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ECONOMICS

Sample QuestionsGeneral Information About The Nations Report Card

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52011 grade 12 Sample Questions Booklet

National ssessment of ducational Proress

2011 Sample Questions Booklet

I. About This Sample Questions Booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6II. The Economics Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Economics Booklet Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Sample Economics Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

III. Student Informational Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14IV. Student Subject-Specic Questionnaires

Economics Questionnaire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18V. NAEP QuestionsTool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

VI. About NAEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BackCover

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6 2011 grade 12 Sample Questions Booklet

I. bout This Sample Questions Booklet

Onbehalfof theNationalAssessment ofEducationalProgress(NAEP),Iwant to thank

you

for

your

participation

in this essential measure of student

achievementintheUnitedStates.NAEPtellsuswhat studentsinour countryknowand cando.Inthe comingyear,fourth-,eighth-,and twelfth-graderswillparticipateinNAEP.Twelfth-gradersin2011willbe assessedin economics as apilot study.Assessments require about90minutes of a students time, and each studentanswersquestionsinonly onesubject.Thetestbooklet contains50 minutesoftestquestions and abrief studentquestionnaire. NAEPisvoluntaryandindividual student scoresarenot reported.Answerstoall studentquestionsare confidential,and student namesareremovedfromall assessment materialsbeforethematerialsleavethe school.Resultsofassessments are reported asTheNationsReportCard, widelydiscussedinthepress,and areusedbypolicymakers, educators,and researcherstomakedecisionsabout educationpolicyandfunding;becausethe2011economicsassessmentis apilot study only, results will notbe reported.Apilot testis apretestofitems to obtaininformation regarding clarity,difficultylevels, timing,feasibility, andspecial administrative situations.The operational economicsassessment willbe administeredin2012. Thestudentinformationalquestionnaireprovides educatorsandpolicymakerswith contextualinformationfortheassessment,aswell asinformationaboutfactors thatmaybe related to studentslearning.In addition, thisbookletincludesthe student subject-specificquestionnaire as well as samplequestionsforeconomicsin order topromote understanding of the assessment. Ifyouhaveanyquestionsor commentsregardingNAEPorwouldliketo viewprevious report cards, please visit theNAEP website athttp://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard. Alsoavailablethrough thewebsiteistheNAEPQuestionsTool(http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx) which allowsyou to reviewadditional samplequestions with sample answers.

PeggyG.CarrAssociateCommissionerforAssessmentNationalCenterforEducationStatisticsInstitute ofEducationSciences

NAEPis administeredbytheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics, within theU.S.DepartmentofEducationsInstitute ofEducationSciences.Policyfor the assessment,includingitscontentand standards,issetbytheindependent, bipartisanNationalAssessmentGoverningBoard(http://www.nagb.org).
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II. The conomics ssessment

grade 12

The NAEP economics assessment includes items classied across three interrelatedcomponents: economics content knowledge areas, cognitive categories, and contextual

settings. The three economics content knowledge areas and the respective amount of

assessment time specied for each content area appear in the table below.

NAEP Economics Framework Distribution of Question Pool Across Economics Content Area

Grade 12

The Market Economy 45% The National Economy 40% The International Economy 15%

The three cognitive categories describe the primarycognitive demands assessment items maymake on students participating in the NAEP assessment. The NAEP frameworkcalls for students to spend approximately 33 percent of their assessment time on items

from each category. The three cognitive categories for economics items are the following:

KnowingApplyingReasoning

Individual and Household (20 to 30%)Business (20 to 30%)Public (20 to 30%)Other Contexts (0 to 10%)Context-Free (0 to 10%)Multiple Contexts (0 to 10%)

7conomicsgrade 12

The NAEP economics frameworkcalls for economics items to be written in a variety ofcontextual settings appropriate to real-world situations and to the variety of ways in which

students learn economic concepts. The following ranges of assessment time are specied

bythe frameworkfor each of the contexts:

The assessment consists of multiple-choice, short constructed-response, and extended

constructed-response questions. The constructed-response questions make up approxi-

mately 40 percent of the assessment time.For more information regarding the economicsassessment frameworkplease visit http://www.nagb.org/publications/frameworks.htm.
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conomics Booklet irections

conomicsgrade 12

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Sample conomics Questions

grade 12

1.James borrows $10,000 from the bank. By the time the loan is repaid, James has paid thebank $10,400. What does the additional $400 represent?

