Appendix D1 NAEP 2019 Communication Materials

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)
2019 and 2020
Long-Term Trend (LTT) 2020 Update 2
Appendix D1
NAEP 2019 Communications and Recruitment Materials

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October 2018

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The NAEP website, for which links are provided throughout Appendices D1 and D2, uses language that describes the study and
its data security procedures consistent with the description presented here.
The confidentiality citation has been updated in September 2018. The following materials were distributed prior to that time, at
which point they reflected the previous confidentiality citation (as approved in OMB #1850-0928 v.9): Appendices D1-1, D1-2,
D1-3, D1-4, D1-5, D1-6, D1-10, D1-11, D1-12, and D2-1 through D2-16. Online version of these materials and any future
mailings of these materials will include the new confidentiality citation (as reflected in the revised version of this document).
Updated versions of all communication and recruitment materials to be used henceforth will reflect the new confidentiality
citation as reflected in this package version.

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Contents
Appendix D1-1: NAEP Overview Brochure

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Appendix D1-2: National Indian Education Study (NIES) Facts for Associate Deputy
Directors, Education Program Administrators, and Education Line Officers

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Appendix D1-3: National Indian Education Study (NIES) Endorsement Letters

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Appendix D1-4: 2019 National Indian Education Study (NIES) Flyer

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Appendix D1-5: School Coordinator Responsibilities, A Guide to MyNAEP, Public
Schools

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Appendix D1-6: 2109 School Coordinator Responsibilities, A Guide to MyNAEP,
Private Schools

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Appendix D1-7: Facts for Teachers, Public Schools, and Private Schools

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Appendix D1-8: Templates for State-Specific SD Inclusion Policy

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Appendix D1-9: Templates for State-Specific ELL Inclusion Policy

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Appendix D1-10: Best Practices

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Appendix D1-11: References for Best Practices

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Appendix D1-1-S-PR (Spanish version): NAEP Overview Brochure

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Appendix D1-5-S-PR (Spanish version): School Coordinator Responsibilities, A
Guide to MyNAEP, Puerto Rico

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Appendix D1-7-S-PR (Spanish version): Facts for Teachers, Puerto Rico

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Appendix D1-8-S-PR (Spanish version): Templates for State-Specific SD Inclusion
Policy, Puerto Rico

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Appendix D1-9-S-PR (Spanish version): Templates for State-Specific ELL Inclusion
Policy, Puerto Rico

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Appendix D1-1: NAEP Overview Brochure

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Why is student participation important?
NAEP assesses a sample of students across the country to be
representative of all students in the United States. Students who are
selected represent the nation’s geographic, racial, ethnic, and
socioeconomic diversity. Each student’s participation is critical for
providing an accurate and complete picture of student achievement and
ensuring that policymakers, researchers, and educators have reliable data
to inform educational improvements.

What is it like for students and schools to
participate in NAEP?

U.S. Department of Education
NCES 2018-153

NAEP is administered to students during regular school hours. Each
student is assessed in one subject area. Students spend between 90
and 120 minutes taking the assessment, including time to complete a
survey questionnaire.
NAEP representatives will bring all necessary materials, including
tablets or laptops for digitally based assessments, to the schools on
assessment day.

An Overview
of NAEP

Allowable accommodations are provided as necessary for students
with disabilities and/or English language learners.

What other data are collected during a
NAEP assessment?
NCES includes survey questionnaires as part of NAEP to collect
information that helps put the results into context. There are three
types of survey questionnaires:
Students complete questionnaires that provide information on
their opportunities to learn in and outside of the classroom,
educational experiences, and a variety of other topics, including
socioeconomic status and technology use. Students may skip
any question by leaving a response blank.
Teachers responsible for the subject of the administered
assessment complete questionnaires that gather information
on teacher trainings and instructional practices.
School questionnaires, usually completed by the principal
or assistant principal, gather information on school policies
and characteristics.

www.ed.gov

ies.ed.gov

Learn more about these questionnaires here: http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsrepor tcard/bgquest.aspx
All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in
identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, ever y National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES) employee as well as ever y NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an
oath and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable
information about participants. Electronic submission of participant ’s information will be monitored for viruses, malware, and
other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected
information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical reports.

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This publication was prepared for the National
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The following are examples of the types of NAEP questions and features
students may encounter when participating in digitally based assessments.*

What is NAEP?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often
called The Nation’s Report Card, is the largest nationally
representative and continuing assessment of what students in
public and private schools in the United States know and are
able to do in various subjects. Since 1969, NAEP has been a
common measure of student achievement across the country in
mathematics, reading, science, and many other subjects.
Depending on the assessment, NAEP report cards provide
national, state, and some district-level results, as well as results
for different demographic groups.
NAEP is a congressionally mandated project of the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S.
Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.
NAEP data are also used in special studies conducted by NCES.
These have included comparisons of proficiency standards
across state assessments; insights from high school transcripts,
including courses taken and credits earned; and in-depth looks
at how different demographic groups perform across different
types of schools.
The National Assessment Governing Board, an independent,
bipartisan organization made up of governors, state school
superintendents, teachers, researchers, and representatives of
the general public, sets policy for NAEP.
How is NAEP different from state assessments?
States have their own assessments, which are designed to provide individual
student data about achievement based on different content standards, unique
to each state. NCES administers the same NAEP assessment in every state,
providing educators, policymakers, and parents with a common measure of
student achievement that allows for direct comparisons among states and
participating urban districts.

4th Grade Mathematics
Students use the online ruler to measure objects and then answer multiple-choice
questions in a grade 4 mathematics digitally based assessment administered on
a tablet.

What subjects does NAEP assess?
NAEP includes a range of subjects at grades 4, 8, and 12 to provide a
comprehensive look at the wide array of academic areas that are a part of
a student’s education. Subjects include civics, economics, geography,
mathematics, music and visual arts, reading, science, technology and engineering
literacy, U.S. history, and writing.

How are NAEP results reported?
NAEP results are reported for the nation and, in most cases, for states, as well as
for selected urban districts that participate in the Trial Urban District Assessment
(TUDA). Results are reported as scores and as percentages of students reaching
NAEP achievement levels—Basic, Proficient, and Advanced.
NAEP monitors overall educational progress for the nation, states, TUDA districts,
and for different groups of students, including students with disabilities and
English language learners. NAEP is not designed to provide results for individual
students or schools.

8th Grade Technology and Engineering Literacy
In 2014, NAEP administered the first-ever technology and engineering literacy
assessment on laptops. This question assessed grade 8 students’ understanding of
the recycling process and its impact on society.

How is technology being used to measure and
report student skills?
An increasing number of schools are making digital technologies an integral
component of the learning environment. To assess students in more
effective and engaging ways that mirror their classroom experiences, NAEP
assessments have transitioned from traditional paper-and-pencil to a
digital format.
To enhance the student experience, new interactive questions and features
immerse students in the same types of activities they encounter in digital
learning environments, which allow students to use multimedia to solve
real-world problems. In a digital environment, helpful tools and features are
built directly into the testing platform, making the assessment more accessible
than ever for students. Digitally based assessments also provide new types of
data that can deepen our understanding of what students know and are able
to do in various subjects.

12th Grade Science
Students can use an online slider to observe changes in a nuclear reaction and
then answer this multiple-choice question in a grade 12 science digitally based
assessment administered on a tablet.

Learn more about digitally based assessments here: http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/dba

How are NAEP results used?
The NAEP website provides more extensive information about the
assessment: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
NAEP results are available on The Nation’s Report Card website:
http://nationsreportcard.gov
The NAEP website features many tools and applications designed to
provide quick and easy access to NAEP assessment data, examples of
the types of questions students answer, performance comparisons,
and more: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/naeptools.aspx
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Policymakers, researchers, and educators use NAEP results to inform educational
improvements across the nation, within states and TUDA districts, and for various
student groups. Parents, media, and the general public use NAEP results to
monitor educational progress in their communities and compare performance
with other regions of the country. NAEP also provides states with a benchmark to
target important efforts that raise the bar for student achievement and ensure
that students have equal opportunities to succeed.
Learn how NAEP data are used to inform policy and practice in different states:
https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/policy_practice.aspx

* The 4th grade and 12th grade questions are not released assessment questions, but represent what students might be asked
during a NAEP digitally based assessment. The 8th grade sample question was released from the 2014 NAEP technology and
engineering literacy assessment.

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Appendix D1-2: National Indian Education Study (NIES) Facts for Associate
Deputy Directors, Education Program Administrators, and Education
Line Officers

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2019 Facts for Associate
Deputy Directors, Education
Program Administrators, and
Education Line Officers

NIES helps to provide a
more complete picture of
the status of education
for American Indian and
Alaska Native (AI/AN)
students in the United
States.
Results

from NIES are a
reliable source of data on AI/
AN students, especially for
educators, administrators, and
policymakers who address the
educational needs of students.

NIES data draw from a

nationally representative
sample of AI/AN students
from public, private, Bureau
of Indian Education (BIE),
and Department of Defense
schools.

NIES data document the

academic progress of AI/
AN students and describe
their cultural and language
experiences both in school and
wider communities.

National Assessment of
Educ ationa l Prog ress

The National Indian Education Study (NIES) describes the
status of education for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/
AN) students in the United States. NIES is conducted in
conjunction with the National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) and will be administered in schools across the
country between January 28 and March 8, 2019.
As educational leaders, you are essential partners contributing
to the success of this study. You can support NIES by explaining
to your principals and other school staff why the study is
important. You can help by contacting school principals to offer
your support and endorsing NIES when communicating with
school staff. You may receive additional mailings with
informational documents about NIES and NAEP.
What is involved?
NIES has two main components. The first component is the
NAEP mathematics and reading assessments at grades 4 and 8.
The second component is a survey specific to NIES that
investigates how students’ Native traditions, languages, and
cultures are integrated in the students’ everyday lives. There is a
survey given to students in this study as well as a survey for their
teachers and school administrators.
To review the survey used in 2009, 2011, and 2015, visit http://
nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/questionnaire.aspx. The
survey was developed, in large part, through the guidance of a
technical review panel composed of AI/AN educators and
researchers from across the country.

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For more information about NIES, visit
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About NAEP
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was first administered in 1969 to measure student
achievement nationally. Since 1990, NAEP has also been administered at the state level. Fourth- and eighth-grade
students are currently assessed at the national and state levels in mathematics and reading every 2 years, and in
other subjects periodically.
NAEP is the only measure that allows for valid comparisons of student performance to be made across states
and select urban districts. A state’s own assessment is a valuable tool for providing information on student
performance in that particular state. Because state assessments vary from state to state, their results cannot be
used to compare student performance across the country. Results from NAEP can be compared, however, because
the same assessment is given to students across the nation.
NAEP reports on results for different demographic groups rather than for individual students or schools.
NAEP uses a carefully designed sampling process to ensure that the schools and students selected are representative
of schools and students across the United States.
NAEP is designed to cause minimal disruption of instruction. It will take approximately 120 minutes for students
to complete NAEP, including transition time, directions, and completion of a survey questionnaire. Teachers do not
need to prepare their students to take the assessment. NAEP staff members administer the assessment and work
with your designated NAEP school coordinator to organize assessment activities.
NAEP results are easily accessible online. To view results for the nation, states, and select urban districts, compare
results for various demographic groups, and access information designed for teachers, students, and parents, visit
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.

About NIES
NIES was first administered in 2005 to collect information on academic achievement and educational experiences of
AI/AN students. In 2005, about 30 BIE schools per grade were included in the NIES sample. Beginning in 2007, all BIE
schools serving grade 4 and/or 8 students were included in the NIES sample, and this will continue for NIES 2019.
NIES was conducted every 2 years until 2011. The study is now conducted every 4 years.
The NIES survey questionnaires are designed to cause minimal disruption in the classroom. Students may take
up to 20 minutes to complete the survey; teachers and principals may need slightly longer.
NIES measures and documents the academic achievements of AI/AN students. Because NIES occurs on an
ongoing basis, the study provides information on how AI/AN students progress in mathematics and reading over
time.
NIES 2015 results are currently available online at https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2017161.
For more information:
Call the NIES Information Line at 1-888-747-NIES (6437)
Email nies_information@tribaltechllc.com
To learn more, visit:
NIES Website http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies
NIES Data Explorer http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/niesdata
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) http://nces.ed.gov
Office of Indian Education (OIE) http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html
All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any
other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) employee
as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of
$250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will
be monitored for viruses, malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of
2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical reports.
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This publication was prepared for the National Assessment of Educational Progress by Hager Sharp under contract ED-IES-13-C-0025 to the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.

Appendix D1-3: National Indian Education Study (NIES) Endorsement Letters

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United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Washington, D.C. 20240
IN REPLY REFER TO:

[DATE]
[Prefix] [First_Name] [Last_Name], Principal
[School_Name]
[School_Address_1] [School_Address_2]
[School_City], [School_State] [School_Zip]
Dear [Prefix] [Last_Name]:
The 2019 National Indian Education Study (NIES) will be conducted between January 28 and March 8,
2019 as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). As the NIES sample includes
all Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) funded schools serving grade 4 and 8 students, we are requesting
[School_Name]’s participation in the study. This federally-funded study focuses on the academic
achievement in mathematics and reading, as well as educational experiences, of American Indian students
at grades 4 and 8. NIES is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics at the request of the
U.S. Department of Education's Office of Indian Education within the Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
[School_Name]’s participation will help ensure that results from the study are meaningful and accurate.
It also provides BIE-level data on student performance and educational experiences. Your school’s
participation will further strengthen the validity of the study. Department of Education representatives
will provide significant support to your school, bring all necessary materials and equipment, and
administer the study.
A representative from Tribal Tech, LLC (Tribal Tech), an American Indian-owned contractor, will
contact you with additional information and address any questions you may have. We hope that by
connecting with you now, the study will be easier to include on your 2018-2019 school calendar. Tribal
Tech will contact you—or a coordinator appointed by you—again in the fall to confirm a date and prepare
study arrangements.
Additional information about this study, including copies of all previous NIES reports, can be found on
the NIES website at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies. Should you have any immediate questions
or concerns regarding the study, please call the NIES information number at 888-411-NIES(6437), or
send an e-mail to nies_information@tribaltechllc.com.
We look forward to working with you on this worthwhile endeavor to advance the quality of education
for all American Indian students. On behalf of the BIE, I want to thank you for your time and
consideration.
Sincerely,

Mr. Tony Dearman, Director
Bureau of Indian Education

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is authorized to conduct NAEP by the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. §9622) and to collect students’ education records from
education agencies or institutions for the purposes of evaluating federally supported education programs under the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 34 CFR §§ 99.31(a)(3)(iii) and 99.35). All of the information
provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable
form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES
employee as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is
subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable
information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses,
malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical
reports.

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Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting School
1301 Marquette Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

Website:
Telephone:
Fax:

www.jklschool.org
906-635-5055
906-635-3805

Dr. Theresa Kallstrom, Superintendent

Summer 2018
Dear School Administrator:
The National Indian Education Study (NIES) will be conducted between January 28 and March 8,
2019. It is the largest educational study in the nation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)
students and the only nationwide study that explores Native cultures and academic achievement.
Over 16,000 AI/AN students participated in the last NIES, which is held every four years.
I am a teacher and coordinator of Anishinaabe language and culture at Joseph K. Lumsden
Bahweting School, a Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) grant funded school in Michigan. I also serve
on the NIES Technical Review Panel, which is composed of AI/AN educators and researchers from
across the country. The findings can be used as a tool to understand where our students succeed and
where there is room to grow, while respecting the languages, cultures, and traditions that have been
rooted in American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages for thousands of years.
A representative from Tribal Tech, LLC (Tribal Tech), an American Indian-owned contractor, will
be contacting you with additional information about the study and to address any questions you may
have. Information about NIES, including survey questions and previous NIES reports, can be found
on the NIES website at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies. If you have any questions or
concerns, please call the NIES information number at 888-411-NIES(6437) or send an e-mail to
nies_information@tribaltechllc.com.
I encourage you to take part in this important study that can help your students, teachers, and
community. Your school’s participation will help ensure results from the study are meaningful and
accurate. The more we understand, the more successful we can become.
Miigwech! (Thank you)
Sincerely,

Chris Gordon, Ph.D.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is authorized to conduct NAEP by the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. §9622) and to collect students’ education records from
education agencies or institutions for the purposes of evaluating federally supported education programs under the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 34 CFR §§ 99.31(a)(3)(iii) and 99.35). All of the information
provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable
form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES
employee as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is
subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable
information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses,
malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical
reports.

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Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting School
1301 Marquette Avenue
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

Website:
Telephone:
Fax:

www.jklschool.org
906-635-5055
906-635-3805

Dr. Theresa Kallstrom, Superintendent

Anishinaabe
Teacher/Coordinator of Anishinaabe Language and Culture
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting School

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is authorized to conduct NAEP by the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. §9622) and to collect students’ education records from
education agencies or institutions for the purposes of evaluating federally supported education programs under the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 34 CFR §§ 99.31(a)(3)(iii) and 99.35). All of the information
provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable
form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES
employee as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is
subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable
information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses,
malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical
reports.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

Summer 2018
Dear School Administrator:
The Office of Indian Education (OIE) is pleased to announce the National Indian Education Study (NIES) will
take place between January 28 and March 8, 2019. The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Education's
OIE since its inception in 2005, examines the educational experiences of grade 4 and 8 American Indian and
Alaska Native (AI/AN) students across the country. We want to have as complete an understanding as possible
about how AI/AN students are performing academically as well as explore the role native language and culture
plays in their lives.
Having been previously conducted in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2015, NIES has repeatedly provided
policymakers and educators with critical information about the performance and educational experiences of
AI/AN students. The study consists of two components: (1) an assessment of mathematics and reading
achievement of students in grade 4 and 8, and (2) a survey for grade 4 and 8 students, their teachers, and
principals of the schools they attend. The survey was developed in large part through in-person consultation
with a technical review panel composed of American Indians from across the country representing different
areas and perspectives in education.
A representative from Tribal Tech, LLC (Tribal Tech), an American Indian owned contractor, will be
contacting you with additional information about the study and to address any questions you may have.
Information about NIES, including all previous reports, can be found on the NIES website at
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies. If you have any questions, please call the NIES information number
at 888-411-NIES(6437) or send an e-mail to nies_information@tribaltechllc.com.
NIES serves as an important role in improving the education of our AI/AN youth, and we very much would
like you to be a part of the process of moving these improvements forward. I know I can count on you to help
accomplish our goal of 100 percent participation.
Sincerely,

Tara Ramsey, Acting Director
Office of Indian Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
400 MARYLAND AVE., SW, WASHINGTON, DC 20202
The Department of Education’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by
fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is authorized to conduct NAEP by the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. §9622) and to collect students’ education records from
education agencies or institutions for the purposes of evaluating federally supported education programs under the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 34 CFR §§ 99.31(a)(3)(iii) and 99.35). All of the information
provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable
form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES
employee as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is
subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable
information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses,
malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical
reports.
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Summer 2018

Dear School Administrator:
The National Indian Education Study (NIES) will be conducted between January 28 and March 8, 2019. The
study is designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)
students in the United States. NIES is the only nationwide study that explores Native cultures and academic
achievement.

TEDNA.ORG

Tribal Education Departments National Assembly (TEDNA), a national non-profit membership organization
for Tribal education agencies and departments, supports NIES as a valuable study providing critical
information to policymakers, advocates, and other stakeholders about the academic performance and
educational experiences of AI/AN students. Native communities benefit from direct feedback from Native
students about their daily experiences in schools, from reading and mathematics to language and culture.
A representative from Tribal Tech, LLC (Tribal Tech), an American Indian-owned contractor, will be
contacting you with additional information about the study and to address any questions you may have.
Information about NIES, including frequently asked questions, can be found on the NIES website at
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the NIES
information number at 888-411-NIES(6437) or send an e-mail to nies_information@tribaltechllc.com.
I strongly encourage you to take part in this important study that can help bring educators together to explore
ways to improve schools, promote Native languages and cultures, and more effectively advocate for our
children and communities. With your school’s support, this study can help strengthen the voices of our
communities.
Sincerely,

Quinton Roman Nose, Executive Director
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes
Tribal Education Departments National Assembly
309 NW 13th Street, Suite 103, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
(405) 563-7912 | qromannose@tedna.org

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is authorized to conduct NAEP by the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. §9622) and to collect students’ education records from education
agencies or institutions for the purposes of evaluating federally supported education programs under the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 34 CFR §§ 99.31(a)(3)(iii) and 99.35). All of the information provided by
participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any
other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES employee as well as
every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of up to
5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about participants.
Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses, malware, and other threats by Federal
employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information
will be combined across respondents to produce statistical reports.

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Appendix D1-4: 2019 National Indian Education Study (NIES) Flyer

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National
Indian
Education
Study

2019

T

he National Indian Education Study
(NIES) collects information on academic
achievement and educational experiences of
fourth- and eighth-grade American Indian and
Alaska Native (AI/AN) students. The results
from the study have been used in congressional
testimony and help assess the progress of
educational achievement among Native students
in mathematics and reading.

NIES is designed to report results for the
nation, for states that have relatively large
populations of AI/AN students, and by school
types. Because AI/AN students’ experiences
may vary depending on the types of schools
they attend, results are also reported for three
mutually exclusive categories: low density public
schools (where less than 25 percent of students
are AI/AN), high density public schools (where
25 percent or more students are AI/AN), and
Bureau of Indian Education schools. Results
from NIES will assist in monitoring the progress
of academic achievement to better serve Native
students across the nation.

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he National Indian Education
Study is designed to describe the
condition of education for American
Indian and Alaska Native students in
the United States.

assessment

Component I of the study consists of the
mathematics and reading portions of the
National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP), which is administered to students
nationwide. The results of NAEP are released
as The Nation’s Report Card and are available
for the nation, states, and in some cases, urban
districts. NAEP representatives coordinate with
individual schools to schedule and administer
the 120-minute digital assessment.

survey

Component II of the study is an Indian
education survey questionnaire. The survey
questionnaire is administered to AI/AN
students, their teachers, and school principals.
It includes questions about the inclusion of
Native languages and cultural perspectives in
the curriculum and about interactions between
the school and Native communities. The survey
questionnaire is administered immediately
following the NAEP assessment. Students are
given 20 minutes to complete the survey;
teachers and principals may need slightly
longer. NIES data provide a better
understanding of how cultural influences can
affect the educational experiences of AI/AN
students.

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Background

NIES is conducted as a part of NAEP, which
was expanded to allow for more in-depth
reporting on the achievement and experiences
of AI/AN students. The study is conducted by
the U.S. Department of Education’s National
Center for Education Statistics within the
Institute of Education Sciences, at the request
of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office
of Indian Education within the Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education. A
Technical Review Panel, whose members
include AI/AN teachers, administrators, and
researchers from across the country, provides
substantial input on the study. NIES is also
supported by the Bureau of Indian Education,
U.S. Department of the Interior.

2019

Schedule

May-September 2018 Schools
selected to participate are notified,
an assessment date is reserved
between January 28 and March 8,
2019, and a school coordinator is
appointed.
December 2018-January 2019
School coordinators complete the
fourth- and eighth-grade student
information materials and arrange
logistics for conducting the
assessment.
January-March 2019
Experienced NAEP representatives
visit the schools to administer the
assessment and the survey.

Where Can I Get More Information?
NIES Information Line or Email

1-888-411-NIES (6437) or nies_information@tribaltechllc.com

NIES website

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

http:// nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard

National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov

Office of Indian Education

http:// www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/index.html

Results from previous NIES studies can be found on the National Indian Education Study website
and through the NAEP Data Explorer: http:// nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata.
This publication was prepared for the National Indian Education Study by Tribal Tech, LLC under contract
ED-IES-15-C-0044 for the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.

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Appendix D1-5: School Coordinator Responsibilities, A Guide to MyNAEP, Public
Schools

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School Coordinator Responsibilities
A Guide to MyNAEP

2019
The MyNAEP website
provides participating
schools with a
convenient way to
prepare for the
upcoming National
Assessment of
Educational Progress
(NAEP).
■■

■■

■■

■■

MyNAEP will serve
as your primary
resource and action
center throughout
the assessment
process.
MyNAEP offers
school coordinators
an electronic way
to prepare for the
assessment at their
own pace.
The MyNAEP menu
is a virtual checklist
of all activities that
school coordinators
need to complete
throughout the
school year. It is
important to check
in regularly to make
sure your school
is on track with
preparations.
Visit the MyNAEP
website to get started:
www.mynaep.com.

Each school participating in NAEP 2019 has a designated staff member to serve as
the NAEP school coordinator. You have been selected to serve as coordinator and
liaison for all NAEP assessment activities in your school. Thank you in advance for
helping to prepare for this important assessment!
MyNAEP Activity Timeline
Register for
MyNAEP

Provide
School
Information

Submit
Student List

1

2

Now

August–
September

Prepare for
Assessment

Support
Assessment
Activities

Wrap Up

3

4

5

6

October–
November

December–
January

One week
before the
assessment

After the
assessment

(if requested)

You will need to complete the following activities:
1. Register for the MyNAEP website (now).
MyNAEP provides you with all of the information your school needs to participate in NAEP,
including information about what to expect at each stage. Multiple school staff members may
register to access the site, but only school coordinators and principals will have full access.
Register at www.mynaep.com by entering your school’s assigned registration ID. For detailed
instructions on how to register, see page 3.

2. Complete and submit school information (August–September).
Go to the Provide School Information section to enter and submit your school’s contact
information and characteristics, including your school’s name, address, and the number of
students enrolled in the selected grade(s). Providing up-to-date information about your school
ensures that materials can be accurately prepared for the assessment.

