
almost
a week
every day

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15. What kind of calculator did you use for
this test?

A I did not use a calculator for this
test.

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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 Not as hard as on other tests

B NAEP-provided scientific
calculator

B About as hard as on other tests

C Scientific (not graphing) calculator

C Harder than on other tests

D Graphing calculator (with or

D Much harder than on other tests

without a computer algebra
system [CAS])

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

A Easier than other tests
B About as hard as other tests
C Harder than other tests

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

A Not very important
B Somewhat important
C Important
D Very important

D Much harder than other tests
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