AInation rateBPurchasing power of money

InterestDInvestment

2.Luisa has decided to give up her full-time job to go back to school. Identify one potentialeconomic risk and one potential economic benet that Luisa might have considered inmaking her decision.

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National Unemployment Rate RisingRate of Inflation Falling

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3.Given the conditions presented in the headline above, what is likely to happen tospending in the economy? Explain your answer.

What is the relationship between spending and output in this situation?

What is likely to happen to real gross domestic product as a result of the relationshipbetween spending and output?

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Questions 6-7 refer to the following supply and demand graph.

THE MARKET FOR CHOCOLATE

Price

$6

$5

$4

SupplyDemand

20 40 60 80 100

Quantity of Chocolate (in pounds)

6.Suppose that the government set the price of chocolate at $6 per pound. Which of thefollowing statements best describes an effect of this price control?

There would be a surplus of 40 pounds of chocolate.BLess chocolate would be demanded at $4 than at $6.CProducers of chocolate would want the price set at $4.DThere would be a shortage of 20 pounds of chocolate.

7.If the government removes the price control of $6, what will be the price and quantitysold of chocolate?

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C $5 100D $4 80

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14 Student Informational Questionnairegrade 12

III. Student Informational Questionnairegrade 12

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15Student Informational Questionnairegrade 12

In this section, please tell us about yourself and your family. The section has 13 questions.Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval for each question except whereinstructed otherwise.

1. Are you Hispanic or Latino? Fill in oneor more ovals.ANo, I am not Hispanic or Latino.BYes, I am Mexican, Mexican

American, or Chicano.CYes, I am Puerto Rican or Puerto

Rican American.

DYes, I am Cuban or Cuban American.

EYes,IamfromsomeotherHispanic or Latino background.

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2. Which of the following best describesyou? Fill in oneormore ovals.AWhiteBBlack or African AmericanCAsianDAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeENative Hawaiian or other Pacific

Islander

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For the rest of the questions in this section, fill in only one oval for each question.

3. Does your family get any magazines

regularly?AYesBNoCI dont know.

4. About how many books are there inyour home?

AFew (010)BEnough to fill one shelf (1125)CEnoughtofillonebookcase(26100)DEnough to fill several bookcases

(more than 100)

5. Is there a computer at home thatyou use?

AYesBNo

6.Isthereanencyclopediainyourhome?Itcouldbeasetofbooks,oritcouldbeonthecomputer.AYesBNoCI dont know.

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8.Howoftendoyoutalkaboutthingsyouhavestudiedinschoolwithsomeoneinyourfamily?ANever or hardly everBOnce every few weeksCAbout once a weekDTwo or three times a weekEEvery day

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9. How many days were you absent fromschool in the last month?

ANoneB1 or 2 daysC3 or 4 daysD5 to 10 daysEMore than 10 days

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10. How far in school did your mother go?

AShe did not finish high school.BShe graduated from high school.CShe had some education after high

school.DShe graduated from college.EI dont know.

11. How far in school did your father go?

AHe did not finish high school.BHe graduated from high school.CHe had some education after high

school.DHe graduated from college.EI dont know.

12. How often do people in your home talkto each other in a language other than

English?

ANeverBOnce in a whileCAbout half of the timeDAll or most of the time

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13. Which of the following best describesyour high school program?

AGeneralBAcademic or college preparatoryCVocational or technical

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18 conomics Questionnairegrade 12

IV. Student Subject-Specific Questionnaires

conomics Questionnaire

grade 12

This section has 14 questions. Mark your answers in your booklet. Fill in only one oval foreach question except where instructed otherwise.

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1. Which economics-related courses have you taken from ninth grade to the present? Counteach course only once.Include coursesyou are currentlytaking as well as coursestakeninsummer school. Fill in one or more ovals on each line.

Nottaken Taken/takingin Grade12 Taken inGrade 11 Taken inGrade 10 Taken inGrade 9

VB595240a. Economics course (general A B C D E

course other than AdvancedPlacement, InternationalBaccalaureate, or honorseconomics)

b. Government and economics course (combined course)

c. Consumer economics or personal finance course

d. Advanced Placement Economics course

e. International Baccalaureate Economics course

f. Honors economics course(other than AdvancedPlacement or InternationalBaccalaureate Economics)

g. Business course such asentrepreneurship orbusiness principles

h. Any other economics course (specify)

i. Anyothercoursethatincludes an extended (at least 8-weeklong) unit on economics(specify)

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AI have takenat least oneof the courses listed in Question 1. Go to Question 3.BI have not taken anyof the courses listed in Question 1. Skip to Question 7.