3. Prepare and submit a student list (if requested, October–November).
NAEP requires a complete list of students in the selected grade(s). NAEP uses the list to draw a
random sample of students who will participate in the assessment, and to collect demographic
information. The Submit Student List section will appear for schools that need to prepare and
upload this list in the fall. Student names are private and data are used for statistical purposes
only, and individual student responses and scores on NAEP are never reported.*
Continued on page 2

For more information about NAEP, visit
www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard

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4. Complete the tasks listed within
the Prepare for Assessment menu
(December–January).
In December, the NAEP representative responsible
for administering NAEP in your school will contact
you to schedule a preassessment review call and
discuss how to complete the following tasks listed
under the Prepare for Assessment menu:
Review student information and prepare for
the assessment of students with disabilities and
English language learners (SD/ELL).
Visit the Review and Verify List of Students
Selected for NAEP section to review the student
sample and identify any students who cannot take the
assessment. You will also need to review demographic
information and provide updates in case any
information is missing or inaccurate. To ensure that
NAEP reflects the educational progress of all students,
you will need to submit information in the Complete
SD/ELL Student Information section about how
SD/ELL students will participate in the assessment
and the accommodations they will receive.

Promote the importance of NAEP with school staff
and students.
Teachers are essential for motivating students to do
their best on NAEP. Students selected to take NAEP
represent hundreds of students across the country,
so it is vital that they participate and do their best.
Online resources, short videos, and strategies for
promoting NAEP are all available in the Encourage
Participation section.
Update the student list to reflect January
2019 enrollment.
All eligible students must have an opportunity to be
selected. In January, visit the Update Student List
section to upload an Excel file of students currently
enrolled in the selected grade(s), add new students to
the original list submitted in the fall, or review a list
submitted by the state or district. NAEP may draw a
random sample of newly identified students to select
students who were not on the original list.

Inform parents/guardians of student participation.
By law, parents/guardians of students selected to
participate in NAEP must be notified in writing of
their child’s selection prior to the administration of
the assessment. An electronic copy of the Parent/
Guardian Notification Letter is available in the Notify
Parents section to download, print, and distribute.
Manage the completion of questionnaires by
school staff.
You are responsible for managing the completion
of online survey questionnaires designed to provide
contextual information for the assessment results.
You can assign, email, and monitor questionnaires
for completion through the Manage Questionnaires
section of MyNAEP.
Plan assessment day logistics.
Assessment day details, including the location(s) and
start time(s) of the assessment, and how students and
teachers will be notified, need to be entered via the
Plan for Assessment Day section.

The NAEP representative will contact you for the
preassessment review call to confirm information
entered into MyNAEP. Most preassessment review
calls are scheduled in January. Be sure to finish all
Prepare for Assessment menu tasks before the
call to prevent multiple calls or rescheduling.

5. Support Assessment Day Activities
(one week before the assessment).
Prior to the assessment day, you need to remind
teachers and students about the assessment
and ensure that students attend the sessions.
Appointment cards can be created and printed
from the Support Assessment Activities section.
You and the teachers of selected students are
encouraged to remain in the room during the
assessment. If attendance of sampled students
is less than 90 percent, a makeup session will
be necessary, and the NAEP representative will
schedule another date to administer the assessment
to the students who were absent.

6. Wrap Up (after the assessment).

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Please safeguard all materials until the date noted
on the NAEP storage envelope, and confirm that all
materials have been shredded.
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How to Register and Access MyNAEP

1

Go to www.mynaep.com. On the right side of the screen, select Please register.

2

Enter the MyNAEP registration ID included in the letter or email sent by your NAEP coordinator
and select Continue. If you cannot locate your registration ID, contact your NAEP coordinator
or the NAEP help desk at 800-283-6237 or naephelp@westat.com. Multiple school staff
can use the registration ID to register for the website. For detailed instructions, select
Registration Help.

3

Complete the registration form and create a password to access MyNAEP. MyNAEP is a secure
website so all users will be prompted to accept a data security agreement. A username will be
automatically generated and emailed to you. Links are available on the login page in case you
forget your username or password.

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MyNAEP Resources
The diagram below identifies key features that will
help you update information easily throughout the
school year.

Use
the Provide School Information section
3
to confirm your school’s address, contact
information, and other characteristics.

1
The
Help and Contact Us links put you in touch
with video tutorials, live help, contact information
for NAEP staff, and more.

4 Check marks indicate sections that are already

complete, and the color changes from white to green
when NAEP staff confirm the information in January.

2 Your school’s selected grade(s) and

scheduled assessment date are shown in the
blue banner.

5
The
Prepare for Assessment menu has seven key
tasks for the weeks leading up to the assessment. These
tasks will become available starting in December.

1

2

3
4
5

Online Resources

4

Information for selected schools

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/participating/schools.aspx

Introducing NAEP to Teachers video

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/teachervideo

Introducing NAEP to Students video

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/naepstudent.aspx

What Every Parent Should Know
About NAEP video

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/parentvideo

Sample Questions booklets

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.aspx

NAEP Questions Tool

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nqt

Information for parents

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents

Assessment frameworks

https://www.nagb.gov/focus-areas/naep-frameworks.html

Digitally Based Assessments

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/dba/

*All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose
except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) employee as well as every NCES agent,
such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses
ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses, malware, and other threats by
Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to
produce statistical reports.

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Private Schools

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Private School Coordinator Responsibilities
A Guide to MyNAEP

2019
The MyNAEP website
provides participating
schools with a
convenient way to
prepare for the
upcoming National
Assessment of
Educational Progress
(NAEP).
■■

■■

■■

■■

MyNAEP will serve
as your primary
resource and action
center throughout
the assessment
process.
MyNAEP offers
school coordinators
an electronic way
to prepare for the
assessment at their
own pace.
The MyNAEP menu
is a virtual checklist
of all activities that
school coordinators
need to complete
throughout the
school year. It is
important to check
in regularly to make
sure your school
is on track with
preparations.
Visit the MyNAEP
website to get started:
www.mynaep.com.

Each school participating in NAEP 2019 has a designated staff member to serve as
the NAEP school coordinator. You have been selected to serve as coordinator and
liaison for all NAEP assessment activities in your school. Thank you in advance for
helping to prepare for this important assessment!
MyNAEP Activity Timeline
Register for
MyNAEP

Provide
School
Information

Submit
Student List

1

2

Now

August–
September

Prepare for
Assessment

Support
Assessment
Activities

Wrap Up

3

4

5

6

October–
November

December–
January

One week
before the
assessment

After the
assessment

(if requested)

You will need to complete the following activities:
Register for the MyNAEP website (now).
MyNAEP provides you with all of the information your school needs to participate in NAEP,
including information about what to expect at each stage. Multiple school staff members may
register to access the site, but only school coordinators and principals will have full access.
Register at www.mynaep.com by entering your school’s assigned registration ID. For detailed
instructions on how to register, see page 3.

Complete and submit school information (August–September).
Go to the Provide School Information section to enter and submit your school’s contact
information and characteristics, including your school’s name, address, and the number of
students enrolled in the selected grade(s). Providing up-to-date information about your school
ensures that materials can be accurately prepared for the assessment.

Prepare and submit a student list (if requested, October–November).
NAEP requires a complete list of students in the selected grade(s). NAEP uses the list to draw a random
sample of students who will participate in the assessment, and to collect demographic information.
The Submit Student List section will appear for schools that need to prepare and upload this list
in the fall. Student names are private and data are used for statistical purposes only, and individual
student responses and scores on NAEP are never reported.* If you prefer, a NAEP representative
will visit your school in January to collect the data and make the preassessment arrangements.
Continued on page 2

For more information about NAEP, visit
www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard

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Complete the tasks listed within
the Prepare for Assessment menu
(December–January).
If you submit your data electronically, in
December the NAEP representative responsible
for administering NAEP in your school will contact
you and discuss how to complete the following
tasks under the Prepare for Assessment menu
(the student data can be collected in person if
you prefer):
Review student information and prepare for
the assessment of students with disabilities and
English language learners (SD/ELL).
Visit the Review and Verify List of Students
Selected for NAEP section to review the student
sample and identify any students who cannot take the
assessment. You will also need to review demographic
information and provide updates in case any
information is missing or inaccurate. To ensure that
NAEP reflects the educational progress of all students,
you will need to submit information in the Complete
SD/ELL Student Information section or submit
information to the NAEP representative about how
SD/ELL students will participate in the assessment
and the accommodations they will receive.

Promote the importance of NAEP with school staff
and students.
Teachers are essential for motivating students to do
their best on NAEP. Students selected to take NAEP
represent hundreds of students across the country,
so it is vital that they participate and do their best.
Online resources, short videos, and strategies for
promoting NAEP are all available in the Encourage
Participation section.
Update the student list to reflect January
2019 enrollment.
All eligible students must have an opportunity to be
selected. If you submitted your student list electronically
in the fall, in January visit the Update Student List
section and upload an Excel file of students currently
enrolled in the selected grade or add new students
to the original list submitted in the fall. NAEP may
draw a random sample of newly identified students to
select students who were not on the original list.
If your NAEP representative collected the student
data in person in January, you can skip this step.

Inform parents/guardians of student participation.
By law, parents/guardians of students selected to
participate in NAEP must be notified in writing of
their child’s selection prior to the administration of
the assessment. An electronic copy of the Parent/
Guardian Notification Letter is available in the Notify
Parents section to download, print, and distribute.
Your NAEP representative can also make this letter
available if it is more convenient.
Manage the completion of questionnaires by
school staff.
You are responsible for managing the completion
of online survey questionnaires designed to provide
contextual information for the assessment results.
You can assign, email, and monitor questionnaires for
completion through the Manage Questionnaires section
of MyNAEP. If you prefer, your NAEP representative
can provide hardcopies of the questionnaires.
Plan assessment day logistics.
Assessment day details, including the location(s) and
start time(s) of the assessment, and how students and
teachers will be notified, need to be entered via the
Plan for Assessment Day section or discussed with
your NAEP representative.

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The NAEP representative will contact you for the
preassessment review call to confirm information
entered into MyNAEP. Most preassessment review
calls are scheduled in January.

Support Assessment Day Activities
(one week before the assessment).
Prior to the assessment day, you need to remind teachers
and students about the assessment and ensure that
students attend the sessions. Appointment cards can
be created and printed from the Support Assessment
Activities section. Your NAEP representative can
print these and send to you if you prefer. You and the
teachers of selected students are encouraged to remain
in the room during the assessment. If attendance of
sampled students is less than 90 percent, a makeup
session will be necessary, and the NAEP representative
will schedule another date to administer the
assessment to the students who were absent.

Wrap Up (after the assessment).
Please safeguard all materials until the date noted
on the NAEP storage envelope, and confirm that all
materials have been shredded.
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How to Register and Access MyNAEP

1

Go to www.mynaep.com. On the right side of the screen, select Please register.

[Affix label here]

2

Enter the MyNAEP registration ID included in the letter or email sent by your NAEP
representative and select Continue. If you cannot locate your registration ID, contact your
NAEP representative or the NAEP help desk at 800-283-6237 or naephelp@westat.com.
Multiple school staff can use the registration ID to register for the website. For detailed
instructions, select Registration Help.

3

Complete the registration form and create a password to access MyNAEP. MyNAEP is a secure
website so all users will be prompted to accept a data security agreement. A username will be
automatically generated and emailed to you. Links are available on the login page in case you
forget your username or password. You can write your username and password on the label
above for easy access, and be sure to keep it in a secure place.

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MyNAEP Resources
The diagram below identifies key features that will
help you update information easily throughout the
school year.

Use
the Provide School Information section
3
to confirm your school’s address, contact
information, and other characteristics.

1
The
Help and Contact Us links put you in touch
with video tutorials, live help, contact information
for NAEP staff, and more.

4 Check marks indicate sections that are already

complete, and the color changes from white to green
when NAEP staff confirm the information in January.

2 Your school’s selected grade(s) and

scheduled assessment date are shown in the
blue banner.

5
The
Prepare for Assessment menu has seven key
tasks for the weeks leading up to the assessment. These
tasks will become available starting in December.

1

2

3
4
5

Online Resources

4

Information for private schools and
to watch the private school video

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/participating/private_nonpublic.aspx

Information for selected schools

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/participating/schools.aspx

Introducing NAEP to Teachers video

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/teachervideo

Introducing NAEP to Students video

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/naepstudent.aspx

What Every Parent Should Know
About NAEP video

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/parentvideo

Sample Questions booklets

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.aspx

NAEP Questions Tool

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nqt

Information for parents

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents

Assessment frameworks

https://www.nagb.gov/focus-areas/naep-frameworks.html

Digitally Based Assessments

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/dba/

*All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose
except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) employee as well as every NCES agent,
such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses
ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses, malware, and other threats by
Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to
produce statistical reports.

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2019 Facts for Teachers (U.S. version)
Side bar text:
NAEP is an integral part of education in the United States.
NAEP is a congressionally mandated project administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, within
the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.
Elected officials, policymakers, and educators all use NAEP results to develop ways to improve education.
NAEP serves a different role than state assessments. While states have their own unique assessments with
different content standards, the same NAEP assessment is administered in every state, providing a common
measure of student achievement.
Depending on the type of NAEP assessment that is administered, the data can be used to compare and
understand the performance of demographic groups within your state, the nation, other states, and districts that
participate in the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA). NAEP is not designed to collect or report results for
individual students, classrooms, or schools.
To provide a better understanding of educational experiences and factors that may be related to students’
learning, students, teachers, and principals who participate in NAEP are asked to complete survey questionnaires.
[Quote]
“As an educator, I find the contextual information that NAEP provides to be particularly valuable. It helps me
take a closer look at the factors related to student achievement across the country.”
— Ann M. Finch, Assessment Specialist, Arkansas Department of Education
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing
assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in various subjects such as mathematics, reading,
science, and writing. The results of NAEP are released as The Nation’s Report Card.
In 2019, students in participating schools will take the NAEP assessments in mathematics, reading, and science.
The NAEP science assessment will include hands-on tasks in which students use materials and laboratory
equipment to perform actual science experiments. NAEP will also administer pilot assessments in 2019.
Information collected from pilots will be used to ensure that future NAEP assessments continue to be a reliable
measure of student achievement.
Most students will take the NAEP assessments on tablets, while a small subset of students will take paper-andpencil versions. Administering assessments via both tablets and paper booklets helps to evaluate any difference in
student performance between the two types of administration. Learn more about the NAEP digitally based
assessments at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/dba. To view NAEP tutorials, visit https://enaeppublic.naepims.org/2018/Tutorial_Intro_Webpage/index.html. To explore science hands-on tasks online, visit
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/science_2009/ict_tasks.aspx?tab_id=tab2&subtab_id=Tab_1#tabsContainer.
NAEP representatives will bring all necessary materials and equipment to schools on assessment day, including tablets
with keyboards. Schools will only need to provide space for students to take the assessment, desks or tables, and an
adequate number of electrical outlets in the assessment location—schools will not need to provide internet access.
NAEP representatives provide significant support by working with your school’s designated coordinator to organize
assessment activities. The table below shows the subjects that will be assessed in 2019.

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The NAEP 2019 Program (January 28 to March 8, 2019)

2019 NAEP Pilot Assessments
In 2019, NAEP will administer mathematics and reading pilot assessments on tablets to students in grades 4 and 8.
Results from these pilot assessments will be used to inform NAEP assessments. By participating in pilots, schools
and students take an active role in how NAEP is administered and how other students will experience the
assessment.

2019 NAEP Special Studies
NAEP special studies are administered as part of NAEP and often involve special data collection procedures in the
field, in-depth analyses of NAEP results, and evaluations of various technical procedures. The following special
studies will be conducted in 2019:


American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students participating in the NAEP mathematics and reading
assessments at grades 4 and 8 will also be included in the National Indian Education Study (NIES). NIES
describes the condition of education for AI/AN students in the United States and its connection with
native culture. Students will participate in NIES by completing the NAEP mathematics or reading
assessment and a short survey questionnaire, including questions about their educational experiences
and opportunities to learn about their AI/AN culture and traditions.



The High School Transcript Study will analyze transcripts from a sample of high school graduates. This
study provides information about coursetaking patterns and examines relationships with educational
achievements through the link to NAEP data.



Some students may also be selected to answer additional contextual questions, as part of the NAEP
student survey questionnaire, for other special studies to help put NAEP achievement results into context
and better understand how well education is meeting the needs of all students.

For more information about NAEP special studies, visit https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies.

NAEP and Teachers
As teachers, you are essential partners in NAEP. You make an important contribution by encouraging your
students to participate and do their best. When students take part in NAEP and give their best effort, we get
the most accurate measure possible of student achievement across the country. To learn more about NAEP
and view FAQs for teachers, visit https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/educators.

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Teachers can use NAEP questions as a helpful educational resource in the classroom. With the NAEP Questions
Tool, you can view released NAEP items, create customized assessments for your classroom, and compare your
students’ performance with national results. Teachers, students, and parents can access information and also
compare results for various demographic groups. Most released items include a scoring guide, sample student
responses, and performance data. Visit https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nqt to learn more.
NAEP survey questionnaires are voluntarily completed by students, teachers, and principals who participate in
a NAEP assessment. In 2019, students will be asked to complete the mathematics, reading, and science survey
questionnaires. They may answer as many questions as they like and may skip any question by leaving a response
blank. NAEP survey questionnaires provide valuable information about participating students’ educational
experiences and opportunities to learn both in and out of the classroom. This information helps put student
achievement results into context and allows for meaningful comparison between student groups. It also provides
important data and insight for educators, policymakers, and researchers to better understand the educational
experiences and needs of students in the United States.
Teachers will also be asked to complete mathematics, reading, and science survey questionnaires. NAEP teacher
survey questionnaires gather information on teacher training and instructional practices. These questionnaires
will be delivered via an online format, but teachers can request a paper-and-pencil version. Principals or school
administrators are asked to complete a survey questionnaire that provides information about school policies and
characteristics.
Students who participate in the National Indian Education Study (NIES) in 2019 will also be asked to complete a
survey questionnaire. The NIES survey questionnaire includes questions that explore the role of AI/AN culture in
students' lives and school experiences. The NIES teacher questionnaire collects information about teachers'
backgrounds and instructional practices as they relate to the education of AI/AN students. Principals or school
administrators are asked to complete the school questionnaire, which collects information about school factors
associated with the education of AI/AN students.
To learn more about NAEP survey questionnaires and view student, teacher, and school questionnaires from
previous years, visit https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/experience/survey_questionnaires.aspx. To view
previous NIES survey questionnaires, visit https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/questionnaire.aspx.
NAEP Results
Results of the NAEP 2019 assessments will be released for the nation, states, and Trial Urban District Assessment
(TUDA) districts for the mathematics and reading assessments at grades 4 and 8. National results will be released
for the science assessment at grades 4, 8, and 12 and the mathematics and reading assessments at grade 12.
Since 1969, NAEP has produced many reports chronicling the performance of fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade
students. NAEP results are reported for different demographic groups rather than for individual students or
schools. Information is reported by race/ethnicity, gender, type of school, and by both achievement level and
scale scores. Within a school, just some of the student population participates, and student responses are
combined with those from other participating students to produce the results. All data collected from NAEP
assessment results will be used for statistical purposes only.*
*National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is authorized to conduct NAEP by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. §9622) and to collect students’ education
records from education agencies or institutions for the purposes of evaluating federally supported education programs under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 34 CFR §§
99.31(a)(3)(iii) and 99.35). All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as
required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES employee as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of
up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses,
malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to
produce statistical reports.

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You can access data from previous assessments at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata and explore
the most recent results at https://www.nationsreportcard.gov.
Recent Results
2017 Mathematics and Reading Assessments at Grades 4 and 8
Nation: The average reading score for eighth-grade students was higher compared to 2015, the previous
assessment year, but there was no significant change in the average score for reading at grade 4 or for
mathematics at either grade. Compared to the initial assessments in the early 1990s, average scores for both
subjects were higher at both grades.
States: Across the states/jurisdictions, average scores for most states were unchanged from 2015 in both
mathematics and reading at grades 4 and 8. Average reading scores for eighth-grade students increased in 10
states/jurisdictions compared to 2015.
TUDA Districts: Compared to 2015, average scores in mathematics and reading changed in few participating TUDA
districts, except for mathematics at grade 4, where four districts (Duval County FL, Fresno, Miami-Dade, and San
Diego) had increases, and four districts (Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Cleveland, Dallas, and Detroit) had decreases in
scores compared to 2015.
View the 2017 mathematics and reading assessment results for the nation, states, and 27 TUDA districts, and
learn more about the first-ever digitally based assessment results in an overview video at
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/reading_math_2017_highlights.

Coming in 2019! Look for the results of the 2018 civics, geography, U.S. history, and technology and engineering
literacy assessments in spring 2019 at https://www.nationsreportcard.gov.

It’s important to know...
NAEP was first administered in 1969 to measure student achievement nationally. In 1990, NAEP was
administered at the state level for the first time. Students in grades 4 and 8 are currently assessed at the national
and state levels in mathematics and reading every 2 years and in other subjects periodically. The NAEP TUDA
program, which measures student achievement in some of the nation’s large urban districts, began in 2002.
NAEP is considered the gold standard of assessments because of its high technical quality. From the
development of assessment frameworks and questions to the reporting of results, NAEP represents the best
thinking of assessment and content specialists, state education staff, and teachers from around the nation. NAEP
is a trusted resource that measures student progress and helps inform policy decisions that improve education in
the United States.
A carefully designed sampling process ensures that NAEP-selected schools and students are representative of
all schools and students across the United States. To ensure that the sample represents all students in the
nation’s schools, a broad range of accommodations are allowed for students with disabilities and English language
learners.
NAEP is designed to cause minimal disruption of classroom instruction. Including transition time, directions, and the
completion of a survey questionnaire, it takes approximately 120 minutes for students to complete digital assessments
and up to 90 minutes for students to complete paper-and-pencil assessments. Each student will be assessed in one format
and one subject only. Teachers do not need to prepare their students to take the assessment but should encourage
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them to do their best. NAEP representatives provide significant support by working with your school’s designated
coordinator to organize assessment activities.
[Quote]
“The NAEP team that arrived at our school made the assessment process painless. Everyone on the team
previously worked as an educator and interacted well with all of our students. The technology-based
assessment our students took kept them actively engaged throughout the session.”
— Kimberly Wilborn, Guidance Counselor, Sandburg Middle School, Alexandria, Virginia
More About NAEP
Learn what NAEP means for schools that are selected to participate and get the latest NAEP news in Measure Up:
NAEP News for the School Community, available online at
https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/schools.aspx.
To hear teachers share their thoughts about why NAEP results are important, view the video Introducing NAEP to
Teachers at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/teachervideo.
Watch an overview of how NAEP transitioned to digitally based assessments at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RJ4k0I6h2c.
To learn about upcoming NAEP assessments, download NAEP reports, and access sample questions, visit
https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.
For additional assistance, call the NAEP help desk at 800-283-6237.
To find your NAEP state coordinator, visit https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states, select your state on the map,
and scroll down to contact information.

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NAEP 2019 FACTS FOR TEACHERS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS -TEXT ONLY REVIEW
I'm thankful for the opportunity for our school to participate in NAEP because I believe it leads to useful outcomes
for individual schools, private schools specifically, and education generally in our country. I would strongly
encourage all private schools to participate if selected, as the data shared will be useful locally and nationally.
— Dr. James A. Thomas, President of Columbia Academy, Columbia, TN
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest continuing and nationally representative
assessment of what students in public and private schools know and can do in various subjects. First administered
in 1969, NAEP collects and reports information on student trends and performance and compares the achievement
of students in public schools with that of students in private schools. Private schools represent about 26 percent of
the schools in the nation, educate approximately 9 percent of the nation’s students, and are a critical component
of the NAEP program. Private school data are essential to providing a complete and accurate picture of education
in the United States and to informing future policy decisions. The results of NAEP are released to the public as The
Nation’s Report Card.

All About NAEP
As private school teachers, you are essential partners in NAEP. You make an important contribution by sharing
your class time and encouraging your students to participate and do their best. When students take part in NAEP
and give their best effort, we get the most accurate measure possible of student achievement across the country.
Teachers can use NAEP questions as a resource in the classroom. Teachers can use the NAEP Questions Tool at
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nqt to create online self-scoring tests for students and see how the
performance of students in private schools compares nationally with that of public school students on specific
items. Released items generally come with a scoring guide, sample student responses, and performance data.
Students can try NAEP questions by visiting https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/sample_questions.aspx.
Teachers can watch the NAEP teacher video. The video provides an overview of the assessment as well as tips on
how to support students selected to participate. Watch the video at
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/teachervideo.
Teachers can also view the private school video. Teachers and heads of school describe their experiences with the
NAEP assessment and the value of NAEP to private schools in an online video, Private Schools and NAEP: A
National Conversation. Watch the video at
https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/participating/private_nonpublic.aspx.

Highlights of the NAEP 2019 Program
In 2019, the following NAEP assessments will be administered to students throughout the nation:


Grades 4 and 8 mathematics and reading



Grades 4 and 8 mathematics (pilot), reading (pilot), and science



Grade 12 mathematics, reading, and science

Assessments will be administered in a digitally based format. Fourth- and eighth-grade students will take the
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mathematics and reading assessments on NAEP-provided tablets with keyboards. A small subset of students will
also take paper-and-pencil versions of the grade 12 assessments and the grade 4 and 8 science assessments to
evaluate any differences in student performance between the two types of administration. Results from pilot
assessments will be used to ensure that future NAEP assessments continue to be a reliable measure of student
achievement.

Each student will be assessed in only one subject and format. Students will spend about 120 minutes completing
the assessment, which includes transition time, directions, and completion of a survey questionnaire. The
questionnaire provides contextual information about students’ opportunities to learn inside and outside of the
classroom as well as their educational experiences. NAEP representatives will bring all necessary materials and
equipment to schools on assessment day. Schools will only need to provide space for students to take the
assessment, desks or tables, and an adequate number of electrical outlets in the assessment location; schools will
not need to provide internet access.
To learn more about digitally based assessments, visit http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/dba.

It’s important to know that…
NAEP causes minimal disruption for teachers and students. No advance preparation for teachers or for students is
necessary. Trained NAEP representatives, employed by a contractor to the National Center for Education Statistics,
administer NAEP.
Including all students is essential. To ensure that student achievement is accurately reported, students with
disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL) are encouraged to participate in NAEP assessments. Many
accommodations are allowed during the assessment, such as extended time, breaks during the test, and a separate
setting. Teachers of SD and ELL students selected for the assessment are asked to provide information to
determine how these students will be assessed on NAEP.
NAEP ĚĂƚĂŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐĂůƉƵƉŽƐĞƐ. No one involved in administering NAEP keeps personal information on teachers
or students after the studies are completed. There are no results for individual students, classrooms, or schools.

How NAEP reports results
Since 1969, NAEP has produced many reports chronicling trends over time in student performance. Results for
private schools are generally reported as overall private schools results and for two groups of private schools,
Catholic and other private schools.
NAEP also disseminates contextual information from data collected on student, teacher, and school survey
questionnaires. This information can be used to inform parents, the public, and education policymakers about our
nation’s educational environment. You can access data from previous assessments at
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/nde and explore the most recent results at
http://nationsreportcard.gov. For a quick, but detailed, look at results for private schools, explore the NAEP Private
School Quick Data tool at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/private_school_quick_data.aspx.

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Highlights of the Recent NAEP Release: Music and Visual Arts Assessment
In April 2017, NAEP released results of the nationally representative 2016 music and visual arts assessment for
eighth-graders. The assessment used multiple-choice and constructed-response questions and asked students to
create original works of visual art. Highlights of the results included:






Students in private schools had an average music scale score of 160, which was higher than that of public
school students (146).
In visual arts, private school students had an average scale score of 164, also higher than public school
students (148).
Fifty-six percent of private school students own their own musical instrument. Private school students who
own their own musical instrument had an average scale score in music of 169 compared to 162 for public
school students who own their own instrument.

Fifty-one percent of private school students agree they like to do art, and those students had an average
visual arts scale score of 169 compared to 153 for students in public schools who agreed to the same.

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All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be
disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573
and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES employee as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and
NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or
both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic
submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses, malware, and other threats by
Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. The
collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical reports.

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Appendix D1-8: Templates for State-Specific SD Inclusion Policy

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The New Moldavia Department of Education expects that most students with disabilities will be
included on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only students who meet
(or met) participation criteria for the Name of Alternate Assessment based on Alternate
Achievement Standards may be excluded from any NAEP assessment. All other students
with disabilities should participate in NAEP with or without NAEP-allowed accommodations. If you
have questions about the NAEP accommodations, please contact NSC name, NAEP State
Coordinator at email address or phone number.
Several accommodations provided on the New Moldavia assessments are not necessary for the
NAEP digitally based assessments because they are available for all students through universal
design elements. The chart below is divided into three sections: (1) universal design elements that
will be available to all students, (2) accommodations provided by the test delivery system, and
(3) accommodations provided outside the test delivery system. NAEP accommodations are only
allowed for a student on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan.
Please keep in mind that NAEP does not produce results for individual students or schools, unlike
the New Moldavia state assessments. In other words, the NAEP assessments do not impose
consequences for the student or the school and are instead intended purely to provide a picture of
educational performance and progress.
Please note all assessments are not the same and are developed to measure specific constructs.
Therefore, NAEP may not allow all accessibility features and accommodations the New Moldavia
state assessments allow. The following are the expectations for inclusion on NAEP:
1) Students who receive multiple-day testing on the state assessments should take the NAEP
assessments in 1 day with breaks as needed. NAEP is much shorter than the state
assessments, so multiple-day testing is not offered. Students take up to 60 minutes of
subject matter content and answer survey questions about their educational experiences.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grades 4 and 8 Math, Reading, & Science
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Enlarges some content onscreen up to two times (2X) the
default text/image size on the screen while preserving clarity,
contrast, and color.

Does not include the tutorial, toolbar, item tabs, scrollbars,
calculator, and equation editor.

Select the Magnification accommodation if students need
all assessment content magnified.

Individual Testing
Experience

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Read Aloud and other UDE and accommodations are provided
through the tablet and will not distract other students in the
room.

All students have earbuds to reduce distractions

Interact directly with tablet

Tested with up to 25 other students

Directions Read
Aloud/Text-to-Speech
(English)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All directions in the assessment are text-to-speech enabled,
including general directions, directions within the assessment,
Tutorial, Help, and Student Questionnaire screens.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Read Aloud/Text-toSpeech (English) –
Occasional or Most or
All

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students select some or all text to be read aloud by the
system using text-to-speech.

Use a Computer/Tablet
to Respond

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All students respond on NAEP-provided tablets.

Color Theming

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Option 1: black text on white background (default)
Option 2: white text on black background
Option 3: black text on beige background

This tool is not available for the tutorial and some items.

Select the accommodation High Contrast for Visually
Impaired Students if students need all content in high
contrast.

Scratchwork/Highlighter
Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Allows freehand drawing and highlighting on the screen for
most content.

Elimination Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can gray out answer choices for multiple-choice
items.

This tool is not available for constructed-response items.

Volume Adjustment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can raise or lower voice-over volume using the
tablet’s volume buttons.

Closed Captioning

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All voice-over narration is closed captioned.

Scratch Paper

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available on request.

Zooming

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NAEP Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grades 4 & 8 Math, Reading, & Science
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Accommodation
Provided by Test
Delivery System

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Magnification

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Magnification greater than two times (2X) the default text or
graphic size on the screen.

Magnifies all assessment content.
 Students use screen magnification software to scroll over
any portion of the screen to magnify the content on the
screen including all tools, toolbars, menus, calculator, and
equation editor.

Low Mobility Version
of the Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provides a test form with items that are keyboard navigable or
accessible with an alternate input device provided by the
school and that do not require the use of the mouse or touch
pad.

Calculator Version of
the Test

Math-Tablet

Provides a test form that permits the use of a calculator. The
calculator is an onscreen calculator provided via the test delivery
system.

Hearing Impaired
Version of the Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All auditory content is closed-captioned.

High Contrast for
Visually Impaired
Students

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provides a test form with all content that is compatible with high
contrast.

Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. Students can
take the assessment in more than one sitting during a single
day.

Separate Location

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet




Familiar Person
Present in Testing
Room

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

The aide who regularly works with the student must be
present in the testing room during time of assessment.

Only trained NAEP staff may conduct the assessment
session.

Uses Template

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place marker

Extended Time

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Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Special Equipment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting, adaptive
furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Preferential Seating

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions, quiet
location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

Cueing to Stay on
Task

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task, prompts
to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Scribe

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Scribe provided by the school.
Student responds orally or by pointing to his or her answers to a
scribe who records the student’s responses in the tablet.

Directions Only
Presented in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

A qualified sign language interpreter at the school signs the
instructions included in the session script.

Presentation in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

A qualified sign language interpreter at the school signs the
instructions included in the session script and some or all of the
test questions or answer choices for the student.

Response in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Student signs his or her responses to a scribe provided by the
school who records the responses in the tablet (select Scribe
accommodation).

Braille Version of the
Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

A paper-based embossed Braille form. NAEP uses contracted
Unified English Braille (UEB) for all subjects. For the
mathematics and science assessments, NAEP uses UEB plus
Nemeth.

Student can use a scribe to records his or her answers
(select Scribe accommodation).

Student can use a Braille output device provided by the
school.

Other (specify)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grades 4 and 8 Science
Paper-and-Pencil Assessments
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Marks/Writes
Directly in Test
Book

Science-Paper

All students write directly in the test book. NAEP does not
have Scantron or bubble sheets.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Science-Paper

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Scratch Paper

Science-Paper

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available upon request.

NAEP Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grades 4 and 8 Science
Paper-and-Pencil Assessments
Accommodation

Subject

Description

Science-Paper

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Small Group

Science-Paper

Group includes no more than five students. A student can be
assigned to a small group session because:

Student requires this accommodation.

One or more of the student’s accommodations must be
administered in a separate location to minimize
distractions to other students in the regular session.

One-on-One

Science-Paper

Student is assessed individually in an area free of distractions.

Read Aloud in
English-Directions
Only

Science-Paper

General directions (the same for all students) and/or subjectspecific directions are read aloud, repeated, or reworded in any
way in English so that the student understands what to do.

Some students’ IEPs or 504 Plans stipulate this as an
accommodation. This will be coded as an accommodation
for these students.

Students who do not have this as an IEP or 504 requirement
but who need the general directions (the same for all
students) and/or the subject-specific directions read aloud,
repeated, or reworded in any way in English can request
this by raising his or her hand during the session, and it will
not be recorded as an accommodation.

Read Aloud in
English-Occasional

Science-Paper

Student may request to have words, phrases, or sentences
read aloud in English.

Read Aloud in
English-Most or All

Science-Paper

Student may request to have most or all of the assessment
read aloud in English.

Extended Time

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Accommodation

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Science-Paper

Student is allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. This could also
mean that the student can take the assessment in more than
one sitting during a single day.

Use Computer or
Typewriter to
Respond

Science-Paper

Student records answers using a computer or typewriter
provided by the school.

Familiar Person
Present or
Administer the Test

Science-Paper

School staff member familiar to the student must be present
or administer the test during the assessment.

Scribe

Science-Paper

Scribe provided by the school.
Student responds orally or by pointing to his or her answers to
a scribe who records the student’s responses in the booklet.

Large Print Version
of the Test

Science-Paper

NAEP provides large-print booklets to visually impaired
students.

Assessment booklets enlarged by 129 percent

Magnification
Equipment

Science-Paper

Lens or system provided by the school that enhance visual
function. Magnification devices include:

Eyeglass-mounted magnifiers, freestanding or handheld
magnifiers, enlarged computer monitors, or computers
with screen-enlargement programs

Closed-circuit television to enlarge print and display
printed material with various image enhancements on a
screen

Uses Template

Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place
marker

Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting,
adaptive furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions,
quiet location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

Science-Paper

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task,
prompts to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Special Equipment

Preferential Seating

Cueing to Stay on
Task

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Accommodation

Subject

Description

Presentation in
Braille

Science-Paper

A paper-based embossed Braille form. NAEP uses contracted
Unified English Braille (UEB) for all subjects. For the
mathematics and science assessments, NAEP uses UEB plus
Nemeth.

Response in Braille

Science-Paper

Student can use a scribe to records his or her answers (select
Scribe accommodation) or use a Braille output device
provided by the school.

Directions Only
Presented in Sign
Language

Science-Paper

A qualified sign language interpreter provided by the school
signs the instructions included in the session script.

Presentation in Sign
Language

Science-Paper

A qualified sign language interpreter provided by the school
signs the instructions included in the session script and some
or all of the test questions or answer choices for the student.

Response in Sign
Language

Science-Paper

Student signs his or her responses to a scribe provided by
the school who records the student’s responses in the booklet
(select Scribe accommodation).

Other (specify)

Science-Paper

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

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The New Moldavia Department of Education expects that most students with disabilities will be
included on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only students who meet
(or met) participation criteria for the Name of Alternate Assessment based on Alternate
Achievement Standards may be excluded from any NAEP assessment. All other students
with disabilities should participate in NAEP with or without NAEP-allowed accommodations. If you
have questions about the NAEP accommodations, please contact NSC name, NAEP State
Coordinator at email address or phone number.
Several accommodations provided on the New Moldavia assessments are not necessary for the
NAEP digitally based assessments because they are available for all students through universal
design elements. The chart below is divided into three sections: (1) universal design elements that
will be available to all students, (2) accommodations provided by the test delivery system, and
(3) accommodations provided outside the test delivery system. NAEP accommodations are only
allowed for a student on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan.
Please keep in mind that NAEP does not produce results for individual students or schools, unlike
the New Moldavia state assessments. In other words, the NAEP assessments do not impose
consequences for the student or the school and are instead intended purely to provide a picture of
educational performance and progress.
Please note all assessments are not the same and are developed to measure specific constructs.
Therefore, NAEP may not allow all accessibility features and accommodations the New Moldavia
state assessments allow. The following are the expectations for inclusion on NAEP:
1) Students who receive multiple-day testing on the state assessments should take the NAEP
assessments in 1 day with breaks as needed. NAEP is much shorter than the state
assessments, so multiple-day testing is not offered. Students take up to 60 minutes of
subject matter content and answer survey questions about their educational experiences.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grade 12 Math, Reading, & Science
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description
Enlarges some content onscreen up to two times (2X) the
default text/image size on the screen while preserving clarity,
contrast, and color.

Does not include the tutorial, toolbar, item tabs, scrollbars,
calculator, and equation editor.

Select the Magnification accommodation if students need
all assessment content magnified.
Read Aloud and other UDE and accommodations are provided
through the tablet and will not distract other students in the
room.

All students have earbuds to reduce distractions

Interact directly with tablet

Tested with up to 25 other students

Zooming

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Individual Testing
Experience

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Directions Read
Aloud/Text-to-Speech
(English)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All directions in the assessment are text-to-speech enabled,
including general directions, directions within the assessment,
Tutorial, Help, and Student Questionnaire screens.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Read Aloud/Text-toSpeech (English) –
Occasional or Most or
All

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students select some or all text to be read aloud by the
system using text-to-speech.

Use a Computer/Tablet
to Respond

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All students respond on NAEP-provided tablets.

Color Theming

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Option 1: black text on white background (default)
Option 2: white text on black background
Option 3: black text on beige background

This tool is not available for the tutorial and some items.

Select the accommodation High Contrast for Visually
Impaired Students if students need all content in high
contrast.

Scratchwork/Highlighter
Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Allows freehand drawing and highlighting on the screen for
most content.

Elimination Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can gray out answer choices for multiple-choice
items.

This tool is not available for constructed-response items.

Volume Adjustment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can raise or lower voice-over volume using the
tablet’s volume buttons.

Closed Captioning

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All voice-over narration is closed-captioned.

Scratch Paper

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available upon request.

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NAEP Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grade 12 Math, Reading, & Science
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Accommodation
Provided by Test
Delivery System

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Magnification

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Magnification greater than two times (2X) the default text or
graphic size on the screen.

Magnifies all assessment content.
 Students use screen magnification software to scroll over
any portion of the screen to magnify the content on the
screen including all tools, toolbars, menus, calculator, and
equation editor.

Low Mobility Version
of the Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provides a test form with items that are keyboard navigable or
accessible with an alternate input device provided by the
school and that do not require the use of the mouse or touch
pad.

Calculator Version of
the Test

Math-Tablet

Provides a test form that permits the use of a calculator. The
calculator is an onscreen calculator provided via the test delivery
system.

Hearing Impaired
Version of the Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All auditory content is closed-captioned.

High Contrast for
Visually Impaired
Students

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provides a test form with all content that is compatible with high
contrast.

Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students are allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. Students can
take the assessment in more than one sitting during a single
day.

Separate Location

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet




Familiar Person
Present in Testing
Room

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

The aide who regularly works with the student must be
present in the testing room during time of assessment.

Only trained NAEP staff may conduct the assessment
session.

Uses Template

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place marker

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting, adaptive
furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Extended Time

Special Equipment

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Tested in a separate room away from other students
Individually or with up to five other students

50

Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Preferential Seating

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions, quiet
location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

Cueing to Stay on
Task

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task, prompts
to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Scribe

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Scribe provided by the school.
Student responds orally or by pointing to his or her answers to a
scribe who records the student’s responses in the tablet.

Directions Only
Presented in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

A qualified sign language interpreter at the school signs the
instructions included in the session script.

Presentation in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

A qualified sign language interpreter at the school signs the
instructions included in the session script and some or all of the
test questions or answer choices for the student.

Response in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Student signs his or her responses to a scribe provided by the
school who records the responses in the tablet (select Scribe
accommodation).

Braille Version of the
Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

A paper-based embossed Braille form. NAEP uses contracted
Unified English Braille (UEB) for all subjects. For the
mathematics and science assessments, NAEP uses UEB plus
Nemeth.

Student can use a scribe to records his or her answers
(select Scribe accommodation).

Student can use a Braille output device provided by the
school.

Other (specify)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grade 12 Math, Reading, & Science
Paper-and-Pencil Assessments
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Marks/Writes
Directly in Test
Book

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

All students write directly in the test book. NAEP does not
have Scantron or bubble sheets.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Scratch Paper

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available upon request.

NAEP Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grade 12 Math, Reading, & Science
Paper-and-Pencil Assessments
Accommodation

Subject

Description

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Small Group

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Group includes no more than five students. A student can be
assigned to a small group session because:

Student requires this accommodation.

One or more of the student’s accommodations must be
administered in a separate location to minimize
distractions to other students in the regular session.

One-on-One

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Student is assessed individually in an area free of distractions.

Read Aloud in
English-Directions
Only

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

General directions (the same for all students) and/or subjectspecific directions are read aloud, repeated, or reworded in any
way in English so that the student understands what to do.

Some students’ IEPs or 504 Plans stipulate this as an
accommodation. This will be coded as an accommodation
for these students.

Students who do not have this as an IEP or 504
requirement but who need the general directions (the same
for all students) and/or the subject-specific directions read
aloud, repeated, or reworded in any way in English can
request this by raising his or her hand during the session,
and it will not be recorded as an accommodation.

Read Aloud in
English-Occasional

Math-Paper
Science-Paper

Student may request to have words, phrases, or sentences
read aloud in English.

Read Aloud in
English-Most or All

Math-Paper
Science-Paper

Student may request to have most or all of the assessment
read aloud in English.

Extended Time

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Accommodation

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Student is allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. This could also
mean that the student can take the assessment in more than
one sitting during a single day.

Calculator Version
of the Test

Math-Paper

Provides a test form that permits the use of a calculator.

Use Computer or
Typewriter to
Respond

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Student records answers using a computer or typewriter
provided by the school.

Familiar Person
Present or
Administer the Test

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

School staff member familiar to the student must be present
or administer the test during the assessment.

Scribe

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Scribe provided by the school.
Student responds orally or by pointing to his or her answers to
a scribe who records the student’s responses in the booklet.

Large Print Version
of the Test

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

NAEP provides large-print booklets to visually impaired
students.

Assessment booklets enlarged by 129 percent

Magnification
Equipment

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Lens or system provided by the school that enhance visual
function. Magnification devices include:

Eyeglass-mounted magnifiers, freestanding or handheld
magnifiers, enlarged computer monitors, or computers
with screen-enlargement programs

Closed-circuit television to enlarge print and display
printed material with various image enhancements on a
screen

Uses Template

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place
marker

Special Equipment

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting,
adaptive furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Preferential Seating

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions,
quiet location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of
responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task,
prompts to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Cueing to Stay on
Task

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Accommodation

Subject

Description

Presentation in
Braille

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

A paper-based embossed Braille form. NAEP uses contracted
Unified English Braille (UEB) for all subjects. For the
mathematics and science assessments, NAEP uses UEB plus
Nemeth.

Response in Braille

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Student can use a scribe to records his or her answers (select
Scribe accommodation) or use a Braille output device
provided by the school.

Directions Only
Presented in Sign
Language

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

A qualified sign language interpreter provided by the school
signs the instructions included in the session script.

Presentation in Sign
Language

Math-Paper
Science-Paper

A qualified sign language interpreter provided by the school
signs the instructions included in the session script and some
or all of the test questions or answer choices for the student.

Response in Sign
Language

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Student signs his or her responses to a scribe provided by
the school who records the student’s responses in the booklet
(select Scribe accommodation).

Other (specify)

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

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The New Moldavia Department of Education expects that most students with disabilities will be
included on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only students who meet
(or met) participation criteria for the Name of Alternate Assessment based on Alternate
Achievement Standards may be excluded from any NAEP assessment. All other students
with disabilities should participate in NAEP with or without NAEP-allowed accommodations. If you
have questions about the NAEP accommodations, please contact NSC name, NAEP State
Coordinator at email address or phone number.
Several accommodations provided on the New Moldavia assessments are not necessary for the
NAEP digitally based assessments because they are available for all students through universal
design elements. The chart below is divided into three sections: (1) universal design elements that
will be available to all students, (2) accommodations provided by the test delivery system, and
(3) accommodations provided outside the test delivery system. NAEP accommodations are only
allowed for a student on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan.
Please keep in mind that NAEP does not produce results for individual students or schools, unlike
the New Moldavia state assessments. In other words, the NAEP assessments do not impose
consequences for the student or the school and are instead intended purely to provide a picture of
educational performance and progress.
Please note all assessments are not the same and are developed to measure specific constructs.
Therefore, NAEP may not allow all accessibility features and accommodations the New Moldavia
state assessments allow. The following are the expectations for inclusion on NAEP:
1) Students who receive multiple-day testing on the state assessments should take the NAEP
assessments in 1 day with breaks as needed. NAEP is much shorter than the state
assessments, so multiple-day testing is not offered. Students take up to 60 minutes of
subject matter content and answer survey questions about their educational experiences.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grades 4 and 8 Math & Reading
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Enlarges some content onscreen up to two times (2X) the
default text/image size on the screen while preserving clarity,
contrast, and color.

Does not include the tutorial, toolbar, item tabs, scrollbars,
calculator, and equation editor.

Select the Magnification accommodation if students need
all assessment content magnified.

Individual Testing
Experience

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Read Aloud and other UDE and accommodations are provided
through the tablet and will not distract other students in the
room.

All students have earbuds to reduce distractions

Student interacts directly with tablet

Tested with up to 25 other students

Directions Read
Aloud/Text-to-Speech
(English)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All directions in the assessment are text-to-speech enabled,
including general directions, directions within the assessment,
Tutorial, Help, and Student Questionnaire screens.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Read Aloud/Text-toSpeech (English) –
Occasional or Most or
All

Math-Tablet

Students select some or all text to be read aloud by the
system using text-to-speech.

Use a Computer/Tablet
to Respond

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All students respond on NAEP-provided tablets.

Color Theming

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Option 1: black text on white background (default)
Option 2: white text on black background
Option 3: black text on beige background

This tool is not available for the tutorial and some items.

Select the accommodation High Contrast for Visually
Impaired Students if students need all content in high
contrast.

Scratchwork/Highlighter
Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Allows freehand drawing and highlighting on the screen for
most content.

Elimination Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students can gray out answer choices for multiple-choice
items.

This tool is not available for constructed-response items.

Volume Adjustment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students can raise or lower voice-over volume using the
tablet’s volume buttons.

Closed Captioning

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All voice-over narration is closed-captioned.

Scratch Paper

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available upon request.

Zooming

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NAEP Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (SD)
Grades 4 & 8 Math & Reading
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Accommodation
Provided by Test
Delivery System

Subject

Description
Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.
Magnification greater than two times (2X) the default text or
graphic size on the screen.

Magnifies all assessment content.
 Students use screen magnification software to scroll over
any portion of the screen to magnify the content on the
screen including all tools, toolbars, menus, calculator, and
equation editor.

Extended Time

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Magnification

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Low Mobility Version
of the Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provides a test form with items that are keyboard navigable or
accessible with an alternate input device provided by the
school and that do not require the use of the mouse or touch
pad.

Calculator Version of
the Test

Math-Tablet

Provides a test form that permits the use of a calculator. The
calculator is an onscreen calculator provided via the test delivery
system.

Hearing Impaired
Version of the Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All auditory content is closed-captioned.

High Contrast for
Visually Impaired
Students

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provides a test form with all content that is compatible with high
contrast.

Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students are allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. Students can
take the assessment in more than one sitting during a single
day.

Separate Location

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet




Familiar Person
Present in Testing
Room

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

The aide who regularly works with the student must be
present in the testing room during time of assessment.

Only trained NAEP staff may conduct the assessment
session.

Uses Template

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place marker

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Tested in a separate room away from other students
Individually or with up to five other students

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Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Special Equipment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting, adaptive
furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Preferential Seating

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions, quiet
location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

Cueing to Stay on
Task

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task, prompts
to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Scribe

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Scribe provided by the school.
Student responds orally or by pointing to his or her answers to a
scribe who records the student’s responses in the tablet.

Directions Only
Presented in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

A qualified sign language interpreter at the school signs the
instructions included in the session script.

Presentation in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet

A qualified sign language interpreter at the school signs the
instructions included in the session script and some or all of the
test questions or answer choices for the student.

Response in Sign
Language

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Student signs his or her responses to a scribe provided by the
school who records the responses in the tablet (select Scribe
accommodation).

Braille Version of the
Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

A paper-based embossed Braille form. NAEP uses contracted
Unified English Braille (UEB) for all subjects. For the
mathematics and science assessments, NAEP uses UEB plus
Nemeth.

Student can use a scribe to records his or her answers
(select Scribe accommodation).

Student can use a Braille output device provided by the
school.

Other (specify)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

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Appendix D1-9: Templates for State-Specific ELL Inclusion Policy

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The New Moldavia Department of Education expects that most English language learners will be
included on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only English language
learners who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for less than one (1) full academic year
before the NAEP assessment and cannot access NAEP may be excluded from any NAEP
assessment. All other English language learners should participate in NAEP with or without NAEPallowed accommodations. If you have questions about the NAEP accommodations, please contact
NSC name, NAEP State Coordinator at email address or phone number.
Several accommodations provided on the New Moldavia assessments are not necessary for the
NAEP assessments because they are available for all students through universal design elements.
The chart below is divided into three sections: (1) universal design elements that will be available
to all students, (2) accommodations provided by the test delivery system, and (3)
accommodations provided outside the test delivery system. NAEP accommodations are only
allowed for English language learners.
Please keep in mind that NAEP does not produce results for individual students or schools, unlike
the New Moldavia state assessments. In other words, the NAEP assessments do not impose
consequences for the student or the school and are instead intended purely to provide a picture of
educational performance and progress.
Please note all assessments are not the same and are developed to measure specific constructs.
Therefore, NAEP may not allow all accessibility features and accommodations the New Moldavia
state assessments allow. The following are the expectations for inclusion on NAEP:
1) Students who receive multiple-day testing on the state assessments should take the NAEP
assessments in 1 day with breaks as needed. NAEP is much shorter than the state
assessments, so multiple-day testing is not offered. Students take up to 60 minutes of
subject matter content and answer survey questions about their educational experiences.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grades 4 and 8 Math, Reading, & Science
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Enlarges some content onscreen up to two times (2X) the
default text/image size on the screen while preserving clarity,
contrast, and color.