3.For the course(s)you marked Taken/taking in Grade12in Question 1,which of thefollowing is true for you? Fill in all ovalsthat apply.AI am not taking any of these courses in grade 12.BI am currently enrolled in a year-long course.CI completed a semester-long course this school year.DI just started a semester-long course.

4. Think about the courses in Question 1. How much do you agree or disagree with thefollowing statements about those courses that you took? Fill in one oval on each line.

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a. Taking the course(s) helped meunderstand the U.S. economy.

b. Taking the course(s) helped meunderstandtheinternationaleconomy.

c. Taking the course(s) helped meunderstand what I hear on the newsaboutcurrenteventsandpublic policy.

d. Taking the course(s) helped meunderstand how to manage mypersonal finances, now and in thefuture.

e.Taking the course(s) helped me makechoices about my future educationand career.

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5.In your current or most recent coursethat included economics,how often areyou or were you asked to write longanswers to questions or assignments?

ANeverBOnce or twice a yearCOnce or twice a monthDAt least once a week


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6.In your current or most recent coursethat included economics,how often doyou or did you use the Internet to geteconomic data or information? Include

both class work and homework.

ANever or hardly everBOnce every few weeksCAbout once a weekDTwo or three times a weekEEvery day


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7. Not including things you do for school, how often do you watch, read about, or listen toinformation on the following topics? Fill in one oval on each line.


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Once ortwice amonth

At leastonce aweek

a. Thelocaleconomy (unemploymentinyour area, job opportunities, prices ofgoods and services, taxes, publicbudgets, etc.)

b. The U.S. economy (unemployment,inflation, economic growth, nationaleconomic policy, interest rates, thestock market, etc.)

c. The international economy (the stateof economies in other countries,tradeagreements and restrictions,globalization, etc.)

d. Personal finance (saving, investment,taxes, credit cards, etc.)

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8.To what extentdoyou usethefollowing sourcestolearn about economicissues?Fillinoneoval on each line.

Smallextent Moderateextent LargeextentNot at all

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b. Radio and television

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d. Family and friends

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9. Since the beginning of ninth grade, have you ever participated in any of the followingeconomics-related activities? Fill in one or more ovals on each line.


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a. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)b. DECA (an association of marketing students)c. Junior Achievement

d. Club (includes such things as an economics,entrepreneurship, or investment club)

e. Academic competition (includes such things asFed Challenge, Economics Challenge, or

Academic Decathlon)f. Stock market game/simulation

g. Student-managed school store

h. Student-managed credit union or bank

i. Other (specify)

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10. Last summer,how much did you work?Include work you did for pay or for afamily business.

ADid not work at allBWorked once in awhile or less than

5 hours a week

CWorked between 5 and 10 hours aweek

DWorked between 11 and 20 hours aweek

EWorked more than 20 hours a week

11. Currently,how much do you work?Include work you do for pay or for afamily business.

ADo not work at allBWork once in awhile or less than

5 hours a week

CWork between 5 and 10 hours aweek

DWork between 11 and 20 hours aweek

EWork more than 20 hours a week

12.How hard was this test compared tomost other tests you have taken thisyear in school?

AEasier than other testsBAbout as hard as other testsCHarder than other testsDMuch harder than other tests

13.How hard did you try on this testcompared to how hard you tried onmost other tests you have taken thisyear in school?

ANot as hard as on other testsBAbout as hard as on other testsCHarder than on other testsDMuch harder than on other tests

14.How important was it to you to dowell on this test?

ANotvery important

BSomewhat importantCImportantDVery important


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24 NP Questions Tool

V. NP Questions Tool

Introduction

Afterevery assessment cycle,NAEP releasesaportionofthe assessmenttothe public.The NAEP QuestionsTool (NQT) allows users to search for questionsbysubject, grade,difculty, and other characteristics.You can also view scoring guides,keys, nationalperformance data, demographic group data, and student responses (for constructed-

response questions only). The tool also allows users to create customized reports and

to print selected questions and all relevant information.