Does not include the tutorial, toolbar, item tabs, scrollbars,
calculator, and equation editor.

Select the Magnification accommodation if students need
all assessment content magnified.

Individual Testing
Experience

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Read Aloud and other UDE and accommodations are provided
through the tablet and will not distract other students in the
room.

All students have earbuds to reduce distractions

Student interacts directly with tablet

Tested with up to 25 other students

Directions Read
Aloud/Text-to-Speech
(English)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All directions in the assessment are text-to-speech enabled,
including general directions, directions within the assessment,
Tutorial, Help, and Student Questionnaire screens.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Read Aloud/Text-toSpeech (English) –
Occasional or Most or
All

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students select some or all text to be read aloud by the
system using text-to-speech.

Use a Computer/Tablet
to Respond

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All students respond on NAEP-provided tablets.

Color Theming

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Option 1: black text on white background (default)
Option 2: white text on black background
Option 3: black text on beige background

This tool is not available for the tutorial and some items.

Select the accommodation High Contrast for Visually
Impaired Students if students need all content in high
contrast.

Scratchwork/Highlighter
Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Allows freehand drawing and highlighting on the screen for
most content.

Elimination Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can gray out answer choices for multiple-choice
items.

This tool is not available for constructed-response items.

Zooming

Volume Adjustment

Closed Captioning

Scratch Paper

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet
Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet
Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

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Students can raise or lower voice-over volume using the
tablet’s volume buttons.
All voice-over narration is closed captioned.
Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available upon request.

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NAEP Accommodations for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grades 4 & 8 Math, Reading, & Science
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Accommodation
Provided by Test
Delivery System

Subject

Description

Extended Time

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Directions Only
Translated to
Spanish

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All directions are provided in Spanish and English, including the
tutorial. A toggle button is available on the screens to go back
and forth between Spanish and English.

Directions Read
Aloud/Text-toSpeech (Spanish)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All Spanish translated content is text-to-speech enabled. The
tutorial is also available in Spanish.

Must be paired with Directions Only Translated to Spanish

Spanish/English
Version of the Test

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All content is provided in Spanish and English. A toggle button is
available on the screens to go back and forth between Spanish
and English.

Read Aloud/Text-toSpeech (Spanish)Occasional or Most
or All

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All Spanish translated content is text-to-speech enabled.

Must be paired with the Spanish/English Version of the Test

Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students are allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. Students can
take the assessment in more than one sitting during a single
day.

Separate Location

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet




Familiar Person
Present in Testing
Room

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

The aide who regularly works with the student must be
present in the testing room during time of assessment.

Only trained NAEP staff may conduct the assessment
session.

Uses Template

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place marker

Special Equipment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting, adaptive
furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Preferential Seating

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions, quiet
location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

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Tested in a separate room away from other students
Individually or with up to five other students

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Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task, prompts
to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Bilingual Dictionary
(in any language)

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

A handheld electronic or hardcopy bilingual dictionary provided
by the school in any language that contains English
translations of words but does not contain definitions.

Also known as a word-for-word dictionary, word-to-word
translation dictionary, or a bilingual word list

Other (specify)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grades 4 and 8 Science
Paper-and-Pencil Assessments
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Marks/Writes
Directly in Test
Book

Science-Paper

All students write directly in the test book. NAEP does not
have Scranton or bubble sheets.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Science-Paper

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Scratch Paper

Science-Paper

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available upon request.

NAEP Accommodations for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grades 4 and 8 Science
Paper-and-Pencil Assessments
Accommodation

Subject

Description

Science-Paper

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Small Group

Science-Paper

Group includes no more than five students. A student can be
assigned to a small group session because:

Student requires this accommodation.

One or more of the student’s accommodations must be
administered in a separate location to minimize
distractions to other students in the regular session.

One-on-One

Science-Paper

Student is assessed individually in an area free of distractions.

Read Aloud in
English-Directions
Only

Science-Paper

General directions (the same for all students) and/or subjectspecific directions are read aloud, repeated, or reworded in any
way in English so that the student understands what to do.

Some students’ education plans stipulate this as an
accommodation. This will be coded as an accommodation,
for these students.

Students who do not have this in an education plan but who
need the general directions (the same for all students)
and/or the subject-specific directions read aloud, repeated,
or reworded in any way in English can request this by
raising his or her hand during the session, and it will not be
recorded as an accommodation.

Read Aloud in
English-Occasional

Science-Paper

Student may request to have words, phrases, or sentences
read aloud in English.

Read Aloud in
English-Most or All

Science-Paper

Student may request to have most or all of the assessment
read aloud in English.

Extended Time

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Accommodation

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Science-Paper

Student is allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. This could also
mean that the student can take the assessment in more than
one sitting during a single day.

Use Computer or
Typewriter to
Respond

Science-Paper

Student records answers using a computer or typewriter
provided by the school.

Familiar Person
Present or
Administer the Test

Science-Paper

School staff member familiar to the student must be present
or administer the test during the assessment.

Uses Template

Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place
marker

Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting,
adaptive furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions,
quiet location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

Science-Paper

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task,
prompts to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Bilingual Dictionary
(in any language)

Science-Paper

A handheld electronic or hardcopy bilingual dictionary
provided by the school in any language that contains English
translations of words but does not contain definitions.

Also known as a word-for-word dictionary, word-to-word
translation dictionary, or a bilingual word list

General Directions
Only Read Aloud in
Spanish

Science-Paper

The general session script instructions are read aloud in
Spanish. Session script is the same for all students.

Science-Paper

Spanish/English version of the booklet.

One page has the directions and questions in Spanish, and
the facing page has the same directions and questions in
English.

Students may mark their answers on either page and in
either language.

Test Items Read
Aloud in Spanish

Science-Paper

Students may request to have words, phrases, or sentences
read aloud in Spanish.

This requires the student to use a bilingual Spanish/English
assessment booklet (select Spanish/English Version of the
Test).

Other (specify)

Science-Paper

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

Special Equipment

Preferential Seating

Cueing to Stay on
Task

Spanish/English
Version of the Test

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The New Moldavia Department of Education expects that most English language learners will be
included on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only English language
learners who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for less than one (1) full academic year
before the NAEP assessment and cannot access NAEP may be excluded from any NAEP
assessment. All other English language learners should participate in NAEP with or without NAEPallowed accommodations. If you have questions about the NAEP accommodations, please contact
NSC name, NAEP State Coordinator at email address or phone number.
Several accommodations provided on the New Moldavia assessments are not necessary for the
NAEP assessments because they are available for all students through universal design elements.
The chart below is divided into three sections: (1) universal design elements that will be available
to all students, (2) accommodations provided by the test delivery system, and (3)
accommodations provided outside the test delivery system. NAEP accommodations are only
allowed for English language learners.
Please keep in mind that NAEP does not produce results for individual students or schools, unlike
the New Moldavia state assessments. In other words, the NAEP assessments do not impose
consequences for the student or the school and are instead intended purely to provide a picture of
educational performance and progress.
Please note all assessments are not the same and are developed to measure specific constructs.
Therefore, NAEP may not allow all accessibility features and accommodations the New Moldavia
state assessments allow. The following are the expectations for inclusion on NAEP:
1) Students who receive multiple-day testing on the state assessments should take the NAEP
assessments in 1 day with breaks as needed. NAEP is much shorter than the state
assessments, so multiple-day testing is not offered. Students take up to 60 minutes of
subject matter content and answer survey questions about their educational experiences.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grade 12 Math, Reading, & Science
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Enlarges some content onscreen up to two times (2X) the
default text/image size on the screen while preserving clarity,
contrast, and color.

Does not include the tutorial, toolbar, item tabs, scrollbars,
calculator, and equation editor.

Select the Magnification accommodation if students need
all assessment content magnified.

Individual Testing
Experience

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Read Aloud and other UDE and accommodations are provided
through the tablet and will not distract other students in the
room.

All students have earbuds to reduce distractions

Student interacts directly with tablet

Tested with up to 25 other students

Directions Read
Aloud/Text-to-Speech
(English)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All directions in the assessment are text-to-speech enabled,
including general directions, directions within the assessment,
Tutorial, Help, and Student Questionnaire screens.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Read Aloud/Text-toSpeech (English) –
Occasional or Most or
All

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students select some or all text to be read aloud by the
system using text-to-speech.

Use a Computer/Tablet
to Respond

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All students respond on NAEP-provided tablets.

Color Theming

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Option 1: black text on white background (default)
Option 2: white text on black background
Option 3: black text on beige background

This tool is not available for the tutorial and some items.

Select the accommodation High Contrast for Visually
Impaired Students if student needs all content in high
contrast.

Scratchwork/Highlighter
Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Allows freehand drawing and highlighting on the screen for
most content.

Elimination Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can gray out answer choices for multiple-choice
items.

This tool is not available for constructed-response items.

Volume Adjustment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students can raise or lower voice-over volume using the
tablet’s volume buttons.

Closed Captioning

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

All voice-over narration is closed-captioned.

Scratch Paper

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available upon request.

Zooming

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NAEP Accommodations for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grade 12 Math, Reading, & Science
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Accommodation
Provided by Test
Delivery System

Subject

Description

Extended Time

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Students are allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. Students can
take the assessment in more than one sitting during a single
day.

Separate Location

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet




Familiar Person
Present in Testing
Room

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

The aide who regularly works with the student must be
present in the testing room during the time of assessment.

Only trained NAEP staff may conduct the assessment
session.

Uses Template

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place marker

Special Equipment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting, adaptive
furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Preferential Seating

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions, quiet
location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task, prompts
to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Bilingual Dictionary
(in any language)

Math-Tablet
Science-Tablet

A handheld electronic or hardcopy bilingual dictionary provided
by the school in any language that contains English
translations of words but does not contain definitions.

Also known as a word-for-word dictionary, word-to-word
translation dictionary, or a bilingual word list

Other (specify)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet
Science-Tablet

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

Cueing to Stay on
Task

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Tested in a separate room away from other students
Individually or with up to five other students

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grade 12 Math, Reading, & Science
Paper-and-Pencil Assessments
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Marks/Writes
Directly in Test
Book

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

All students write directly in the test book. NAEP does not
have Scranton or bubble sheets.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Scratch Paper

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available on request.

NAEP Accommodations for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grade 12 Math, Reading, & Science
Paper-and-Pencil Assessments
Accommodation

Subject

Description

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Small Group

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Group includes no more than five students. A student can be
assigned to a small group session because:

Student requires this accommodation.

One or more of the student’s accommodations must be
administered in a separate location to minimize
distractions to other students in the regular session.

One-on-One

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Student is assessed individually in an area free of distractions.

Read Aloud in
English-Directions
Only

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

General directions (the same for all students) and/or subjectspecific directions are read aloud, repeated, or reworded in any
way in English so that the student understands what to do.

Some students’ education plans stipulate this as an
accommodation. This will be coded as an accommodation
for these students.

Students who do not have this in an education plan but who
need the general directions (the same for all students)
and/or the subject-specific directions read aloud, repeated,
or reworded in any way in English can request this by
raising his or her hand during the session, and it will not be
recorded as an accommodation.

Read Aloud in
English-Occasional

Math-Paper
Science-Paper

Student may request to have words, phrases, or sentences
read aloud in English.

Extended Time

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Accommodation

Subject

Description

Read Aloud in
English-Most or All

Math-Paper
Science-Paper

Student may request to have most or all of the assessment
read aloud in English.

Breaks During Test

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Student is allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. This could also
mean that the student can take the assessment in more than
one sitting during a single day.

Use Computer or
Typewriter to
Respond

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Student records answers using a computer or typewriter
provided by the school.

Familiar Person
Present or
Administer the Test

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

School staff member familiar to the student must be present
or administer the test during the assessment.

Uses Template

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place
marker

Special Equipment

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting,
adaptive furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Preferential Seating

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions,
quiet location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task,
prompts to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Bilingual Dictionary
(in any language)

Math-Paper
Science-Paper

A handheld electronic or hardcopy bilingual dictionary
provided by the school in any language that contains English
translations of words but does not contain definitions.

Also known as a word-for-word dictionary, word-to-word
translation dictionary, or a bilingual word list

General Directions
Only Read Aloud in
Spanish

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

The general session script instructions are read aloud in
Spanish. Session script is the same for all students.

Other (specify)

Math-Paper
Reading-Paper
Science-Paper

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

Cueing to Stay on
Task

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The New Moldavia Department of Education expects that most English language learners will be
included on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only English language
learners who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for less than one (1) full academic year
before the NAEP assessment and cannot access NAEP may be excluded from any NAEP
assessment. All other English language learners should participate in NAEP with or without NAEPallowed accommodations. If you have questions about the NAEP accommodations, please contact
NSC name, NAEP State Coordinator at email address or phone number.
Several accommodations provided on the New Moldavia assessments are not necessary for the
NAEP assessments because they are available for all students through universal design elements.
The chart below is divided into three sections: (1) universal design elements that will be available
to all students, (2) accommodations provided by the test delivery system, and (3)
accommodations provided outside the test delivery system. NAEP accommodations are only
allowed for English language learners.
Please keep in mind that NAEP does not produce results for individual students or schools, unlike
the New Moldavia state assessments. In other words, the NAEP assessments do not impose
consequences for the student or the school and are instead intended purely to provide a picture of
educational performance and progress.
Please note all assessments are not the same and are developed to measure specific constructs.
Therefore, NAEP may not allow all accessibility features and accommodations the New Moldavia
state assessments allow. The following are the expectations for inclusion on NAEP:
1) Students who receive multiple-day testing on the state assessments should take the NAEP
assessments in 1 day with breaks as needed. NAEP is much shorter than the state
assessments, so multiple-day testing is not offered. Students take up to 60 minutes of
subject matter content and answer survey questions about their educational experiences.

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NAEP Universal Design Elements for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grades 4 and 8 Math & Reading
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Universal Design
Element

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Enlarges some content onscreen up to two times (2X) the
default text/image size on the screen while preserving clarity,
contrast, and color.

Does not include the tutorial, toolbar, item tabs, scrollbars,
calculator, and equation editor.

Select the Magnification accommodation if students need
all assessment content magnified.

Individual Testing
Experience

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Read Aloud and other UDE and accommodations are provided
through the tablet and will not distract other students in the
room.

All students have earbuds to reduce distractions

Interact directly with tablet

Tested with up to 25 other students

Directions Read
Aloud/Text-to-Speech
(English)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All directions in the assessment are text-to-speech enabled,
including general directions, directions within the assessment,
Tutorial, Help, and Student Questionnaire screens.

Directions
Explained/Clarified

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students can raise their hand at any time and ask the test
administrator to clarify or explain directions.

Read Aloud/Text-toSpeech (English) –
Occasional or Most or
All

Math-Tablet

Students select some or all text to be read aloud by the
system using text-to-speech.

Use a Computer/Tablet
to Respond

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All students respond on NAEP-provided tablets.

Color Theming

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Option 1: black text on white background (default)
Option 2: white text on black background
Option 3: black text on beige background

This tool is not available for the tutorial and some items.

Select the accommodation High Contrast for Visually
Impaired Students if students need all content in high
contrast.

Scratchwork/Highlighter
Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Allows freehand drawing and highlighting on the screen for
most content.

Elimination Capability

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students can gray out answer choices for multiple-choice
items.

This tool is not available for constructed-response items.

Volume Adjustment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students can raise or lower voice-over volume using the
tablet’s volume buttons.

Closed Captioning

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All voice-over narration is closed-captioned.

Scratch Paper

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Administrators inform students that scratch paper (and pencil)
is available upon request.

Zooming

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NAEP Accommodations for English Language Learners (ELL)
Grades 4 & 8 Math & Reading
Digitally Based Assessment on Tablet
Accommodation
Provided by Test
Delivery System

Subject

Description

Extended Time

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students are given up to three times (3X) the allotted time to
complete the assessment.

If state test is untimed, students may or may not require
extended time on NAEP.

Most students are able to complete the NAEP cognitive
sections in the time allowed.

Directions Only
Translated to
Spanish

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All directions are provided in Spanish and English, including the
tutorial. A toggle button is available on the screens to go back
and forth between Spanish and English.

Directions Read
Aloud/Text-toSpeech (Spanish)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

All Spanish translated content is text-to-speech enabled. The
tutorial is also available in Spanish.

Must be paired with Directions Only Translated to Spanish

Spanish/English
Version of the Test

Math-Tablet

All content is provided in Spanish and English. A toggle button is
available on the screens to go back and forth between Spanish
and English.

Read Aloud/Text-toSpeech (Spanish)Occasional or Most
or All

Math-Tablet

All Spanish translated content is text-to-speech enabled.

Must be paired with the Spanish/English Version of the Test

Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Breaks During Test

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Students are allowed to take breaks as requested or at
predetermined intervals during the assessment. Students can
take the assessment in more than one sitting during a single
day.

Separate Location

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet




Familiar Person
Present in Testing
Room

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

The aide who regularly works with the student must be
present in the testing room during time of assessment.

Only trained NAEP staff may conduct the assessment
session.

Uses Template

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Cutout, masking, color overlays, line reader, or place marker

Special Equipment

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provided by the school.

FM system, amplification equipment, auditory amplification
device

Noise buffers, study carrel, blinder, special lighting, adaptive
furniture

Stress ball or sensory fidget item

Preferential Seating

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provided by the school.

Location with minimal distractions, reduce distractions, quiet
location or setting

Front of the class, close to the test administrator

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Tested in a separate room away from other students
Individually or with up to five other students

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Accommodation
Provided Outside
Test Delivery
System

Subject

Description

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Provided by a school staff member.

Monitor for understanding, monitor placement of responses

Redirect to stay on task, reminders to stay on task, prompts
to stay on task

Provide verbal encouragement, reinforcement, refocus

Track test items

Bilingual Dictionary
(in any language)

Math-Tablet

A handheld electronic or hardcopy bilingual dictionary provided
by the school in any language that contains English
translations of words but does not contain definitions.

Also known as a word-for-word dictionary, word-to-word
translation dictionary, or a bilingual word list

Other (specify)

Math-Tablet
Reading-Tablet

Any accommodation not listed above. Please check with your
NAEP State Coordinator to see if other accommodations are
allowed on NAEP.

Cueing to Stay on
Task

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Appendix D1 NAEP 2019-2020

Appendix D1-10: Best PracWLFHV

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Dear School Principal,
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest continuing and nationally
representative measure of student achievement. Students will participate in mathematics, reading, and
science assessments. National results in mathematics, reading, and science will be released as The
Nation’s Report Card.
NAEP results provide valuable feedback to educators, elected officials, and policymakers who work to
maintain and improve the quality of our education system. Since NAEP is designed to assess a
representative sample of our nation’s students, the accuracy of NAEP relies on the full participation of
you, your teachers, and students.

Twelfth-grade participation
Historically, twelfth-grade student participation in NAEP has been a challenge. Student participation
reached an all-time low in 2005—only 66 percent of sampled seniors participated. Both low participation
and low motivation can undermine the validity and credibility of NAEP results for high school students.
As the graph below demonstrates, NAEP participation has increased significantly with the
implementation of Best Practices in 2007. Although the graph shows a small decline in subsequent years,
student participation rates are still far better than 2005. Each year, strategies and resources from Best
Practices offer schools an opportunity to renew efforts to engage students to participate.
NAEP School and Student Participation Rates for Public Schools: Grade 12

Recommendations from the Secondary School Principals’
Working Group
Best Practices was created after NCES convened a Secondary School Principals’ Working Group in 2005
to address twelfth-grade participation rates. After discussing participation rates, student motivation, and
high school student results, the working group concluded that the results did not reflect the true level of
achievement of their students. The working group also concluded that high school principals and other
school leaders could help improve participation rates by obtaining teacher buy-in and motivating students
to take the assessment and do their best, and that best practices for achieving high participation should be

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shared with principals. Their recommendations set the stage for the initial Best Practices prepared for the
2007 assessment.

Preparing for NAEP 2019
Each year, NAEP resources and strategies are provided to promote the importance of NAEP to parents,
teachers, and students. These resources and strategies are updated with each grade 12 administration of
NAEP to reflect lessons learned from administrators like you.
This year, Best Practices: Strategies for Supporting Twelfth-Grade NAEP Participation is digital—
organized around the theme of “With Your Participation, We All Win!” You can download more than 15
customizable resources and templates directly from www.mynaep.com. These resources are listed below.
Prepare & Schedule

Work with Teachers

Motivate Students

Inform Parents

Student Notification
Letter

Introducing NAEP to
Teachers Video

Introducing NAEP to
Students Video

Parent/Guardian
Notification Letter

Morning
Announcement
Template

Talking Points for
Principals to Teachers

Talking Points for
Teachers to Students

Talking Points for
Principals and Teachers
to Parents

Social Media Posts

Measure Up Newsletter

Certificate of
Community Service

The Nation’s Report
Card Website

NAEP in Your School

Introducing NAEP to
Teachers PowerPoint

Introducing NAEP to
Students PowerPoint

Introducing NAEP to
Parents PowerPoint

Facts for Principals

NAEP Questions Tool

Twelfth-Grade
Incentive Ideas

What Every Parent
Should Know About
NAEP Brochure

Announcement
PowerPoint Slide

In addition, you will receive four emails in the months leading up to the assessment. Each email will
highlight effective strategies for encouraging participation and will link to the above resources.

What is in your box?
Your Best Practices box contains a lanyard and flash drive pre-downloaded with resources and
customizable templates from www.mynaep.com. You will also receive a set of student invitation cards
that you may distribute to participating Grade 12 students.
If you have any questions about Best Practices or the upcoming NAEP assessment, please contact me at
NSC email or NSC phone number. The NAEP 2019 assessment is another opportunity to show the public
and everyone around the world, what our seniors know and can do in core subjects.

Sincerely,
NSC Name

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is authorized to conduct NAEP by the National Assessment of Educational
Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. §9622) and to collect students’ education records from education agencies or institutions
for the purposes of evaluating federally supported education programs under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA, 34 CFR §§ 99.31(a)(3)(iii) and 99.35). All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical
purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C.
§9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES employee as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP
coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully
discloses ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored
for viruses, malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical reports.

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Subject: Prepare & Schedule
Timeframe: Week of 10/15/18
To: School Principal
CC: School Coordinator

Best Practices

Strategies for Supporting
Twelfth-Grade NAEP Participation

NAEP and Your School: A Winning Combination!
ANNOUNCE | NOTIFY | EMPOWER
Planning for NAEP activities in advance can help ensure a successful administration. The actual day
of the assessment runs most smoothly when your school staff is prepared to accommodate the
assessment. I am available to answer any questions you have as you prepare for and schedule the
assessment.

Strategy 1:
ANNOUNCE

Use the sample social media posts to announce that NAEP is coming to your
school in 2019. Also post a message on your school’s website about NAEP.

Strategy 2:
NOTIFY

Use the sample student notification letter to notify selected students of their
participation in the NAEP assessment and to give more details about the
importance of NAEP.

Remind teachers and students of the assessment in the morning
announcements using the sample morning announcement templates.
Teachers should dismiss selected students prior to the assessment using the
student appointment cards on www.mynaep.com in the Support
Assessment Activities section.

Schedule NAEP on the annual school calendar. This allows NAEP to be
recognized as a part of your school’s schedule of activities and helps avoid
scheduling conflicts.
Notify students and staff by including the announcement PowerPoint slide on
classroom monitors/screens.

Strategy 3:
EMPOWER

Learn more about NAEP 2019 by accessing Facts for Principals.
Empower your NAEP school coordinator to effectively prepare for the
assessment by providing the NAEP in Your School fact sheet.

INCREASING STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Six strategies are associated with a statistically significant improvement in average student
participation rates. In the months leading up the assessment, you will receive information on how to
implement the strategies below.
ANNOUNCE NAEP prior to assessment
day to parents, students, and faculty.

RECOGNIZE STUDENTS that
participated at a school awards assembly
or other announcement.

HOLD A MEETING with seniors to
explain the importance of NAEP using
the resources shared in Best Practices
emails.

EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE of NAEP
to teachers using the PowerPoint
presentation and video.

INVITE TEACHERS to attend
assessment sessions.

GIVE STUDENTS an item, such as
tickets to a school event, yearbook, etc.,
to thank them for participating in NAEP.

Discover More Strategies and Resources
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Subject: Work with Teachers
Timeframe: Week of 11/5/18
To: School Principal
CC: School Coordinator

Best Practices

Strategies for Supporting
Twelfth-Grade NAEP Participation

NAEP and Your School: A Winning Combination!
SHARE | PROVIDE | USE
Teachers are essential in motivating students to do their best on NAEP. It is important that teachers
understand that NAEP is a valuable tool to show the nation what high school students know and can
do in core subjects. Teachers may be reluctant to devote instructional time to an assessment, but it
is important to have students participate and do their best on NAEP to ensure an accurate picture of
high school student achievement.

Strategy 1:
SHARE

Hear what real educators are saying about NAEP by watching the Introducing
NAEP to Teachers video. In this 5-minute video, teachers will learn more
about the impact of NAEP, online resources, and strategies they can use to
motivate students to do their best on the assessment.
Present the Introducing NAEP to Teachers PowerPoint presentation at a
faculty meeting.

Strategy 2:
PROVIDE

Give teachers the Measure Up newsletter. It includes information about
upcoming NAEP activities, results from recently released NAEP assessments
and how they are being used, and how NAEP’s online tools can be used as a
classroom resource.

Strategy 3:
USE

Refer to the Talking Points from Principals to Teachers to answer teachers’
questions about NAEP. Principals can use these talking points to reiterate why
teachers should encourage their students to participate.
Use the NAEP Questions Tool to supplement classroom instruction, provide
additional insight into the content of the assessment, design classroom
assessments, and show what students nationally or in your state or district
know and can do in core subjects.

Discover More Strategies and Resources

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Subject: Motivate Students
Timeframe: Week of 12/3/18
To: School Principal
CC: School Coordinator

Best Practices

Strategies for Supporting
Twelfth-Grade NAEP Participation

NAEP and Your School: A Winning Combination!
GIVE | REMIND | THANK
Students selected for NAEP represent thousands of other students like themselves. National results
can be compromised if students at your school do not fully participate in the testing process. Your
encouragement will convey the importance of the assessment and produce results that accurately
measure what twelfth-graders know and can do in core subjects.

Strategy 1:
GIVE

Invite selected students to participate in NAEP using the specially designed
invitations that were sent to your school earlier in the fall.

Strategy 2:
REMIND

Use the Talking Points from Teachers to Students to remind students of their
important role in the NAEP assessment.

Strategy 3:
THANK

Thank students who participated in NAEP at a school awards assembly and
give them a Certificate of Community Service.

Give students who have been selected to take NAEP an opportunity to ask
questions after showing the 5-minute video Introducing NAEP to Students.

Remind students of what to expect when they take NAEP by sharing the
Introducing NAEP to Students PowerPoint presentation at an assembly or
student meeting.

Choose from the twelfth-grade incentive ideas to thank students for their
participation in NAEP.

Discover More Strategies and Resources

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Subject: Inform Parents
Timeframe: Week of 1/7/19
To: School Principal
CC: School Coordinator

Best Practices

Strategies for Supporting
Twelfth-Grade NAEP Participation

NAEP and Your School: A Winning Combination!
INFORM | ENCOURAGE | INVITE
NAEP is the largest continuing and nationally representative measure of student achievement. NAEP
results provide valuable feedback to educators, elected officials, and policymakers who work to
maintain and improve the quality of our educational system. Since NAEP is designed to assess a
representative sample of our nation’s students, the accuracy of NAEP relies on the support of
parents and the full participation of their twelfth-graders and the school.

Strategy 1:
INFORM

Inform parents of their student’s selection to participate in NAEP 2019 and
provide them with a copy of the Parent/Guardian Notification Letter.

Strategy 2:
ENCOURAGE

Direct parents to The Nation’s Report Card website for more information.

Strategy 3:
INVITE

Invite parents to learn more about the NAEP assessment by showing the
Introducing NAEP to Parents PowerPoint presentation at a parent-teacher
organization meeting.

Use the Talking Points From Principals and Teachers to Parents to answer
questions from parents.

Encourage parents to call or email their student’s principal or the NAEP school
coordinator to ask questions or receive additional information.

Provide parents with the What Every Parent Should Know About NAEP
brochure to read and learn more about NAEP.

Discover More Strategies and Resources

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It is with great pleasure that we inform you of your selection to participate in the
2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)! NAEP, also known as The Nation’s
Report Card, represents students across the country to show what they have learned in
various subjects. Not every student is selected to take the assessment, but you have been
chosen to participate in a mathematics, reading, or science assessment to represent
hundreds of students like yourself all across the country.
We know that you will do your best and look forward to seeing you at the
assessment. Thank you!

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Text for the box insert (business card holder, left-hand inside page).

Your support matters! When principals like you encourage twelfth-graders to participate in the National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and do their best, you are helping NAEP capture a complete
and accurate picture of what high school seniors throughout the country know and can do in a variety of
subjects.

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Appendix D1-11: References for Best Practices

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References to Appendix D1-10 Best Practices, Page ͹Ͳ
The table below is a recreation of the table shown in the Best Practices in Appendix D1-10, on page 70
Below each communication material title, a notation provides a refernce to the page number in Appendix D1
or if it is located in Appendix D2.
Prepare & Schedule

Work with Teachers Motivate Students

Inform Parents

Student Notification
Letter
(Page 79)

Introducing NAEP to
Teachers Video
(https://youtu.be/zR1_p
UdSlFg) .
Script (Page155 )
Talking Points for
Principals to Teachers
(Page 84)

Introducing NAEP to
Students Video
(https://youtu.be/8drjkh
e0iQU)
Script (Page 159)
Talking Points for
Teachers to Students
(Page 85)

Parent/Guardian
Notification Letter
(Appendix D2-11 to D2-12)

Social Media Posts
(Page 81)

Measure Up Newsletter
(Page 99)

Certificate of
Community Service
(Page 86)

The Nation’s Report
Card Website
(https://www.nationsrep
ortcard.gov/)

NAEP in Your School
(Appendix D2-8 and
D2-9)

Introducing NAEP to
Teachers PowerPoint
(Page 103)

Introducing NAEP to
Students PowerPoint
(Page 120)

Introducing NAEP to
Parents PowerPoint
(Page 137)

Facts for Principals
(Appendix D2-2)

NAEP Questions Tool
Twelfth-Grade
(https://nces.ed.gov/nati Incentive Ideas
onsreportcard/nqt/)
(Page 87)

Morning
Announcement
Template
(Page 80)

Talking Points for
Principals and Teachers
to Parents
(Page 88)

What Every Parent
Should Know About
NAEP Brochure
(Page 89)

Announcement
PowerPoint Slide
(Page 98)

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Notification Letter
For Students
Dear Student:
Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in this year’s National Assessment of Educational
Progress, also known as NAEP. As a select participant, your test results will be part of what’s called The
Nation’s Report Card! It is the most important assessment of what students from across the country know
and can do in a variety of subject areas. It is different from our state assessments because it represents
high school students across the country, not just those here in [state]. It is also different from the SAT and
ACT because it focuses on student progress across several grade levels.
Not every student is selected to take it, but you have been chosen to represent thousands of your peers in
this important assessment. Your participation will provide a snapshot of what students from across the
country have learned in school, which in turn will inform major decisions about how to improve the
education system in the United States. In short, it’s important that you take part and give it your best
effort!
You will take NAEP at [time, date, location] with other selected students. NAEP takes around 120
minutes, and you don’t need to study for it. You will take a mathematics, reading, or science assessment.
Upon completion of the assessment, you will receive a Certificate of Community Service. Your scores
will be anonymous and will NOT affect your grades or academic record in any way.
If you have any questions or would like to review sample questions, please ask [insert name of school
contact person]. He/she will be happy to help. You can also visit
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/students for more information.
We are fortunate that our school has been selected to participate in NAEP and we are excited to have you
take the assessment. We know that you will do your best and help us accurately represent the achievement
of our students.
Sincerely,
(School Principal)

All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable
form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law, every NCES employee as well as every NCES
agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or
both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will
be monitored for viruses, malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical reports.

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School Announcement
Templates
Initial morning announcement
Good morning, students and teachers. I’m excited to announce that our school has been selected to
participate in the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as NAEP. It is the
largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what students across the country know and
can do in a variety of subjects. Some of our 12th-graders have been selected to take assessments in math,
reading, and science. To those who have been selected for this important test, you have all our support,
and I have NO doubt that you will represent us well! More details to follow as we move closer to our
school’s assessment day. Thank you in advance for your involvement.

Morning announcement used in month leading up to NAEP
assessment (possibly read once per week or biweekly)
Good morning, students and teachers. The countdown to the NAEP assessment is under way. We are only
___ days away from NAEP Day on [Date], when some of our 12th-graders will take this important
assessment to measure our nation’s educational progress. Students and teachers, if you have any
questions, please reach out to ____our School’s NAEP coordinator. Thank you.

Morning announcement for day of NAEP assessment
Good morning, students and teachers. NAEP Day is finally here! I would like to remind everyone that
today some of our 12th-graders will be participating in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Teachers, please be sure to release those students 5 minutes before the assessment is scheduled to begin.
For those students who are participating, please report to your designated locations on time. You are
playing an important role in our nation’s ability to measure what students across the country are learning.
What’s more, by taking the assessment, you are having an impact on the future of education for the
students who follow you. Do your best, and good luck. Thank you.

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Social Media
Sample Announcements
If your school uses Twitter and/or Facebook to communicate with parents, students, and teachers, you can
use both platforms to communicate the importance of the assessment to teachers and to encourage student
participation. The following tweets and Facebook posts are available for you to customize before posting
to your school’s social media channels. When customizing, Facebook posts containing 200 characters of
text or less and tweets containing less than 110 characters of text work best.
In addition, you can follow NAEP’s social media accounts as we regularly share resources, results, and
tools for working with NAEP that states also share on their pages to prepare for participation in the
assessments. Find our social media accounts below.
https://www.facebook.com/NationalAssessmentofEducationalProgress/
https://twitter.com/@NAEP_NCES
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNationsReportCard

Scheduling Information
Facebook

Twitter

Our school will have the chance to make a
difference in education on [DATE]! Learn why
our participation in NAEP is important at
http://1.usa.gov/1kVxTKI.

We’re excited to announce our school will
participate in #NAEP on [DATE]! Learn about
this national assessment at
http://1.usa.gov/1kVxTKI.

A group of our 12th-graders will represent
thousands of others across the country on
[DATE]! Known as The Nation’s Report Card,
NAEP is the largest nationally representative and
continuing assessment of what students in the
United States know and can do in a variety of
subjects. Learn more at http://1.usa.gov/1jVs1Wt.

#NAEP will be administered to select 12thgraders at our school on [DATE]. To learn more
about the program, visit http://1.usa.gov/Ugb2Ct.

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Something big is happening on [DATE]. A group
of our 12th-graders will participate in #NAEP that
day! Learn more at http://1.usa.gov/1jFG4zn.

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Information for Teachers
Facebook

Twitter

Teachers, how much do you know about NAEP?
What does NAEP mean for you and your
students? Hear what other teachers are saying at
https://youtu.be/zR1_pUdSlFg.

#Teachers, do you know why our #student
participation in #NAEP is important? Find out:
http://1.usa.gov/WiTIxT.

NAEP results help us better understand how our
students are performing academically across the
United States. Learn more about why
participation is important at
http://1.usa.gov/WiTIxT.

Some of our 12th-graders have been selected to
participate in #NAEP! Discover what other
#teachers are saying at
http://youtu.be/zR1_pUdSlFg.
#Teachers, find out the types of questions your
#students will see on #NAEP with the NAEP
Questions Tool: http://1.usa.gov/1rx7VSt.

Information for Students
Facebook

Twitter

12th-graders, don’t forget! If you have been
selected to take NAEP, your participation is
essential for understanding what students across
the country have learned in school. Warm up your
mental gears by checking out the NAEP Test
Yourself tool at http://bit.ly/2cm6NBa.

The “AEP” in #NAEP does not stand for “Atomic
Endangered Penguins!” Hear what other students
have to say at http://youtu.be/8drjkhe0iQU.

What is NAEP? Learn the answer to this question
and more at https://youtu.be/8drjkhe0iQU.

You don’t have to study for #NAEP, but your
participation is still important. Find out why:
http://bit.ly/2ciTxeH.
Curious about the types of questions you can
expect to see on #NAEP? Check out the NAEP
Test Yourself tool at http://bit.ly/2cm6NBa.

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Information for Parents
Facebook

Twitter

Parents, if your 12th-grader has been selected to
take NAEP, he or she will represent thousands of
other students across the United States. Discover
other reasons why participation is so important at
http://1.usa.gov/WiTIxT.

Mark your calendars, parents! Our school will
participate in #NAEP on [DATE]. Learn more
about the assessment at
http://1.usa.gov/1zRr5HH.

Do you have any burning questions about NAEP
and your child’s involvement? The wait is over!
Learn the answers to your questions and more by
visiting http://1.usa.gov/1rnbygh.

If your child has been selected to participate in
#NAEP, find more information about the
assessment at http://1.usa.gov/1rnbygh.
Why is your child’s participation in #NAEP
important? Find out by visiting
http://1.usa.gov/WiTIxT.

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Talking Points
Principals to Teachers
What is NAEP?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest continuing and nationally
representative assessment that shows what students across the country know and can do in various
subjects. It is different from our state assessments and even the SAT and ACT because it represents high
school students across the country, not just those here in our state or those who plan to go on to college.

Why should I encourage my students to participate?
NAEP is an important and integral part of education in the United States. The results of NAEP are
released as The Nation’s Report Card. Encouraging your students to participate and do their best gives
them the opportunity to show how well our nation’s students perform.
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Elected officials, policymakers, and educators all use NAEP results to develop ways to improve
education.
NAEP provides a common measure of student achievement across the country.
NAEP data can be used to compare and understand the performance of demographic groups
within your state, the nation, and select urban districts.
Teachers can use sample NAEP questions and scoring guides as a resource for understanding
student performance.

What do I have to do?
Your students will need to be out of class for about 120 minutes for the assessment. You do not have to
do anything to prepare for the assessment; you just need to release students from class and encourage
them to do their best. Each student represents thousands of other high school students across the nation,
so it is important that they participate and do their best.

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Talking Points
Principals and Teachers to Students
What is NAEP?
NAEP stands for the National Assessment of Educational Progress. You may know it as The Nation’s
Report Card. It’s the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what students across
the country know and can do in various subjects. It is different from our state assessments and even the
SAT and ACT because it represents all high school students across the country, not just those here in our
state or those who plan to go on to college.

Why should I participate?
NAEP is important. The results of NAEP are released as The Nation’s Report Card and they help the
President, Congress, and all of our educators make decisions about how to improve our education system.
By participating, you have the ability to influence those decisions and contribute to the quality of
education for future students. Not all students take the assessment. You have been chosen to represent
other high school students in our school, in our state, and across the country. It is important that you take
part and put forth your best effort.

What do I have to do?
You will take the test with other selected students. The test takes only about 120 minutes. Students will be
assessed in mathematics, reading, and science. Each student will be assessed in only one subject. Your
scores will be anonymous and will not affect your grades or academic record in any way. Instead, they
will be combined with the scores of other students to produce overall results. You should do your best
because you were selected to represent students just like you across the country. When NAEP results are
reported in the news, they influence the public’s opinion of what high school students across the United
States know and can do in a variety of subjects.

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Certificate
of Community Service

This is to verify that (Name of Student)
has completed 1½ hours of community service by participating in the National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is the largest continuing and
nationally representative assessment of what our nation’s students know and can
do in core subjects. Since each sampled student represents many others throughout
the state and country, each student’s participation is critical to NAEP’s success.

Peggy Carr, Ph.D., Acting Commissioner
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education

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Incentive Ideas
For students who participate in NAEP
Student incentives can help boost NAEP participation rates in your school. Here are some examples of
strategies used by school principals over the past 10 years.

Raffle for prizes
Students who choose to participate can be entered into a raffle for a special prize. Some possible prizes
are listed below.
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Free prom tickets
Special parking space for a day or week
Free yearbook
Free yearbook space/page
Gift card(s) from local businesses

Free food
Some schools offer a simple breakfast as a thank you to participating students—bagels, donuts, coffee,
orange juice. Another option is pizza for lunch, or snacks for after the assessment.

Extra credit
Drop a low homework score, or add extra credit to a test, quiz, or project.

Graduation pin
Create and distribute a pin or honor tag to be worn during graduation.

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Talking Points
Principals and Teachers to Parents
What is NAEP?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, is often called the gold standard of
assessments and has been around since 1969. It’s called The Nation’s Report Card because it tells us how
students across the country are doing. It is different from any of the other tests your child takes in school
– including state assessments and even the SAT and ACT – because it represents all high school students
in the United States, not just those in our state or those who plan to go on to college. As the largest
national test, the results are found in the headlines of national and local news stories all over the country.

Why should I encourage my child to participate?
NAEP is a window into the state of our educational system and what students are learning. It opens the
door for parents to understand how well children like theirs are doing compared to other students in
participating large urban districts, other states, the nation, and the rest of the world. Your child has been
selected to represent other students like him or her across the country. Not every student or every school
takes the test, and your child can help to show the country just how much all our high school students
know and can do in a variety of subjects. The results of NAEP help the President, Congress, and
educators make informed decisions about how to improve our education system. When your child
participates, he or she is making a difference.

What does my child have to do?
If your child is selected to participate in the assessment, he or she will need to be out of class for about
120 minutes. The results are anonymous and your child’s grades won’t be affected. We encourage
students to get a good amount of sleep the night before and to eat breakfast that morning. Please
encourage your child to do his or her best.

Where can I find more information on NAEP?
Visit The Nation’s Report Card online at www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard and dig deeper into topics
such as:
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How your child was selected
NAEP accommodations
NAEP scoring

Also, access the NAEP parent brochure at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012469.

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U.S. Department of Education
NCES 2012-469

The Nation’s Report Card

What Every Parent Should
Know About NAEP
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You’ve probably
heard of The Nation’s
Report Card.
It’s a resource. It’s a
national wakeup call.
It’s a window into
the state of our
educational system
and what students
are learning.
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It’s more than just a test.
Today’s students take tests for everything.
The National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP), though, is different. It’s
called The Nation’s Report Card because it tells
us how students across the country, not just
in one particular school or state, are doing.

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“[T]he definitive source… for state-to-state
comparisons in educational achievement…”
-Influence: A Study of the Factors of Educational Achievement

“Only 12% of U.S. high
school seniors are
proficient in the legacy
of America’s past.”

“…higher math scores
are “undoubtedly” a
sign of the success of
math instruction in
classrooms…”

“…urban school

districts have
steadily increased
their scores since
2003…”

Everyone’s talking about NAEP. As the
largest national test, its results are found
in the headlines of national and local news
stories all over the country.
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“NAEP is the
gold standard
of student
assessments.”

“Students taking the math exam
who reported taking algebra I in
eighth grade tended to outscore
their peers who had not taken
algebra I.”

-The Washington Post editorial board

“The nation’s report card on math
and reading shows fourth- and
eighth-graders scoring their
best ever in math…”

“Today’s NAEP
results confirm that
we have a crisis
on our hands
when it comes to
civics education.”

“Very few students
have the advanced
skills that could lead
to careers in science
and technology,
according to the
results of a national
exam…”

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NAEP: The Big Picture
�
The Nation’s Report Card opens the door for
parents to understand how well children like theirs
are doing compared to other students in:
• Participating large urban districts
• Other states
• The nation
• The rest of the world!

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NAEP in a

Nutshell
�
• It is often called the gold
standard of tests and has
been around since 1969.
• The subjects most frequently
tested are math, reading,
science, and writing.
• Not every student or every
school takes the test.
• The results are anonymous
and if your child is asked to
take it, his or her grades won’t
be affected.
• Accommodations are
provided so that as many
students as possible can
participate.

How would
my child
stack up?
Use real NAEP questions to find out.
After each test, dozens of NAEP sample questions are
released with The Nation’s Report Card to show how real
students performed in that subject.

As part of the U.S. history assessment, students were
asked the purpose of the Declaration of Independence.

34 percent of fourth-grade students
answered correctly.

As part of the math test, students were asked to subtract
46 from 972 and fill in their answer.

76 percent of fourth-grade students
answered correctly.
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Give it a try. Test yourself!
Lightning and thunder happen at the same time, but
you see the lightning before you hear the thunder.
Explain why this is so.

Do you know
the answer?
Find out online!

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What do all of these
NAEP results tell us
about education?
See how your state measures up.

Go beyond the scores.

You can use NAEP results to compare your state to the
nation, other states, and some large urban districts.

NAEP reports provide more than just results in school
subjects and grades.
See how students have performed over time,
including by racial/ethnic groups and gender.
NAEP also looks at differences between the performances of
groups of students, illuminating achievement gaps that exist
among the nation’s students.
Learn which states are closing achievement gaps,
and see whether your state is making progress.
NAEP examines the path to high school graduation by
studying coursetaking and grades of America’s most recent
high school graduates.
Find out if your child is prepared for the future.

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Look at the full picture.
NAEP also looks at the factors that may be related to learning—both inside and outside the classroom.

Fourth-graders who reported reading for fun
almost every day scored higher on NAEP.
The percentage of twelfth-grade students who
reported studying the U.S. Constitution in
2010 was lower than in 2006.
Eighth-graders who reported taking algebra I
scored higher on average than students taking
lower-level courses.

Since 1990, more high school graduates from
each racial/ethnic group completed a rigorous

curriculum.
90 percent of fourth-graders who took the NAEP
reading assessment in 2011 reported that they had

a home computer.
More than any other single subject, science was the

key to reaching a higher curriculum level.

NAEP Sparks Change Across the Country
�
Detroit, Michigan

North Carolina

In 2009, the NAEP assessment revealed that Detroit
schoolchildren ranked the lowest in the nation in both
grades 4 and 8. In response to the alarming results,
The Detroit Free Press partnered with Detroit Public
Schools (DPS) to create and implement a new reading
initiative, The Call to Action for a new Reading Corps,
which encouraged citizens to volunteer 100,000 hours
collectively to tutor reading in DPS schools.

In 2005, results from the NAEP reading assessment
revealed that eighth-grade students in North Carolina
scored below the national average. In response, the state
deployed more than 200 literacy coaches to middle
schools around the state to help teachers reach students
with reading difficulties before they made the transition
to high school.

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Visit The Nation’s Report Card online.
www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
Dig deeper into topics such as:
• How your child was selected
• NAEP accommodations
• NAEP scoring

Stay involved! Connect with
NAEP online to be the first
to know about upcoming
assessments and reports.

This document was prepared for the National Center for Education

Statistics under Contract No. ED-07-DO-0338 with Hager Sharp.
�

www.ed.gov

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In This Edition
What’s Happening in the World of NAEP?

NAEP News for the School Community

What Subjects Does NAEP Assess?
The NAEP 2018 Assessments
NAEP Student Survey Questionnaires

Measure Up

NCES: Commemorating 150 Years of Innovation

Winter 2018
What’s Happening
in the World of NAEP?
Winter 2018

•• Assessment window: January 29–March 9, 2018
•• Grades 4 and 8: Reading special studies and
science pilot assessments

•• Grade 8: Civics, geography, technology and
engineering literacy (TEL), and U.S. history
assessments

•• Grade 12: Mathematics, reading, and science
pilot assessments

What Subjects Does NAEP Assess?
NAEP assessments are conducted in a range of subjects at grades 4, 8, and 12 across the country. Assessments
are given most frequently in mathematics, reading, science, and writing. Other subjects, including the arts, civics,
economics, geography, technology and engineering literacy (TEL), and U.S. history, are assessed periodically.
NAEP assessment results are reported at the national, state, and some urban district levels. For more information
on the subjects NAEP administers, visit https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/subjectareas.aspx.
Learn more about the NAEP digitally based assessments at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/dba and view
Going Digital: NAEP Assessments for the Future at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RJ4k0I6h2c. To view NAEP tutorials,
visit https://enaep-public.naepims.org/2017/EN/welcome.html.

For more information about NAEP, visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
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THE NAEP 2018 Assessments
Civics, geography, and U.S. history
The NAEP civics, geography, and U.S. history assessments
will be administered to eighth-grade students on NAEPprovided tablets. A small number of eighth-grade
students, in a session separate from those taking the
assessments on tablets, may take paper-and-pencil
assessments in civics, geography, and U.S. history.
Administering these assessments via both tablet and
paper and pencil will help evaluate any differences
in student performance between the two types of
administration.

NAEP special studies are conducted periodically. They are
administered as part of NAEP and often involve special
data collection procedures in the field, in-depth analyses
of NAEP results, and evaluations of various technical
procedures. Results from these pilot assessments and
special studies will be used to inform NAEP assess­ments.
For more information about NAEP special studies, visit
http:wces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies.

NAEP-NTPS Linking Study

A small number of schools will participate in a pilot linking
study to explore the feasibility of administering both NAEP
Technology and engineering literacy (TEL)
and the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS)
The TEL assessment measures students’ capacity to
to a common set of teachers and schools as part of the
use, understand, and evaluate technology as well as
NAEP administration. The NAEP and NTPS questionnaires
understand technological principles and strategies. In
gather data that contribute to a better understanding
2018, eighth-grade students who take this interactive
of educational progress, as well as teacher and school
assessment will be asked to complete computer
staff experiences across the nation. The linking study
simulations of technology and engineering scenario-based
will include selected schools, teachers, and principals
tasks set in a variety of
that participate in NAEP
real-world contexts.
pilot administrations.
To view a sample grade 8
To learn more about
TEL question, please see
this linking study and
the image below. To view
why participation is
sample scenario-based
important, view the
tasks and explore the
NAEP-NTPS Linking Study
results of the 2014 TEL
Facts for Schools PDF
assessment, visit https://
at https://nces.ed.gov/
www.nationsreportcard.
nationsreportcard/
gov/tel_2014.
subject/about/pdf/
schools/naep_ntps_
linking_study_facts_for_
Pilot assessments and
8th Grade Technology and Engineering Literacy
schools.pdf.
special studies
In 2014, NAEP administered the first-ever technology and
engineering literacy assessment on laptops. This question
Reading special studies
NAEP survey
assessed grade 8 students’ understanding of the recycling
and science pilot
process
and
its
impact
on
society.
questionnaires
assessments on tablets
at grades 4 and 8.
NAEP survey
Students in grade 12 will take mathematics, reading, and
questionnaires are voluntarily completed by students,
science pilot assessments. Science pilot assessments will
teachers, and principals who participate in a NAEP
include hands-on tasks in which students use materials
assessment. Learn more about the NAEP student survey
and laboratory equipment to perform actual science
questionnaires from the teacher fact sheet on the next
experiments. To explore hands-on tasks online, visit
page. The fact sheet can also be printed single-sided on
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/science_2009.
one page.

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NAEP STUDENT SURVEY
QUESTIONNAIRES
Facts for Teachers
NAEP is an integral part
of education in the
United States.
NAEP is a congressionally
mandated project administered
by the National Center for
Education Statistics, within the
U.S. Department of Education’s
Institute of Education Sciences.
NAEP is considered the gold
standard of assessments because
of its high technical quality. From
development to reporting results,
NAEP represents the best thinking of
assessment and content specialists,
state education staff, and teachers
from around the nation.
NAEP ser ves a different role than
state assessments. States have
their own unique assessments
with different content standards.
The same NAEP assessment
is administered in every state,
providing a common measure
of student achievement across
the country.
Depending on the type of NAEP
assessment that is administered,
the data can be used to compare
and understand the performance
of different student groups within
the nation, your state, other states,
and large urban districts that
participate in the Trial Urban
District Assessment.

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What are NAEP survey questionnaires?
NAEP survey questionnaires are administered to students, teachers, and school
administrators as part of the NAEP assessment and collect contextual information to
provide a better understanding of educational experiences and factors that are related to
students’ learning both in and out of the classroom. Student questionnaires only take 15
minutes to complete.