The purpose of the NQT is to provide teachers, researchers, educators, and the public

with greater access to NAEP assessment exercises.

How do I access the NP Questions Tool?The URL for the NAEP QuestionsToolis http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx.The tool can also be accessedbyclicking Sample Questions on The Nations ReportCard home page.

What information can I et about each question?

When you select a question to view, a screen similar to the one below will be displayed.

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25NP Questions Tool

Information relatedtothe selected questionisavailablebyclickingthetabsatthetopofthe question eld.Adescription of these tabs follows.Question: Whenthescreen rstappears,thequestionwillbedisplayed,andthe Questiontab willbehighlighted.Whenyou are viewing relatedinformation otherthanthequestionitself, clickonthistabto re-displaythequestion.Links within the question: The question and related graphics or text passages may not

t on the screen area without scrolling. Some questions have associated content such

as reading passages or maps.To see these materials, click on the link labeled Showreading passage or additional materials. This text varies depending on the subject.

Click on hide to close the passage or associated material.

Key/Scoring Guide: Shows information about how the question was scored.For Multiple-Choice Questions: Shows the key or correct answer for the question.

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For Constructed-Response Questions: Shows the scoring guide used to determine the

score for the students answer.

Note that the scoring criteria will vary depending on the subject and type of question.

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Sample Responses: Shows sample student responses to the question for each score

level. Use the scroll bar to move between the sections of the screen. Note that student

responses are available only for constructed-response questions.

In some subjects, you will nd Scorer Comments after the student responses. The

scorer comments give the user additional information on why the response received the

score that it did and often refers back to the scoring guide.

Note that the questions have been formatted to display on the screen and may not be

presented in the same way as they were to the student.

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National Data: Shows information about how students scored on the question.

For Multiple-Choice Questions: Shows the percentage of students who answered the

question incorrectly or correctly, or who omitted the item.

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For Constructed-Response Questions: Shows the percent correctby score level.

Information about the performance of the following student groups is displayed after

clicking on the more data button on the bottom of the screen.

All students

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

National School Lunch Program

Type of Location

The Jurisdiction Data tab is displayed for the subjects in which state data have been

collected by state.

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Where can I find more information about the subjects NP

assesses?

The NAEP website contains a wealth of information about the subjects NAEP assesses.Just click on one of the subject area links to nd out more. The URL for the site is

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

How can I et additional help?

For more help with features on the NAEP website, clickHelp in the banner.For additional help, write to us viaContact Us at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/contactus.asp, or e-mail [email protected].
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VI. bout NP

NAEP Overview. NAEP is the largest continuing and nationally representative

assessment of what our nations students know and can do in core subjects. NAEP

is administeredbythe National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute ofEducation Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.For more information aboutthe NAEP program, visit the NAEPwebsite at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard orcall 2025027420.

PARTICIPATION. States and districts that receive TitleIfunds are required toparticipate in biennial NAEP reading and mathematics assessments at grades4and8. Student participation is always voluntary. Contact your schools NAEP coordinator

for more information.

NAEP CONTENT. The National Assessment Governing Board sets policy for NAEP

and oversees the creation of the NAEP frameworks, which describe the specic

knowledge and skills that should be assessed.For additional information onframeworkdevelopment, see the Governing Boards website at http://www.nagb.org/publications/frameworks.htm.

SAMPLE NAEP QUESTIONS. For each assessment, some of the test questions, along

with performance data, are made available to the public to provide concrete samples

of NAEP contents and results.Foreveryassessment, NAEP distributes to participatingschools sample questions booklets that provide more detailed information about the

assessment design and questions. Released questions and student performance

data maybe viewed and downloaded from the NCES website at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsrepor tcard/itmrlsx.

SECURE NAEP QUESTIONS. On written request, adults may review NAEP questions

and instruments still in use. These arrangements must be made in advance, and

persons reviewing the assessment may not remove the booklets from the room, copy

them, or take notes. Contact your schools NAEP coordinator for more information.

NAEP REPORTS. NAEP publications can be searched and downloaded from the NAEPwebsite at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. For prompt eld staff supporton these or othermatters, call the NAEP Help Desk at 8002836237.

The workreported herein was supported under the National Assessment of Educational Progress (ED07CO-0078, ED-07-CO-0107) as administeredbythe National Center for Education Statistics, within the U.S. Department of Education.
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