What types of questions will my students be asked?
To better determine how education is meeting the needs of all student groups,
NAEP survey questionnaires gather student information on a variety of topics, including
race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, technology use, and school climate. In addition,
approximately half of the questions reflect the subject of the NAEP assessment the
student has completed.
NAEP ensures that the questions are grounded in educational research and that the
responses can provide information relevant to the subject being assessed.

Why is it important for my students to complete the questionnaire?
Your students’ responses help put student achievement results into context and allow
for meaningful comparison between student groups. Each student’s answers, along with
the answers from other participating students across the nation, highlight what it takes to
improve education in the United States. Policymakers, researchers, and educators like
yourself can use the data to better understand the education experiences and needs of
various demographic groups. Explore survey questionnaire data with the NAEP Data
Explorer at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata.

Are my students required to participate? How does NAEP ensure
their privacy?
Participation is voluntary, and students may skip any question. NAEP survey
questionnaire responses provided by participants may be used only for statistical
purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose
except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151).

To learn more about NAEP survey questionnaires and view actual questionnaires,
visit nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/survey_questionnaires.aspx
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NCES: Commemorating 150 Years of Innovation

On November 15, 2017, the American Educational
Research Association, American Statistical Association,
and Council of Professional Associations on Federal
Statistics gathered for a forum entitled, “The National
Center for Education Statistics: Commemorating
150 Years of Innovation—And Exploring Future
Opportunities.” The following is excerpted from the
introduction presented by Dr. Peggy Carr, Acting
Commissioner, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES).
The first federal office of education was created in 1867
by Congress to collect “such statistics and facts as shall
show the condition and progress of education in the States
and territories and shall aid the people of the United
States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient
school systems.” Today, 150 years later, NCES is proud to
celebrate this mission and to continue to report on the
condition of education in the United States relative to
other nations with relevant, timely, and high quality data.
The U.S. Department of Education was created during a
period of rapid technological and economic and social
change, with the end of the Civil War, reconstruction, and
the Industrial Revolution. The first Morrill Land Grant
Act of 1862 granted federally controlled lands to states
*

to establish land grant colleges. Many states expanded
their free common schooling, and the Federal Freedman’s
Bureau opened publicly funded schools across the
south, providing the opportunity of formal education
for the first time to many former slaves. At that time,
President Andrew Johnson signed the legislation creating
NCES. Educators have been advocating for decades for
the creation of an agency to monitor and report on the
condition and progress of the growing country’s education
system. During the annual meeting of the National
Association of School Superintendents in Washington, D.C.
in 1866, the superintendents drafted the bill [to create
a federal agency] and Congressman James A. Garfield
of Ohio, a former teacher who later became President,
championed the bill in the House. Henry Bernard, a
prominent Connecticut educator who advocated that the
1840 census gather data on illiteracy and on the existence
and condition of educational institutions, became the first
commissioner.
Over time there have been name changes, such as the
Bureau of Education and the Office of Education, and
changes in departments: the Department of Interior, then
the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and
now the Department of Education.
From its beginning 150 years ago, NCES is now the third
largest of the 13 primary federal statistical agencies.
It is the source of education statistics for policymakers,
researchers, educators, parents, students and media.
NCES provides deeper insights into our educational
system through longitudinal surveys; reliable,
independent benchmarks for states, localities, and
the institutions across this country; and data for the
international benchmarkings.
To view the complete recording of “The National Center
for Education Statistics: Commemorating 150 Years of
Innovation—And Exploring Future Opportunities” forum,
visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J99BECLsr-M.
View the “Federal Education Data Collection:
Celebrating 150 Years” report at https://nces.ed.gov/
surveys/annualreports/pdf/Fed_Ed_Data_Collection_
Celebrating_150_Years.pdf.

All of the information provided by participants may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C. §151). By law,
every National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) employee as well as every NCES agent, such as contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or
she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic submission of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses, malware, and other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with
the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be combined across respondents to produce statistical reports.

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1. Insert your school name
on slide #2.
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date on slide #12.

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on slide #13.
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What is the Nation’s Report
Card?
 A program that measures student
achievement in major subject areas
across the nation at grades 4, 8, and
12.
 It is also known as NAEP, which
stands for the National Assessment
of Educational Progress.
 Our school has been selected to
represent schools across the
country.
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What is included on the NAEP
test?
 Seniors will take a
mathematics, reading, or
science assessment on a tablet.
• Each student will take one
subject only.

 The tablets include a keyboard,
stylus, and earbuds. NAEP
representatives will bring all
equipment, and will administer
the assessment.
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What is included on the NAEP
test?
 Questions are multiplechoice, short answer, or essay.
 Questions about how teachers
teach, students’ educational
experiences, and other
information.
 Sample questions are
available online.
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Sample Mathematics Question
x-1
If f(x)= x , what is f(5)?
84% of students answered
correctly during the 2013
assessment.

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0

B

4
5

C

1

D

6
5

E

24
5

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Sample Reading Excerpt
“I don't mean to put a damper on things. I just mean we
ought to treat fun reverently. It is a mystery. It cannot be caught
like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal. The god of
mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was
everywhere by refusing to come to our party. I don't want to
blaspheme fun anymore. When fun comes in on little dancing
feet, you probably won't be expecting it. In fact, I bet it comes
when you're doing your duty, your job, or your work. It may even
come on a Tuesday.”
FUN by Suzanne Britt Jordan

From The New York Times, used with permission.
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Sample Reading Question
Explain what the author means when she says, "Fun is a
rare jewel."
She means that fun is not something that exists
everywhere in everything. Rare jewels are precious and
cherished, not something found in common, everyday
life. She is saying that fun is just like that, that it should
be precious and savored when it becomes available.
78% of students wrote an acceptable response to
this question during the 2013 assessment.

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Sample Science Question
Use the information on the left and your
knowledge of processes that occur in stars to
predict what stages you expect each star to go
through as it ages.
What future stages will the Sun likely go through?
Select all that apply.

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Giant

B

Supergiant

C

White dwarf

D

Planetary nebula

E

Supernova

25% of students
had an acceptable
response to this
question during the
2009 assessment.

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Hands-on Science Tasks
 Students selected for the
science assessment will use
a kit to perform experiments
and will use tablets to enter
their observations.

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How do I prepare my students
for NAEP?
 There’s no need for students to study or prepare.
 Students should be encouraged to try their best to
answer each question. NAEP just wants to know how
much seniors know about the subject area.
 Scores will be anonymous and will not affect grades or
academic records in any way.
 Scores will be combined with other students’ scores to
show what seniors know about the subject area across
the nation.
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What should students expect?
 Testing takes place on ,
and will take about 120
minutes.
 We will call students out of
class that day.

 Students will receive a hall
pass telling them where to
report.
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Student participation is
important
 Thanks to you, our students
received a great education here
at .
 Encourage our students to do
their best because they represent
seniors all across the United
States.
 It’s a great way to do something
good and contribute to the
future of education.
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Principals play an important
role too
 Principals will be given a survey to complete about our
school’s…
•
•
•
•

Demographic characteristics
Course requirements
Teachers
Teacher training on new content and teaching approaches

 This information, along with the student assessment,
gives a broad picture of how students are taught across
the nation.
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NAEP is important
 Important decisions about education
are made using the results of these
tests.
 NAEP results are used by the media
and policymakers to judge the quality
of our nation’s high schools.
 Students can contribute to improving
the quality of education for every
student in the United States.

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Find out more
 Visit NAEP:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/students
 Follow NAEP:

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A word from your peers!

Here’s a quick video made just for teachers...

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Before you use this presentation…
1. Insert your school name
on slide #2.
2. Include the assessment
date on slide #13.

Slide #2

Slide #13

3. Insert your school name
on slide #15.
4. Delete this slide after
making the above updates.
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What is the Nation’s Report
Card?
 A program that measures
student achievement in major
subject areas across the
nation at grades 4, 8, and 12.
 It is also known as NAEP,
which stands for the
National Assessment of
Educational Progress.

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Does everyone take the NAEP
test?
 No! Very few high schools are
selected for NAEP.
• First, schools are selected to
represent other schools across the
nation.
• Then, a small group of students is
randomly selected.

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When you participate, you
represent hundreds of
students like you all across
the county.

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What is included on the NAEP
test?
 Seniors will take a
mathematics, reading, or
science assessment on a tablet.
• Each student will take one
subject only.

 The tablets include a keyboard,
stylus, and earbuds.
• You can keep the NAEP
earbuds, or bring your own
earbuds if you prefer.
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What is included on the NAEP
test?
 Questions are multiplechoice, short answer, or essay.
 Questions about how your
teachers teach, your
educational experiences, and
other information.
 Sample questions are
available online.
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Sample Mathematics Question
x-1
If f(x)= x , what is f(5)?
84% of students answered
correctly during the 2013
assessment.

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0

B

4
5

C

1

D

6
5

E

24
5

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Sample Reading Excerpt
“I don't mean to put a damper on things. I just mean we
ought to treat fun reverently. It is a mystery. It cannot be caught
like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal. The god of
mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was
everywhere by refusing to come to our party. I don't want to
blaspheme fun anymore. When fun comes in on little dancing
feet, you probably won't be expecting it. In fact, I bet it comes
when you're doing your duty, your job, or your work. It may even
come on a Tuesday.”
FUN by Suzanne Britt Jordan

From The New York Times, used with permission.
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Sample Reading Question
Explain what the author means when she says, "Fun is a
rare jewel."
She means that fun is not something that exists
everywhere in everything. Rare jewels are precious and
cherished, not something found in common, everyday
life. She is saying that fun is just like that, that it should
be precious and savored when it becomes available.
78% of students wrote an acceptable response to
this question during the 2013 assessment.

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Sample Science Question
Use the information on the left and your
knowledge of processes that occur in stars to
predict what stages you expect each star to go
through as it ages.
What future stages will the Sun likely go through?
Select all that apply.

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Giant

B

Supergiant

C

White dwarf

D

Planetary nebula

E

Supernova

25% of students
had an acceptable
response to this
question during the
2009 assessment.

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Hands-on Science Tasks
 Students selected for the
science assessment will use
a kit to perform experiments,
and will use tablets to enter
their observations.

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How should I prepare for
NAEP?
 Good news! You don’t have to study.
 You can skip any questions on the test, we just ask that
you try your best to answer each question.
 Your scores will be anonymous, and will not affect
your grades or academic record in any way.

 Your scores will be combined with other students’
scores to show what seniors know about the subject
areas across the nation.
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What should I expect?
 Testing takes place on ,
and will take about 120
minutes.
 We will call you out of class
that day.

 You will be given a hall pass
telling you where to report.

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NAEP is important
 NAEP is the only national measure of what students
know and can do in a variety of subjects.
 Important decisions about education are made using
NAEP results.
 We want you to do your best because you represent
seniors all across the United States.
 You can contribute to improving the quality of
education for all students in the United States.
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Your participation is important
 You represent . We’re counting
on you!
 Very few students have been selected to participate.
 This is a unique way to represent your graduating class.
 Don’t miss this opportunity to show what you have
learned during your K-12 education.

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Find out more
 Visit NAEP:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/students
 Follow NAEP:

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A word from your peers!

Here’s a quick video made just for students...

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Before you use this presentation…
1. Insert your school name
on slide #2.
2. Include the assessment
date on slide #9.

Slide #2

Slide #9

3. Insert contact
information on slide #18.
4. Delete this slide after
making the above updates.
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What is the Nation’s Report
Card?
 A program that measures
student achievement in major
subject areas across the
nation at grades 4, 8, and 12.
 It is also known as NAEP,
which stands for the
National Assessment of
Educational Progress.

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NAEP in a Nutshell
 Often called the gold standard of assessments.
 First administered in 1969.
 The subjects most frequently assessed are…
•
•
•
•

mathematics,
reading,
science,
and writing.

 Accommodations are provided so that as many students
as possible can participate.
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Does everyone take the NAEP
test?
 No! Very few high schools are
selected for NAEP.

• First, schools are selected to
represent other schools across the
nation.
• Then, a small group of students is
randomly selected.

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they represent hundreds of
other students all across
the county.

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What is included on the NAEP
test?
 Seniors will take a mathematics,
reading, or science assessment on
a tablet.
• Each student will take one subject
only.

 The assessment also asks
questions about daily routines
and their educational
experiences.

• For example, students are asked if
there is a computer at home and
about the amount of reading they
do.
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What is included on the NAEP
test?
 Questions are multiplechoice, short answer, or essay.
 Questions about how your
teachers teach, students’
educational experiences, and
other information.
https://nationsreportcard.gov/testyourself.aspx
 Sample questions are
available online.

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Sample Mathematics Question
x-1
If f(x)= x , what is f(5)?
84% of students answered
correctly during the 2013
assessment.

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A

0

B

4
5

C

1

D

6
5

E

24
5

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What should students expect?
 Testing takes place on ,
and will take about 120
minutes.
 Students will be given a hall
pass with the testing location
and time on it.

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Good news! No studying or
prep required.
 Students are encouraged to try their best.
 Students can skip any questions on the test.
 Scores will be anonymous.

• Will not affect grades or academic record
• Scores are combined to show what seniors know across the
nation

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Student participation is
important
 We want to encourage our
students to do their best because
they represent seniors all across
the United States.
 It’s a great way to do something
good and contribute to the
future of education.

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NAEP is important
 Important decisions about education
are made using the results of these
tests.
 NAEP results are used by the media
and policymakers to judge the quality
of our nation’s high schools.
 Students can contribute to improving
the quality of education for every
student in the United States.

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Resources for
Parents
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What Every Parent Should Know
About NAEP: Brochure & Video

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/parents/2012469.pdf
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/parentvideo/
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FAQs for Parents:
NAEP Website

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents/faq.aspx#sec1
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The Nation’s Report Card
Website: Assessment Results

https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
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Sample Questions Booklets

https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.aspx
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Questions?
 If you have any upcoming questions about NAEP,
please contact:
•
•

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Introducing NAEP to High School Students
Video Script

Know why are you are here?
No. Laughter.
I have no idea.
Can I get a hint?

How do you feel about tests?
I’m not the best test taker.
It depends on the type of test.
Preparing for them is not the funnest thing in the world.
Um, well, tests are not necessarily my friend.
Tests are never fun.
But I do try, because nobody likes to fail at anything.

Have you ever heard of NAEP?
No, I have not.
NAEP?
I’ve never heard of NAEP. I really don’t know what NAEP is.
National…something…education? I don’t know. Laughter.
I don’t know what the “A” would stand for…
Atomic Endangered Penguins?
Have I ever heard of NAEP? No, what is it?

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The National Assessment of Educational Progress.
There we go. Laugher. OK.
It’s a test administered to high school seniors, randomly chosen from across the country, uh, to assess
what they’ve learned throughout their education so far.
It’s just kind of like a reflection of how we’re doing.
Like, testing helps them compare, like, the level of the learning experiences and kind of what they’re
doing.
It’s interesting to see, like, what states know what in comparison to other ones I guess.
I believe that the test is pretty much for people to see what states or what cities, you know, are doing
the best in, what they to improve in.
And it compares each state with one another.
The more knowledge we have about our school system, the better prepared we will be to help improve
it.

The results are used to make important decisions about the future of our education.
I think it’d be really useful. I think that, um, I think as Americans we have a right to know how we’re
doing.
So this is pretty important.

Have you ever heard of the Nation’s Report Card?
Girl on left: I have heard of that. Yeah, I’ve heard of the Nation’s Report Card.
Girl on right: The nation has a grade?
Girl on left: Yeah! I think it’s, like, something like how well schools are doing in general?
It’s a good way to, like, check on, uh, which state is, like, top dog and everything.
So there needs to be some kind of way to – some kind of universal way – to see if these states have, and
how they match up towards – match up with each other.
If that’s what they need to make policies and help our education system…
If me taking this test can help improve the education system, then I’m for it.

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How long do you think it takes?
Maybe 3 or 4 hours?
It’s probably 6 hours, maybe.
I think it would have to be a little shorter, like maybe 2 hours.

90 minutes
That’d be heartwarming.
It’s only 90 minutes? OK.
Oh really? That’s surprising! That’s not bad. Maybe I would take it then.
That’s a movie.
That’s the perfect length for me!
Will this count against me?
I just wouldn’t stress about it as much, since it’s not, like, it doesn’t count towards a grade for school or,
like, colleges don’t see it.
What kind of subjects are on the test? Like, what it’s going to be all about.

Math, Reading, Science, Writing, Economics, US History, Civics
But, you’ll only take one subject.
In 90 minutes, I guess there would really only be enough time to in depth cover maybe only one subject.
You just want to know what I know.
I think everyone should at least try their best on this exam, because you should represent your state.
Taking this test seriously even though it’s not directly benefitting you, its benefiting our world and
people who come up behind you and, yes. I think you should do your best.
I would take a test if it were for the greater good. Even if it wasn’t necessarily just my greater good –
you know, for the greater good of myself, like, I think, I think I would still do it.
You can prove to yourself that you can do it!

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And if you completed it and you know you did something right then, uh, you know, you should have a
good feeling about yourself.
It’s short. Um, it’s helpful and you’re not really getting graded.
I mean, I think that’s the way to look at it.
It’s worth the 90 minutes to do.

NAEP allows us to see what our nation’s students know and can do.
When you participate, you are helping to inform decision about how to improve the U.S. education
system.
Thanks.

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Introducing NAEP to Teachers
Video Script

When the light bulb goes on and you see that they understand something, then they can
apply it to their lives. That’s the most rewarding.
A teacher embodies a lot of great things: a counselor, sometimes you’re their support
system, a sister…
It’s really about building a relationship with students and being in this environment that is
not only inspiring, but it energizes me. It makes me feel like I have a purposeful career.
Tests are an unfortunate reality.
As soon as they do a test, they just, kind of, freak out.
I think everyone complains about tests.
We do test a lot here. But they need it. We need it. You know, the data is very
informative.
It’s really difficult as an educator to assess where you are compared to the rest of the
country, compared to the rest of the world, unless you have a baseline.
NAEP is important as each state has its own assessment, its own way of figuring out
how their students are doing.
If someone is doing well in California, I want to know what they’re doing. What resources
are they using that I may not be using in the classroom that I can push my students to
that next level?
It’s all about comparing to see how we rate and hopefully we’re all on the same page.

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You can compare the knowledge of specific subjects across state lines.
As soon as I get that e-mail, I run to my principal’s office and share the good news with
him: that we are going to take part in this test.
This student just came to me and said, “Hey, you know, I’m going to take the NAEP
testing.” It was one day, it was for one class period and he came back and it was just
fine.
So not even two hours…it’s a 90-minute test.
You do not need to prep them. They don’t need to prep for the test.
And while they might not get specific results back, student specific, but the state’s going
to get results back and the student can be like, “You know, I was a part of that.”
So, who’s using the data? School districts are using the data. The Department of
Education is using the data. The President is using the data.
This is really important, not only for them but for their sisters, their brothers coming up,
people behind them in their school, funding.
I would probably tell the student that it was used to gauge the United States. I would try
to encourage her to take it more as a personal assessment of herself, but being used in
the service of her country.
I would encourage every teacher to let that student experience the test because they
might learn or grow, even from the assessment.
I definitely tell the students that I understand that they are being expected to take
numerous assessments, numerous tests throughout the year, but that this is really
important for them, that they should only try their best…
And when you come back, we’ll catch you up with what you’ve missed in class.

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I think that letting the students know that the questions are available online would be a
huge motivation piece because I think when they hear ‘test,’ they’re scared. But I think if
they have a chance to, you know, see what they’re being tested on, just like reviewing
for a test in the classroom, they feel a little bit better.
I could prepare myself this wonderful little test as a pre-assessment.
A sample quiz online that the students could take? Oh, absolutely, yes. That would be
really great.
It’s going to impact the students when you let them know that, “Hey, it’s bigger than you.
It’s a bigger picture and you get to be a part of that.”
It is anonymous and we just want to see their competence: what they’ve achieved, what
they’ve learned…
With the support from teachers like me, it would encourage students to participate and
then hopefully get better and more comprehensive data.
It’s great that you’re being chosen for NAEP testing because you’re a part of humanity.
You’re a part of a bigger thing for education in general.

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Appendix D1-12: An Overview of NAEP for Private SchooO

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An Overview of NAEP

for Private Schools

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What is NAEP?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and
continuing assessment of what students in public and
private schools in the United States know and can do
in various subjects. Since 1969, NAEP has provided a
common measure of student achievement across the
country. The results are released as The Nation’s
Report Card. Results are generally reported for
private schools overall and for two groups of private
schools, Catholic and Other Private schools, provided
minimum participation benchmarks are met. NAEP is
a congressionally mandated project administered
by the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), located within the U.S. Department of
Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.

Why assess private schools?
Private schools have participated in NAEP for
decades and are an integral part of providing a
complete picture of education in the United States.
Private school data make an important contribution
to our understanding of the condition of education
in the United States and to future policy decisions.
Without the participation of private schools, there
would be no Nation’s Report Card. NAEP has
consistently demonstrated that the performance
of private school students compares favorably to
that of public school students.

NAEP special studies are conducted periodically
in addition to main assessments. They are
administered as part of NAEP and often involve
special data collection procedures in the field,
in-depth analyses of NAEP results, and evaluations
of various technical procedures. For more
information about NAEP special studies, visit
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies.
The National Assessment Governing Board, which
sets NAEP policy, determines the assessment
schedule and what content should be measured.
To download a detailed PDF version of the
assessment schedule, please visit https://www.
nagb.org/about-naep/assessment-schedule.html.

What are NAEP digitally based assessments?
An increasing number of schools are making digital
tools an integral component of the learning
environment, reflecting that the knowledge and skills
needed for future postsecondary success involve the
use of new technologies. NAEP is evolving to address
this changing educational landscape through
its transition to digitally based assessments;
pencil-and-paper assessments are being replaced
by devices such as touchscreen tablets.

NAEP assessments are conducted in a range of
subjects at grades 4, 8, and 12 across the country.
Assessments are given most frequently in
mathematics, reading, science, and writing. Other
subjects, including civics, economics, geography,
music and visual arts, technology and engineering
literacy, and U.S. history, are assessed periodically.

Digitally based assessments allow NAEP to collect
new types of data that provide depth in our
understanding of what students know and can
do in various subjects. New technologies and
universal design features are improving NAEP’s
ability to offer accommodations to increase
student participation. In a digital environment,
features like adjusting font size and using a
highlighter tool are available to all students during
the test administration. To learn more about
digitally based assessments, visit http://nces.ed.
gov/nationsreportcard/dba.

The NCES NAEP website provides more extensive
information about the assessment: http://nces.
ed.gov/nationsreportcard
●● For specific information about private school
participation in NAEP, visit: http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/about/nonpublicschools.asp
●● The NAEP website features a number of tools and
applications designed to provide quick and easy
access to NAEP assessment data, previously

administered NAEP questions, performance
comparisons, and more: http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/about/naeptools.asp
●● To quickly access private school results, visit the
private school quick data tool at https://nces.ed.
gov/nationsreportcard/about/private_school_
quick_data.aspx
●● NAEP results are also available on The Nation’s
Report Card website: http://nationsreportcard.gov

What subjects does NAEP assess?

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The following are examples of the types of NAEP questions and features students may encounter
when participating in digitally based assessments.*
4th Grade Mathematics
Students use the online
ruler to measure objects
and then answer multiplechoice questions in a
grade 4 mathematics
digitally based assessment
administered on a tablet.

8th Grade Technology and
Engineering Literacy
In 2014, NAEP administered
the first-ever technology
and engineering literacy
assessment on laptops.
This question assessed
grade 8 students’
understanding of the
recycling process and its
impact on society.

12th Grade Science
Students can use an online
slider to observe changes
in a nuclear reaction and
then answer this multiplechoice question in a grade
12 science digitally based
assessment administered
on a tablet.

*The 4th grade and 12th grade questions are not released assessment questions, but represent what students might be asked during a NAEP
digitally based assessment. The 8th grade sample question was released from the 2014 NAEP technology and engineering literacy assessment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What can private schools and students
expect when participating in NAEP?
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●●

●●

●●

NAEP is administered to students during
regular school hours. Each student is assessed
in one subject area. Students spend about
120 minutes taking the assessment, including
time to complete a survey questionnaire.
NAEP representatives will bring all necessary
materials, including tablets or other devices for
digitally based assessments, to the schools on
assessment day.
Allowable accommodations are provided as
necessary for students with disabilities and/or
English language learners.
NAEP data are private and used for statistical
purposes only. There are no results for individual students, classes, or schools.*

out of the classroom. Student survey questionnaires
take no more than 15 minutes to complete and are
administered at the end of the NAEP assessment.
To learn more about these questionnaires, visit http://
nces.ed. gov/nationsreportcard/bgquest.aspx.

Why is private school student participation
important?
The participation of all selected students enables
NAEP to provide the most accurate and representative
picture of student performance. NAEP uses a
carefully designed sampling procedure for the
assessment to be representative of public and
private schools and students throughout the
United States. Each participating student represents
hundreds of other students. These students
represent the geographic, racial, ethnic, and
socioeconomic diversity that is our nation’s student
body. Districts, states, policymakers, and researchers
all use NAEP results to assess student progress
and develop ways to improve education across
the country.

What are NAEP survey questionnaires?
NAEP survey questionnaires are voluntarily
completed by students, teachers, and principals
who participate in a NAEP assessment. Students
may answer as many questions as they like and
may skip any question by leaving a response blank.
NAEP survey questionnaires provide valuable
information about participating students’ educational
experiences and opportunities to learn both in and
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*All of the information provided by participants may be used only for
statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form
for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S.C. §9573 and 6 U.S.C.
§151). By law, every NCES employee as well as every NCES agent, such as
contractors and NAEP coordinators, has taken an oath and is subject to a jail
term of up to 5 years, a fine of $250,000, or both if he or she willfully discloses
ANY identifiable information about participants. Electronic submission
of participant’s information will be monitored for viruses, malware, and
other threats by Federal employees and contractors in accordance with the
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015. The collected information will be
combined across respondents to produce statistical reports.

Find us on:

49754.0918

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¿Por qué es importante la participación de los
estudiantes?
NAEP evalúa a una muestra de estudiantes procedentes de todo el país que sea
representativa de todos los estudiantes de los Estados Unidos. Los estudiantes
seleccionados representan la diversidad geográfica, racial, étnica y
socioeconómica del país. La participación de cada estudiante es fundamental
para proporcionar un panorama preciso y completo del desempeño estudiantil y
para garantizar que los legisladores, investigadores y educadores tengan datos
fiables con que desarrollar mejoras a la educación.

¿Qué pueden esperar los estudiantes y las escuelas
cuando participan en NAEP?
La evaluación de NAEP se administra a los estudiantes durante el horario escolar
normal. Cada estudiante es evaluado en una materia. A los estudiantes les toma
de 90 a 120 minutos completar la evaluación, incluyendo el tiempo para
completar un cuestionario de contexto.

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El día de la evaluación, los representantes de NAEP llevarán todos los materiales
necesarios a las escuelas, incluyendo tabletas o computadoras portátiles para las
evaluaciones digitales.
Se proporcionan acomodos, según sea necesario, para los estudiantes con
impedimentos o para los estudiantes que están aprendiendo el idioma inglés
(ELL) (y para NAEP en Puerto Rico incluir a estudiantes con limitaciones
lingüísticas en español [ELLE]).

Visión General
de NAEP

¿Qué otros datos se recopilan durante la evaluación
de NAEP?
NCES incluye cuestionarios de contexto como parte de NAEP para recopilar
información que da contexto a los resultados. Hay tres tipos de cuestionarios de
contexto:
Los estudiantes completan cuestionarios que proporcionan información sobre
sus oportunidades de aprendizaje dentro y fuera del aula, sus experiencias
educativas y una variedad de otros temas. Por ejemplo, el nivel socioeconómico y
el uso de la tecnología. Los estudiantes pueden omitir cualquier pregunta dejando
la respuesta en blanco.
Los maestros que enseñan la materia que se está administrando en la
evaluación, completan cuestionarios que recopilan información sobre
capacitaciones de maestros y prácticas de enseñanza.
Los cuestionarios escolares, generalmente completados por el director o
subdirector, recopilan información sobre las políticas y características de la
escuela.

Conozca más acerca de estos cuestionarios aquí (en inglés): http://nces.ed.gov/
nationsrepor tcard/bgquest.aspx
Toda la información que proporcionen los par ticipantes podrá usarse únicamente con fines estadísticos y no podrá darse a conocer o
usarse ni para identificarlos ni para cualquier otro propósito salvo aquel requerido legalmente (20 U.S.C. §9573 y 6 U.S.C. §151). Por ley,

www.ed.gov

todos los empleados del Centro Nacional de Estadísticas de la Educación (NCES, por sus siglas en inglés) al igual que todo representante

ies.ed.gov

del mismo, tales como contratistas y coordinadores de NAEP, han hecho un juramento y están sujetos a encarcelamiento hasta por 5
años, una multa de hasta $250,000 dólares o ambas cosas, si intencionadamente dan a conocer CUALQUIER información de
identificación de los par ticipantes. El envío de información de los par ticipantes por vía electrónica será monitoreado por empleados y
contratistas federales para detectar virus, programas maliciosos (malware) y otras amenazas conforme a la Ley de Mejoramiento de la
Seguridad Cibernética de 2015. La información recolectada se combinará para elaborar informes estadísticos.

Encuéntrenos en:

Appendix D1 NAEP 2019-2020

Esta publicación fue preparada para el Centro
Nacional de Estadísticas de la Educación por
Hager Sharp bajo contrato ED-IES-13-C-0025.

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¿Qué es NAEP?
La Evaluación Nacional de Progreso Educativo (NAEP, por sus siglas
en inglés), también conocida como la Libreta de Calificaciones de la
Nación, es la evaluación continua y nacionalmente representativa
más grande acerca de lo que los estudiantes en las escuelas públicas
y privadas en los Estados Unidos saben y pueden hacer en diferentes
materias. Desde 1969, NAEP ha proporcionado una medida común
de los logros estudiantiles de todo el país en matemáticas, lectura,
ciencias y muchas otras materias. Dependiendo de la evaluación, las
libretas de calificaciones de NAEP proporcionan resultados a nivel
nacional, estatal y de algunos distritos, así como también para
diferentes grupos demográficos.
NAEP es un proyecto del Centro Nacional para Estadísticas de la
Educación (NCES, por sus siglas en inglés), parte del Instituto de
Ciencias de la Educación del Departamento de Educación de Estados
Unidos, y autorizado por el Congreso. Los datos de NAEP también se
usan en estudios especiales realizados por NCES. Estos han incluido
comparaciones de estándares de competencia en evaluaciones
estatales; información procedente de los certificados académicos de
las escuelas secundarias, incluyendo los cursos tomados y los
créditos obtenidos; y análisis a fondo del desempeño de diferentes
grupos demográficos en diferentes tipos de escuelas.
La Junta Regidora de la Evaluación Nacional, una organización
bipartidista independiente conformada por gobernadores,
superintendentes de escuelas estatales, maestros, investigadores y
representantes del público en general, establece las normas de NAEP.

¿En qué se diferencia NAEP de las evaluaciones
estatales?
Cada estado tiene sus propias evaluaciones, que están diseñadas para
proporcionar información individual acerca de sus logros basados en distintos
estándares de contenido, únicas para cada estado. NCES administra la misma
evaluación de NAEP en cada estado, lo cual les proporciona a los educadores,
legisladores y padres de familia una medida común de los logros estudiantiles
que permite hacer comparaciones entre los estados y distritos urbanos
participantes.

El sitio Web de NAEP proporciona información más detallada acerca
de la evaluación (en inglés): http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
Los resultados de NAEP están disponibles en el sitio Web de la Libreta
de Calificaciones de la Nación (en inglés): http://nationsreportcard.gov
El sitio Web de NAEP ofrece muchas herramientas y aplicaciones
diseñadas para proporcionar un acceso rápido y fácil a los datos de la
evaluación de NAEP, ejemplos de los tipos de preguntas que responden
los estudiantes, comparaciones de rendimiento y mucho más (en
inglés): http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/naeptools.asp
Appendix D1 NAEP 2019-2020

¿Qué materiales evalúa NAEP?
NAEP incluye una variedad de materias en los grados 4 o , 8 o y 12o para
proporcionar una visión integral de la amplia gama de áreas académicas que
forman parte de la educación de un alumno. Las materias incluyen educación
cívica, economía, geografía, matemáticas, música y artes visuales, lectura,
ciencias, tecnología e ingeniería, historia de los Estados Unidos y escritura.

¿Cómo se reportan los resultados de NAEP?
Los resultados de NAEP son reportados para la nación y, en la mayoría de los
casos, para los estados y para los distritos urbanos seleccionados que participan
en la Evaluación Piloto de Distritos Urbanos (TUDA, por sus siglas en inglés). Los
resultados se reportan como puntajes y porcentajes de los estudiantes que
alcanzan los niveles de logros de NAEP: Básico, Competente y Avanzado.

A continuación, se incluyen dos ejemplos de los tipos de preguntas y características
de NAEP que verán los estudiantes cuando participen en pruebas digitales.
Matemáticas de 4 o grado
En una evaluación digital de 4 o grado que se administra en una tableta, los
estudiantes pueden usar su dedo o un lápiz óptico para seleccionar las respuestas
en la pantalla táctil.

NAEP monitorea el progreso educativo general a nivel nacional, estatal y de los
distritos de TUDA y para diferentes grupos de estudiantes, incluyendo los
estudiantes con impedimentos y a estudiantes que están aprendiendo el idioma
inglés (ELL) (y para NAEP en Puerto Rico incluir a estudiantes con limitaciones
lingüísticas en español [ELLE]). NAEP no está diseñada para proporcionar los
resultados individuales de estudiantes o escuelas.

¿Cómo se está utilizando la tecnología para medir e
informar las destrezas de los estudiantes?
Una cantidad creciente de escuelas están haciendo de las tecnologías digitales un
componente esencial del entorno de aprendizaje. Para evaluar a los estudiantes
de maneras más efectivas e interesantes que reflejen sus experiencias en el salón
de clases, las evaluaciones de NAEP han hecho la transición del formato
tradicional de papel y lápiz a un formato digital.
Para mejorar la experiencia del estudiante, las nuevas preguntas y características
interactivas permiten que los estudiantes participen plenamente en los mismos
tipos de actividades que encuentran en entornos de aprendizaje digital, lo que les
permite usar multimedia para resolver problemas del mundo real. En un entorno
digital, se integran directamente en la plataforma de evaluación herramientas y
características útiles que la hacen más accesible que antes para los estudiantes.
Las evaluaciones digitales también proporcionan nuevos tipos de datos que
pueden profundizar nuestra comprensión de lo que los estudiantes saben y
pueden hacer en diferentes materias.

Matemáticas de 8 o grado
En una evaluación digital de 8 o grado administrada en una tableta, los
estudiantes pueden utilizar una calculadora digital para contestar preguntas
de opción múltiple.

Obtenga más información acerca de las evaluaciones digitales aquí
(en inglés): http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/dba

¿Cómo se utilizan los resultados de NAEP?
Los legisladores, investigadores y educadores usan los resultados de NAEP para
desarrollar mejoras educativas en todo el país, en los estados y distritos TUDA, y
para varios grupos de estudiantes. Los padres de familia, los medios de
comunicación y el público usan los resultados de NAEP para monitorear el
progreso educativo en sus comunidades y para comparar el rendimiento con el de
otras regiones del país. NAEP también les proporciona a los estados un punto de
referencia para direccionar esfuerzos importantes que elevan los estándares de
desempeño estudiantil y garantizan que los estudiantes tengan igualdad de
oportunidades para ser exitosos.
Conozca cómo se emplean los datos de NAEP para desarrollar políticas y prácticas
en diferentes estados (en inglés): https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/
policy_practice.aspx
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Appendix D1-5-S-PR (Spanish version): School Coordinator
Responsibilities, A Guide to MyNAEP, Puerto Rico

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Responsabilidades del coordinador escolar
Guía de MyNAEP para Puerto Rico

2019
El sitio web MyNAEP
les ofrece a las
escuelas y distritos
participantes una
manera conveniente
de prepararse para la
próxima Evaluación
Nacional del Progreso
Educativo (NAEP, por
sus siglas en inglés).
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MyNAEP le servirá
como un centro
de recursos y
actividades en
el trascurso
del proceso de
evaluación.

Cada escuela participante en NAEP 2019 tiene un miembro del personal designado
para cumplir la función de coordinador escolar para NAEP. Usted ha sido
seleccionado(a) como coordinador(a) y punto de contacto para todas las actividades
de NAEP en su escuela. Gracias de antemano por su ayuda en la preparación para
esta importante evaluación.
Programa de trabajo de MyNAEP
Registrarse
en MyNAEP

Proveer
información
sobre la
escuela

Proveer
Lista de
estudiantes

Prepararse
para la
evaluación

Apoyar las
actividades
de la
evaluación

Finalización

1

2

3

4

5

6

Ahora

Agosto–
Septiembre

Octubre–
Noviembre

Diciembre–
Enero

Una semana
antes de la
evaluación

Último dia
de escuela o
antes del
1° de junio

Al inicio del año escolar usted será responsable de:

El menú MyNAEP
es una lista de
verificación virtual
de todas las
actividades que los
coordinadores de
la escuela deberán
completar durante
el año escolar,
de manera que
es importante
consultarlo
periódicamente
para asegurarse
de que la escuela
esté al día con los
preparativos.

Registrarse en el sitio web MyNAEP.

Visite el sitio web
MyNAEP para
comenzar:
www.mynaep.
com/es-pr

A mediados de diciembre, el representante de NAEP de su escuela, un miembro del personal de NAEP
empleado por un contratista del Departamento de Educación de Estados Unidos para trabajar directamente
con las escuelas, se comunicará con usted para programar una visita de preevaluación en enero. Poco
después, usted recibirá el paquete de preevaluación, el cual contiene el formulario de los estudiantes
seleccionados en Puerto Rico y las instrucciones para hacer los preparativos finales para la evaluación de
NAEP. Su representante de NAEP le llamará a los pocos días, después de que reciba el paquete, para contestar
cualquier pregunta que tenga acerca de los materiales. Antes de la visita de preevaluación, es importante que
revise todos los materiales y que complete las tareas necesarias descritas en el Paquete de preevaluación.

MyNAEP le proporcionará lo que su escuela necesita para participar en NAEP, incluyendo información acerca
de lo que puede esperar en cada etapa. Varios miembros de la escuela se pueden registrar para tener acceso
a la página, pero únicamente los coordinadores escolares tendrán acceso total. Regístrese en www.mynaep.
com/es-pr ingresando el número de registro que su representante de NAEP le asignó. Para información
detallada sobre cómo registrarse, consulte la página 3.

Completar y enviar la información de la escuela.
Vaya a la página Proveer información sobre la escuela en MyNAEP para ingresar y enviar la información
de contacto y características de su escuela, incluyendo el nombre, la dirección y la cantidad de estudiantes
matriculados en el grado seleccionado. Proporcionar información actualizada acerca de su escuela asegura
que los materiales sean preparados adecuadamente para la evaluación.

Antes de la fecha de la evaluación, usted será responsable de:
Recibir el paquete de preevaluación e iniciar los preparativos finales
para la evaluación.

Continuado en la página 2
Para más información sobre NAEP visite
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/puertorico

Appendix D1 NAEP 2019-2020

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Reunirse con el representante de NAEP
durante la visita de preevaluación
programada.

después distribúyalos a la persona mejor informada acerca
de cómo se les hacen las pruebas a estos estudiantes en las
evaluaciones de Puerto Rico.

En enero, su representante de NAEP visitará su escuela
para realizar las actividades de preevaluación. Antes de esa
visita, usted debe completar las siguientes actividades:

Informar a los padres o tutores.

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Actualizar el Formulario de estudiantes de Puerto Rico
seleccionados para NAEP.
Completar el Formulario de NAEP 2019 para estudiantes
con impedimentos (EI) y estudiantes con limitaciones
lingüísticas en español (ELLE).
Informar a los padres/tutores de los estudiantes en
los grados seleccionados y completar el Formulario de
notificación a los padres

Por ley, antes de administrar la evaluación, los padres o
tutores de los niños seleccionados para participar en NAEP
deben ser informados de que su niño puede ser excusado de
participar por cualquier motivo, no está obligado a terminar
la evaluación y puede dejar de responder cualquier
pregunta de la prueba. Su Coordinador de NAEP en Puerto
Rico le proporcionará un ejemplo de la Carta de Notificación
para los Padres o Tutores e información adicional acerca de
los requisitos que usted debe cumplir.

Identificar al director de la escuela y a todos los
maestros de matemáticas de los estudiantes en el grado
seleccionado para poder distribuir los cuestionarios
Completar el Formulario de Información de la
Evaluación indicando los detalles de la logística del día
de la evaluación
Completar el Formulario para promover la participación

Durante la reunión, su representante de NAEP recogerá
los materiales completos y los revisará con usted antes
de trabajar de manera independiente con la información
para preparar la reunión en persona con usted. Durante la
reunión en persona, su representante de NAEP confirmará
toda la información que usted proporcionó para las
actividades mencionadas anteriormente. Estas actividades
se describen en más detalle.

La preparación para la evaluación
incluye:
Actualizar el Formulario de
los estudiantes de Puerto Rico
seleccionados para NAEP 2019.
NAEP informa resultados para varios grupos de estudiantes,
de manera que es importante que los datos demográficos
de los estudiantes seleccionados sean completos y exactos.
Revise detenidamente el formulario de estudiantes
seleccionados para Puerto Rico y sus datos demográficos,
incluyendo mes y año de nacimiento, género, raza/origen
étnico, condición del almuerzo escolar y clasificación de
estudiantes con impedimentos o de estudiantes que están
aprendiendo español. Igualmente, indique si alguno de los
estudiantes seleccionados se ha dado de baja o no cumple
con los requisitos.

Completar el Formulario de NAEP 2019
para estudiantes EI/ELLE.
El paquete también contendrá los formularios de trabajo
(worksheets) para los estudiantes identificados con
limitaciones lingüísticas en español o los estudiantes con
impedimentos. Revise las instrucciones para distribuir
y completar estos formularios de trabajo (worksheets) y
Appendix D1 NAEP 2019-2020

Identificar al personal de la escuela
adecuado y supervisar que los
cuestionarios se completen.
Proporcione el nombre y el correo electrónico del
director(a) de la escuela y de los maestros de matemáticas
de los grados seleccionados en el Listado de director
y maestros para NAEP. Una vez que usted haya
proproacionado los nombres del director y los maestros de
matemáticas de la escuela al representante de NAEP, este
prepará los cuestionarios para ellos. Usted será responsable
de distribuirlos y de asegurarse de que se contesten los
cuestionarios de la escuela y de los maestros a tiempo para
el día de la evaluación.

Completar el Formulario de
Información de la Evaluación para
planificar el día de la evaluación.
Para asegurarse de que el día de la evaluación trascurra
sin problemas, complete el Formulario de Información de
la Evaluación para proporcionar información acerca de la
logística de la evaluación, incluyendo el lugar y la hora de
la evaluación, la logística de la escuela y posibles fechas
de reposición.

Completar el Formulario para
promover la participación y fomentar
la importancia de NAEP.
La directiva de la escuela y los maestros son esenciales para
motivar a los estudiantes para que hagan su mejor esfuerzo
en NAEP. Los estudiantes seleccionados para tomar NAEP
representarán a miles de estudiantes en Estados Unidos y
Puerto Rico, por lo tanto, es sumamente importante que
participen y hagan su mejor esfuerzo. Las estrategias para
promover NAEP están disponibles en la página Promover
la participación.
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Cómo registrarse y acceder al sitio web MyNAEP

1

2

3

Visite www.mynaep.com/es-pr. Seleccione Por favor regístrese, en la parte derecha de la pantalla.

Ingrese el número de registro de MyNAEP que se incluye en la carta o correo electrónico que le envió
su Coordinador de NAEP y seleccione Continuar. Si tiene alguna pregunta, por favor comuníquese con
su representante de NAEP o con la línea de atención de NAEP llamando al 800-283-6237 o escribiendo
a naephelp@westat.com. Varios empleados de la escuela pueden usar el número de registro para
registrarse en el sitio web. Para instrucciones detalladas, seleccione Ayuda para registrarse.

Complete el formulario de registro y cree una contraseña para ingresar a MyNAEP. MyNAEP es un
sitio web seguro que contiene información confidencial, por lo tanto, a los usuarios se les pedirá que
acepten un acuerdo de confidencialidad. El nombre de usuario se generará automáticamente y se le
enviará por correo electrónico. Hay enlaces disponibles en la página de ingreso en caso de que olvide
su nombre de usuario o su contraseña.

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Características de MyNAEP
El diagrama a continuación identifica características clave
que le ayudarán a actualizar la información fácilmente
durante el año escolar.


3 El grado o los grados seleccionados y la fecha
programada de evaluación en su escuela se muestran en
el banner azul.


1 Los enlaces de Ayuda y Contacto le facilitan la
información de contacto del personal de NAEP.


4 Use la página Proveer información sobre la escuela
para proveer los datos de contacto de su escuela y la
cantidad de estudiantes en el grado seleccionado.


2 Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con la
línea de atención de NAEP por teléfono o por
correo electrónico.

1

3

2
4

Recursos útiles de otros sitios web de NAEP
Información para las escuelas

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/puertorico

Introducing NAEP to Teachers Video
(en inglés)

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/teachervideo

Introducing NAEP to Students Video
(en inglés)

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/naepstudent.aspx

Lo que todos los padres deben saber
video acerca de NAEP

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/parentvideo

Folletos de Ejemplos de Preguntas

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.aspx

NAEP Questions Tool (en inglés)

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx/landing.aspx

Información para los padres

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/parents

Información para las escuelas
seleccionadas (en inglés)

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/schools.aspx

Marcos teóricos de la evaluación
(en inglés)

http://www.nagb.org/publications/frameworks.html

Toda la información que proporcionen los participantes podrá usarse únicamente con fines estadísticos y no podrá darse a conocer o usarse ni para identificarlos ni
para cualquier otro propósito salvo aquel requerido legalmente (20 U.S.C. §9573 y 6 U.S.C. §151). Por ley, todos los empleados del Centro Nacional de Estadísticas de
la Educación (NCES, por sus siglas en inglés) al igual que todo representante del mismo, tales como contratistas y coordinadores de NAEP, han hecho un juramento y
están sujetos a encarcelamiento hasta por 5 años, una multa de hasta $250,000 dólares o ambas cosas, si intencionadamente dan a conocer CUALQUIER información
de identificación de los participantes. El envío de información de los participantes por vía electrónica será monitoreado por empleados y contratistas federales para
detectar virus, programas maliciosos (malware) y otras amenazas conforme a la Ley de Mejoramiento de la Seguridad Cibernética de 2015. La información recolectada se
combinará para elaborar informes estadísticos.

Appendix D1 NAEP 2019-2020

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2019
Información
para maestros
NAEP es una parte esencial
de la educación de Estados
Unidos y Puerto Rico.
• NAEP es un proyecto autorizado por
el Congreso y administrado por el
Centro Nacional para Estadísticas de
la Educación (NCES, por sus siglas en
inglés), parte del Departamento de
Educación de Estados Unidos y el
Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación.
• Los funcionarios electos, los legisladores
y los educadores usan los resultados de
NAEP para desarrollar maneras de
mejorar la educación.
• NAEP desempeña un papel diferente
al de las evaluaciones estatales y locales.
Si bien cada estado tiene su propia y
única evaluación, con diferentes
estándares de contenido, la misma
evaluación NAEP se administra en todos
los estados, proporcionando una medida
común de los logros de los estudiantes.
• Dependiendo del tipo de evaluación
NAEP que se administre, los datos se
pueden usar para comparar y entender
el rendimiento de grupos demográficos
en su estado, en el país, en otros estados
y en distritos que participan en la
Evaluación Piloto de Distritos Urbanos
(TUDA, por sus siglas en inglés). NAEP no
está diseñada para recolectar o informar
los resultados individuales de ningún
estudiante, clase o escuela en particular.
• A los estudiantes, maestros y directores
que participan en NAEP, se les pide que
completen cuestionarios de contexto
que proporcionan una mayor
comprensión de las experiencias
educativas y de los factores que podrían
estar relacionados con el aprendizaje
estudiantil.
Appendix D1 NAEP 2019-2020

“Como educadora, considero que la información contextual
que proporciona NAEP es particularmente valiosa. Me
ayuda a analizar más detenidamente los factores
relacionados con los logros de los estudiantes en el país”.
Ann M. Finch, especialista en evaluaciones, Departamento de
Educación de Arkansas
La Evaluación Nacional del Progreso Educativo (NAEP, por sus siglas en
inglés) es la evaluación continua y nacionalmente representativa más grande
acerca de lo que los estudiantes de nuestro país saben y pueden hacer en
diferentes materias, tales como matemáticas, lectura, ciencias y escritura. Los
resultados de NAEP se publican en un informe conocido como la Libreta de
Calificaciones de la Nación. En Puerto Rico, solamente se administra la
evaluación de matemáticas.

El programa de NAEP
En 2019, los estudiantes de cuarto y octavo grado en Puerto Rico tomarán la
evaluación de matemáticas en tabletas. El día de la evaluación, los
representantes de NAEP llevarán a las escuelas todos los materiales y equipos
necesarios, incluyendo tabletas con teclados. Las escuelas únicamente
tendrán que proporcionar un espacio para que los estudiantes tomen la
evaluación, pupitres o mesas y una cantidad adecuada de enchufes eléctricos
en el lugar de la evaluación; las escuelas no necesitan proporcionar acceso a
Internet. Los representantes de NAEP brindan un gran apoyo al trabajar con
el coordinador que se le haya designado a su escuela para organizar todas las
actividades de la evaluación.
Para aprender más sobre las pruebas digitales (en inglés), visite http://nces.ed.
gov/nationsreportcard/dba. Para ver los tutoriales de NAEP (en español), visite
https://enaep-public.naepims.org/2018/Tutorial_Intro_Webpage_es/index.html.

Para más información sobre NAEP, visite
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/puertorico/index_sp.asp

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NAEP y los maestros
Ustedes, como maestros, son aliados
imprescindibles para NAEP. Ustedes hacen una
gran contribución al motivar a los estudiantes a que
participen y a que hagan lo mejor que puedan.
Cuando los estudiantes participan en NAEP y hacen
su mayor esfuerzo, nosotros obtenemos la medición
más precisa posible del rendimiento estudiantil en
Puerto Rico y Estados Unidos. Para aprender más
acerca de NAEP y para ver las Preguntas frecuentes
para maestros (en inglés), visite https://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/educators.
Los maestros pueden usar las preguntas de
NAEP como un recurso educativo útil en el salón
de clases. Usando la herramienta NAEP Questions
Tool, pueden ver las preguntas de matemáticas de
NAEP 2017 para los grados 4° y 8° que fueron
publicadas (en inglés y en español), crear
evaluaciones personalizadas para su clase y
comparar el rendimiento de sus estudiantes con los
resultados nacionales. Los maestros, estudiantes y
padres pueden acceder a información y también
comparar los resultados de varios grupos
demográficos. La mayoría de las preguntas que se
han publicado incluyen una guía de puntuación,
ejemplos de respuestas de los estudiantes e
información de rendimiento. Para más información,
visite http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nqt/
(en inglés).
También pueden ver información sobre Puerto Rico,
incluyendo ejemplos de preguntas (en español), en la
página http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
puertorico/index_sp.asp.
Los estudiantes, maestros y directores que
participan en una evaluación de NAEP
completan cuestionarios de contexto de
manera voluntaria. Los estudiantes pueden
responder tantas preguntas como les parezca y
pueden omitir cualquier pregunta dejándola en
blanco. Los cuestionarios de contexto de NAEP
proporcionan información valiosa sobre las

experiencias educativas y las oportunidades de
aprendizaje de los estudiantes participantes, tanto
dentro como fuera del salón de clases. Esta
información ayuda a contextualizar los resultados del
rendimiento de los estudiantes y permite hacer una
comparación significativa entre grupos de
estudiantes. También les proporciona datos y
perspectivas importantes a los educadores,
legisladores e investigadores que les permiten
comprender mejor las experiencias y las necesidades
educativas de los estudiantes en Estados Unidos y en
Puerto Rico.
En 2019, se les solicitará a los maestros en Puerto
Rico que completen el cuestionario de contexto de
matemáticas. Los cuestionarios de contexto de NAEP
para maestros recogen información sobre la
capacitación de maestros y las prácticas docentes.
Estos cuestionarios de contexto se administrarán en
formato digital, pero los maestros pueden solicitar
una versión impresa.
Para obtener más información sobre los
cuestionarios de contexto de NAEP, leerlos y ver
ejemplos de preguntas (en inglés), visite https://nces.
ed.gov/nationsreportcard/bgquest.aspx.

Los resultados de NAEP
NAEP informa los resultados de distintos grupos
demográficos en vez de los resultados individuales
de estudiantes o escuelas. La información se reporta
según la raza/etnia, el género, el tipo de escuela, y
según el nivel de rendimiento y las escalas de
puntuación. En una escuela, solamente algunos de
los estudiantes participan y sus respuestas se
combinan con las de otros estudiantes participantes
para producir los resultados. Toda la información
obtenida de los resultados de las evaluaciones NAEP
se usará exclusivamente con fines estadísticos.*

*Toda la información que proporcionen los participantes podrá usarse únicamente con fines estadísticos y no podrá darse a conocer o usarse ni para
identificarlos ni para cualquier otro propósito salvo aquel requerido legalmente (20 U.S.C. §9573 y 6 U.S.C. §151). Por ley, todos los empleados del Centro
Nacional de Estadísticas de la Educación (NCES, por sus siglas en inglés) al igual que todo representante del mismo, tales como contratistas y
coordinadores de NAEP, han hecho un juramento y están sujetos a encarcelamiento hasta por 5 años, una multa de hasta $250,000 dólares o ambas
cosas, si intencionadamente dan a conocer CUALQUIER información de identificación de los participantes. El envío de información de los participantes
por vía electrónica será monitoreado por empleados y contratistas federales para detectar virus, programas maliciosos (malware) y otras amenazas
conforme a la Ley de Mejoramiento de la Seguridad Cibernética de 2015. La información recolectada se combinará para elaborar informes estadísticos.

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Resultados recientes en
Puerto Rico
Las evaluación de matemáticas de 2017 para
los grados 4° y 8°
La puntuación promedio en matemáticas de los
estudiantes en Puerto rico fue más alta en 2017 con
respecto a 2015. Sin embargo, no hubo un cambio
significativo en las puntuaciones promedio de los
estudiantes de octavo grado comparado con 2015.
Para ver más resultados de Puerto Rico en 2017 (en
inglés), visite http://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
reading_math_2015/#mathematics/state?grade=4.

Es importante saber que...
NAEP se administró por primera vez en 1969 para
medir el rendimiento estudiantil a nivel nacional. En
1990, NAEP se administró a nivel estatal por primera
vez. Actualmente, se evalúa a los estudiantes de 4° y
8° grado a nivel nacional y estatal en matemáticas y
lectura cada 2 años, y en otras materias en años
alternos. El programa de Evaluación Piloto de
Distritos Urbanos (TUDA), que mide los logros de los
estudiantes en algunos de los distritos urbanos más
grandes de la nación, se inició en 2002.
A partir de 2003, a todas las jurisdicciones que
reciben fondos de Título 1, incluyendo Puerto Rico, se
les ha requerido que participen en NAEP en cuarto y
octavo grado cada dos años. El objetivo principal de
la administración experimental en Puerto Rico de
2003 era administrar la evaluación de matemáticas
de NAEP utilizando los mismos procedimientos que
se usan en otras jurisdicciones, dado que los
resultados de la evaluación de Puerto Rico se
comparan a lo largo del tiempo y con los resultados
de otras jurisdicciones.

NAEP es considerada el estándar de oro en
evaluaciones debido a su alta calidad técnica.
Desde el desarrollo de los marcos teóricos y las
preguntas de la evaluación hasta la publicación de
los resultados, NAEP cuenta con especialistas de
contenido y de evaluación, personal de educación
estatal y maestros de todo el país de alta calidad y
experiencia. NAEP es un recurso confiable que mide
el progreso estudiantil y que contribuye a
fundamentar decisiones sobre políticas que ayudan
a mejorar la educación en Estados Unidos y sus
jurisdicciones.
Un proceso de muestreo cuidadosamente
diseñado garantiza que las escuelas y los
estudiantes seleccionados para NAEP
representan a todas las escuelas y estudiantes
en Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Para asegurar
que la muestra represente a todos los estudiantes de
las escuelas del país, NAEP permite varios acomodos
para estudiantes con impedimentos y estudiantes
con limitaciones lingüísticas en español.
NAEP está diseñada de tal manera que la
interrupción de la instrucción es mínima. A los
estudiantes les toma aproximadamente 130 minutos
completar las evaluaciones digitales, incluyendo el
tiempo de transición, las instrucciones y el completar
un cuestionario de contexto. Cada estudiante será
evaluado en un solo formato y en una sola materia.
Los maestros no necesitan preparar a sus
estudiantes para que tomen la evaluación, pero
deberían animarlos a que hagan su mejor esfuerzo.
Los representantes de NAEP brindan un gran apoyo
al trabajar conjuntamente con el coordinador que se
le haya designado a su escuela para organizar todas
las actividades de la evaluación.

La administración de NAEP en Puerto Rico (el
contenido, los tipos de preguntas, el muestreo y la
administración, y los procedimientos de calificación)
es consistente con la de otras jurisdicciones. NAEP no
está diseñada para recoger o informar los resultados
individuales de ningún estudiante, clase o escuela en
particular.
Para conocer más sobre la historia de NAEP en
Puerto Rico, visite https://nces.ed.gov/
nationsreportcard/puertorico/ (en inglés).
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“El equipo de NAEP que fue a nuestra escuela hizo que el proceso de evaluación
transcurriera sin mayores dificultades. Todos los miembros del equipo habían
trabajado anteriormente como docentes y tuvieron una buena interacción con
nuestros estudiantes. Las evaluaciones digitales que tomaron nuestros estudiantes les
permitieron participar activamente durante toda la sesión”.
Kimberly Wilborn, consejera escolar, escuela intermedia Sandburg, Alexandria, Virginia

Más información sobre NAEP
Si desea leer sobre el programa de NAEP en Puerto Rico y ver informes sobre evaluaciones anteriores de
matemáticas (en español), visite https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/puertorico/default_sp.aspx. Vea un
resumen (en español) de los resultados de la evaluación de matemáticas de 2013 en Puerto Rico, en la página
www.nationsreportcard.gov/subject/puerto_rico_2013/media/pdf/PR_summary_spanish2.pdf.
Puede usar la herramienta NAEP Questions Tool para ver ejemplos de preguntas de matemáticas para los
grados 4° y 8° (en inglés) en https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nqt/.
Para escuchar qué piensan los maestros sobre la importancia de los resultados de NAEP, vea el video
Introducing NAEP to Teachers (en inglés) visitando http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/videos/teachervideo.
Vea una visión general (en inglés) de cómo NAEP hizo la transición a las evaluaciones digitales en https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=-RJ4k0I6h2c.
Para obtener información sobre las próximas evaluaciones NAEP, descargar informes y ver ejemplos de las
preguntas (en inglés), visite http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.
Si necesita asistencia adicional, llame al Centro de Ayuda al 800-283-6237.
Para encontrar a su coordinador estatal de NAEP, visite https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/states (en inglés),
seleccione su estado en el mapa y desplácese hacia abajo en la pantalla para ver la información de contacto.

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Appendix D1-8-S-PR (Spanish version): Templates for State-Specific SD
Inclusion Policy, Puerto Rico

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El Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico espera que la mayoría de los estudiantes con
impedimentos (EI) se incluyan en la Evaluación Nacional del Progreso Educativo (NAEP, por sus
siglas en inglés). Únicamente se pueden excluir de la evaluación NAEP a los estudiantes
que cumplen (o cumplieron) con los criterios de participación de META-Alterna. Los demás
estudiantes con impedimentos deben participar en NAEP con o sin los acomodos permitidos por
NAEP. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre los acomodos de NAEP, por favor comuníquese con NSC
name, Coordinador(a) Estatal de NAEP escribiendo a email address o llamando al phone number.
Varios acomodos que se facilitan en las evaluaciones en Puerto Rico no son necesarios en las
evaluaciones digitales de NAEP ya que están disponibles para todos los estudiantes mediante
elementos de diseño universal. La tabla a continuación se divide en tres secciones: (1) elementos
de diseño universal que estarán disponibles para todos los estudiantes, (2) acomodos facilitados
por el sistema de presentación de pruebas y (3) acomodos facilitados fuera del sistema de
presentación de pruebas. Los acomodos de NAEP únicamente se les permiten a los estudiantes
que tienen un Plan Educativo Individualizado (PEI) o Plan de la Sección 504.
Recuerde que NAEP no produce resultados para estudiantes o escuelas a nivel individual, a
diferencia de las evaluaciones estatales de Puerto Rico. En otras palabras, las evaluaciones de
NAEP no imponen consecuencias ni para el estudiante ni para la escuela, en cambio, están dirigidas
puramente a proporcionar una perspectiva del desempeño y progreso educativos.
Por favor, tenga en cuenta que todas las evaluaciones no son idénticas y que se crean para medir
constructos específicos. Por lo tanto, es posible que NAEP no ofrezca todas las funciones de
accesibilidad y los acomodos que se permiten en las evaluaciones estatales de Puerto Rico. Las
expectativas de inclusión de NAEP son:
1) Los estudiantes que presentan las evaluaciones estatales de Puerto Rico durante varios días
deben tomar las evaluaciones de NAEP en un día y con descansos según sea necesario.
NAEP es mucho más corta que las evaluaciones estatales, por ello no se ofrece la opción de
presentar la evaluación en varios días. El contenido relacionado con la materia y contestar
preguntas acerca de sus experiencias educativas les toma a los estudiantes un máximo de
60 minutos.

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Elementos de Diseño Universal para Estudiantes con Impedimentos (EI)
Matemáticas - 4º y 8° grado
Evaluaciones digitales en una tableta
Elemento de
diseño universal

Aumentar

Experiencia de
evaluación individual

Instrucciones leídas
en voz alta/Texto a
voz (español)
Instrucciones
explicadas/aclaradas
Lectura en voz
alta/Texto a voz
(español) Ocasional, casi todo
o todo
Usar una
computadora o
tableta para
contestar

Tematización por
color

Trabajo en
borrador/función de
resaltador
Función de
eliminación

Materia

MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta
MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta
MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta
MatemáticasTableta

Ajuste del volumen

MatemáticasTableta

Subtítulos

MatemáticasTableta

Papel borrador

MatemáticasTableta

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Agranda el contenido de la pantalla hasta 2 veces el tamaño
normal del texto o de la imagen, al tiempo que mantiene la
claridad, el contraste y el color.

No incluye el tutorial, la barra de herramientas, las pestañas
de elementos, las barras de desplazamiento, la calculadora
y el editor de ecuaciones.

Seleccione el acomodo de Aumentar si los estudiantes
necesitan que se amplíe todo el contenido de la evaluación.
Leer en voz alta y otros elementos de diseño universal y
acomodos se facilitarán mediante la tableta y no distraerán a
otros estudiantes en el salón.

Todos los estudiantes tienen audífonos para reducir las
distracciones

El estudiante interactúa directamente con la tableta

Es evaluado con un máximo de 25 estudiantes
Todas las instrucciones de la evaluación están disponibles en
texto a voz, incluyendo las instrucciones generales, las
instrucciones durante la evaluación, el tutorial, la ayuda y las
pantallas del cuestionario del estudiante.
Los estudiantes pueden levantar la mano en cualquier momento
y pedirle al administrador de la evaluación que aclare o explique
las instrucciones.
Los estudiantes seleccionan parte del texto o todo el texto para
que el sistema de texto a voz lo lea en voz alta.

Todos los estudiantes contestan en tabletas proporcionadas por
NAEP.
Opción 1: texto de color negro sobre fondo blanco (estándar)
Opción 2: texto de color blanco sobre fondo negro
Opción 3: texto de color negro sobre fondo beige

Esta herramienta no está disponible para el tutorial ni para
algunas preguntas.

Si los estudiantes necesitan que todo el contenido esté en
un contraste alto, seleccione el acomodo Contraste alto para
estudiantes con problemas de visión.
Permite dibujar a mano y resaltar en la pantalla para casi todo
el contenido.
Les permite a los estudiantes esconder opciones de respuesta
en las preguntas de opción múltiple.

Esta herramienta no está disponible para preguntas de
respuesta construida.
Los estudiantes pueden subir o bajar el volumen usando los
botones de volumen de la tableta.
Toda la narración tiene subtítulos.
Los administradores les informarán a los estudiantes que papel
borrador (y lápiz) está disponible a solicitud.

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Acomodos de NAEP para estudiantes con impedimentos (EI)
Matemáticas - 4º y 8° grado
Evaluaciones digitales en una tableta
Acomodo
proporcionado por
el sistema de
presentación de
pruebas

Materia

Tiempo extra

MatemáticasTableta

Ampliación

MatemáticasTableta

Versión de movilidad
reducida de la
evaluación
Versión con
calculadora de la
evaluación
Contraste alto para
estudiantes con
problemas de visión
Acomodo
proporcionado
fuera del sistema
de presentación de
pruebas
Descansos durante
la evaluación

Lugar aparte

Persona conocida
presente en el salón
de la evaluación

Usa plantilla

MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta
MatemáticasTableta

Materia

MatemáticasTableta
MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta

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A los estudiantes se les da hasta tres veces el tiempo asignado
para completar la evaluación.

Si la prueba estatal no tiene límite de tiempo, los
estudiantes pueden, o no, necesitar tiempo extendido para
NAEP.

La mayoría de los estudiantes pueden completar las
secciones cognoscitivas de NAEP en el tiempo permitido.
Ampliación de más de dos veces el tamaño del texto o gráficos
predeterminado en la pantalla.

Amplía todo el contenido de la evaluación.
 El software de ampliación en la pantalla les permite a los
estudiantes desplazarse sobre una porción de la misma para
ampliar el contenido, incluyendo todas las herramientas,
barras de herramientas, menús, la calculadora y el editor de
ecuaciones.
Proporciona un formato de evaluación con preguntas que se
pueden navegar usando el teclado o un dispositivo de entrada
proporcionado por la escuela y que no requiere el uso del
ratón ni del teclado táctil
Proporciona un formato de evaluación que permite el uso de una
calculadora. Ésta es una calculadora en pantalla que se facilita
como parte del sistema de evaluación.
Proporciona un formato de evaluación en el que todo es
compatible con el contraste alto.

Descripción

A los estudiantes se les permite tomar descansos cuando lo
pidan o a intervalos predeterminados durante la evaluación. Los
estudiantes pueden tomar la evaluación en más de una sesión
durante un solo día.



Evaluado en un salón apartado de otros estudiantes.
Individualmente o hasta con otros cinco estudiantes.

El/la asistente que normalmente trabaja con el estudiante
debe estar presente en el salón de la evaluación durante la
misma.

Únicamente personal capacitado de NAEP puede realizar la
sesión de evaluación.
Proporcionada por la escuela.

Recorte, cubre pantallas, cubierta de color, lector de línea o
marcador de lugar.

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Acomodo
proporcionado
fuera del sistema
de presentación de
pruebas

Materia

Equipo especial

MatemáticasTableta

Asiento preferencial

MatemáticasTableta

Señas para que los
estudiantes se
mantengan
enfocados

Escribiente
Instrucciones
solamente
presentadas en
lenguaje de señas
Presentación en
lenguaje de señas

Respuesta en
lenguaje de señas

Otro (especifique)

MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta

MatemáticasTableta
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Proporcionado por la escuela.

Sistema de frecuencia modulada, equipo de amplificación,
dispositivo de amplificación auditiva.

Amortiguadores de ruido, cubículo de estudio, anteojeras,
iluminación especial, muebles adaptables

Pelota u objetos anti estrés
Proporcionado por la escuela.

Ubicación con pocas distracciones, limita las distracciones,
lugar tranquilo.

Al frente del salón, cerca del administrador de la prueba.
Proporcionado por personal de la escuela.

Monitorear la comprensión, monitorear la ubicación de las
respuestas

Redirigir para mantener la concentración en la tarea,
recordatorios para mantener el enfoque en la tarea,
indicaciones para permanecer en la tarea

Proporcionar estímulo verbal, refuerzo, reenfoque

Dar seguimiento a los elementos de la prueba
Escribiente proporcionado por la escuela.
El/la estudiante responde de manera oral o señalando sus
respuestas a un escribiente para que éste anote las respuestas
en la tableta.
Un intérprete capacitado en lenguaje de señas de la escuela le
comunica por señas al estudiante las instrucciones incluidas en
la guía de la sesión.
Un intérprete capacitado en lenguaje de señas de la escuela le
comunica por señas al estudiante las instrucciones incluidas en
la guía de la sesión y algunas o todas las preguntas u opciones
de respuestas de la evaluación.
El/la estudiante señala sus respuestas a un escribiente
proporcionado por la escuela y éste las ingresa en la tableta
(seleccione el acomodo Escribiente).
Todo acomodo que no se mencione anteriormente. Consulte con
su coordinador(a) estatal de NAEP para averiguar si se permiten
otros acomodos en NAEP.

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Appendix D1-9-S-PR (Spanish version): Templates for State-Specific ELL
Inclusion Policy, Puerto Rico

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El Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico espera que la mayoría de los estudiantes con
limitaciones lingüísticas en español (ELLE) se incluyan en la Evaluación Nacional del Progreso
Educativo (NAEP, por sus siglas en inglés). Únicamente se pueden excluir de NAEP a los
estudiantes con limitaciones lingüísticas en español que han estado matriculados en una
escuela en Puerto Rico por menos de 1 año académico completo antes de la evaluación
de NAEP y que no pueden tener acceso a NAEP. Los demás estudiantes con limitaciones
lingüísticas en español deben participar en NAEP con o sin los acomodos permitidos por NAEP. Si
tiene alguna pregunta sobre los acomodos de NAEP, por favor comuníquese con NSC name,
Coordinador(a) Estatal de NAEP escribiendo a email address o llamando al phone number.
Varios acomodos que se facilitan en las evaluaciones en Puerto Rico no son necesarios en las
evaluaciones de NAEP ya que están disponibles para todos los estudiantes mediante elementos de
diseño universal. La tabla a continuación se divide en tres secciones: (1) elementos de diseño
universal que estarán disponibles para todos los estudiantes, (2) acomodos facilitados por el
sistema de presentación de pruebas y (3) acomodos facilitados fuera del sistema de
presentación de pruebas. Los acomodos de NAEP únicamente se permiten para los estudiantes
con limitaciones lingüísticas en español.
Recuerde que NAEP no produce resultados para estudiantes o escuelas a nivel individual, a
diferencia de las evaluaciones estatales de Puerto Rico. En otras palabras, las evaluaciones de
NAEP no imponen consecuencias ni para el estudiante ni para la escuela, en cambio, están dirigidas
puramente a proporcionar una perspectiva del desempeño y progreso educativos.
Por favor, tenga en cuenta que todas las evaluaciones no son idénticas y que se crean para medir
constructos específicos. Por lo tanto, es posible que NAEP no ofrezca todas las funciones de
accesibilidad y los acomodos que se permiten en las evaluaciones estatales de Puerto Rico. Las
expectativas de inclusión de NAEP son:
1) Los estudiantes que presentan las evaluaciones estatales de Puerto Rico durante varios días
deben tomar las evaluaciones de NAEP en un día y con descansos según sea necesario.
NAEP es mucho más corta que las evaluaciones estatales, por ello no se ofrece la opción de
presentar la evaluación en varios días. El contenido relacionado con la materia y contestar
preguntas acerca de sus experiencias educativas les toma a los estudiantes un máximo de
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Elementos de diseño universal de NAEP para estudiantes con limitaciones lingüísticas
en español (ELLE)
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Evaluaciones digitales en una tableta
Elemento de
diseño universal

Aumentar

Experiencia de
evaluación individual

Instrucciones leídas
en voz alta/Texto a
voz (español)
Instrucciones
explicadas/aclaradas
Lectura en voz
alta/Texto a voz
(español) Ocasional, casi todo
o todo
Usar una
computadora o
tableta para
contestar

Tematización por
color

Trabajo en
borrador/función de
resaltador

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Descripción
Agranda el contenido de la pantalla hasta 2 veces el tamaño
normal del texto o de la imagen, al tiempo que mantiene la
claridad, el contraste y el color.

No incluye el tutorial, la barra de herramientas, las pestañas
de elementos, las barras de desplazamiento, la calculadora
y el editor de ecuaciones.

Seleccione el acomodo de Aumentar si los estudiantes
necesitan que se amplíe todo el contenido de la evaluación.
Leer en voz alta y otros elementos de diseño universal y
acomodos se facilitarán mediante la tableta y no distraerán a
otros estudiantes en el salón.

Todos los estudiantes tienen audífonos para reducir las
distracciones

El estudiante interactúa directamente con la tableta

Es evaluado con un máximo de 25 estudiantes
Todas las instrucciones de la evaluación están disponibles en
texto a voz, incluyendo las instrucciones generales, las
instrucciones durante la evaluación, el tutorial, la ayuda y las
pantallas del cuestionario del estudiante.
Los estudiantes pueden levantar la mano en cualquier momento
y pedirle al administrador de la evaluación que aclare o explique
las instrucciones.
Los estudiantes seleccionan parte del texto o todo el texto para
que el sistema de texto a voz lo lea en voz alta.

Todos los estudiantes contestan en tabletas proporcionadas por
NAEP.
Opción 1: texto de color negro sobre fondo blanco (estándar)
Opción 2: texto de color blanco sobre fondo negro
Opción 3: texto de color negro sobre fondo beige

Esta herramienta no está disponible para el tutorial ni para
algunas preguntas.

Si los estudiantes necesitan que todo el contenido esté en
un contraste alto, seleccione el acomodo Contraste alto para
estudiantes con problemas de visión.
Permite dibujar a mano y resaltar en la pantalla para casi todo
el contenido.

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Les permite a los estudiantes esconder opciones de respuesta
en las preguntas de opción múltiple.

Esta herramienta no está disponible para preguntas de
respuesta construida.
Los estudiantes pueden subir o bajar el volumen usando los
botones de volumen de la tableta.

Subtítulos

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Toda la narración tiene subtítulos.

Función de
eliminación

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Papel borrador

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Los administradores les informarán a los estudiantes que papel
borrador (y lápiz) está disponible a solicitud.

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Matemáticas - 4º y 8° grado
Evaluaciones digitales en una tableta
Acomodo
proporcionado por
el sistema de
presentación de
pruebas

Tiempo extra

Acomodo
proporcionado
fuera del sistema
de presentación de
pruebas
Descansos durante
la evaluación

Lugar aparte

Persona conocida
presente en el salón
de la evaluación

Usa plantilla

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Equipo especial

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Asiento preferencial

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Acomodo
proporcionado
fuera del sistema
de presentación
de pruebas
Señas para que los
estudiantes se
mantengan
enfocados

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Descripción
A los estudiantes se les da hasta tres veces el tiempo asignado
para completar la evaluación.

Si la prueba estatal no tiene límite de tiempo, los
estudiantes pueden, o no, necesitar tiempo extendido para
NAEP.

La mayoría de los estudiantes pueden completar las
secciones cognoscitivas de NAEP en el tiempo permitido.
Descripción

A los estudiantes se les permite tomar descansos cuando lo
pidan o a intervalos predeterminados durante la evaluación. Los
estudiantes pueden tomar la evaluación en más de una sesión
durante un solo día.



Evaluado en un salón apartado de otros estudiantes.
Individualmente o hasta con otros cinco estudiantes.



El/la asistente que normalmente trabaja con el
estudiante debe estar presente en el salón de la evaluación
durante la misma. Únicamente personal capacitado de NAEP
puede realizar la sesión de evaluación.

Proporcionada por la escuela.

Recorte, cubre pantallas, cubierta de color, lector de línea, o
marcador de lugar.
Proporcionado por la escuela.

Sistema de frecuencia modulada, equipo de amplificación,
dispositivo de amplificación auditiva.

Amortiguadores de ruido, cubículo de estudio, anteojeras,
iluminación especial, mueble adaptable

Pelota u objetos anti estrés
Proporcionado por la escuela.

Ubicación con pocas distracciones, limita las distracciones,
lugar tranquilo.

Al frente del salón, cerca del administrador de la prueba.

Descripción
Proporcionado por personal de la escuela.

Monitorear la comprensión, monitorear la ubicación de las
respuestas

Redirigir para mantener la concentración en la tarea,
recordatorios para mantener el enfoque en la tarea,
indicaciones para permanecer en la tarea

Proporcionar estímulo verbal, refuerzo, reenfoque

Dar seguimiento a los elementos de la prueba

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Diccionario bilingüe
(en cualquier
idioma)

Otro (especifique)

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Diccionario bilingüe portátil electrónico o impreso
proporcionado por la escuela, en cualquier idioma, que
contiene traducciones de palabras al español pero que no
contiene definiciones.

A veces también se le llama diccionario de "palabra por
palabra", "diccionario de traducción de palabra por palabra"
o “lista bilingüe de palabras”
Todo acomodo que no se mencione anteriormente. Consulte con
su coordinador(a) estatal de NAEP para averiguar si se permiten
otros acomodos en NAEP.

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