Pilot
ScienceStudent Questionnaire
2018 Grade 4(Pilot)
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions.
Pilot
VH639012
1. In your science class this year, how often have you learned about living things (forexample, plants, animals, or bacteria)?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Very often
2. In your science class this year, how often have you learned about electricity (forexample, circuits, batteries, or light bulbs)?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Very often
3. In your science class this year, how often have you learned about chemicals (forexample, vinegar, baking soda, or hydrogen peroxide)?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E
VH639027
VH639033
Very often
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 1
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
Pilot
VH639037
4. In your science class this year, how often have you learned about rocks or minerals(for example, diamond, iron, or lava rock)?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Very often
5. In your science class this year, how often have you done science activities usingscientific tools (for example, microscopes, thermometers, beakers, or weighingscales)?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Always or almost always
6. In your science class this year, how often have you read from a science textbook(print or digital)?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Always or almost always
VH639043
VH639047
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 2
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
Pilot
VH639055
7. In your science class this year, how often have you learned about science topics onthe Internet?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Always or almost always
VH639057
8. In your science class this year, how often have you watched a short video clip,movie, or video about science topics?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Always or almost always
9. In your science class this year, how often have you been asked to write aboutscience topics (for example, a science journal, lab report, or essay)?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Always or almost always
VH639060
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 3
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
Pilot
VH638997
10. In this school year, how often have you understood what the teacher talks about inscience class?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Always or almost always
11. In this school year, how often have you done well on your science tests?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Always or almost always
12. In this school year, how often have you done well on your science assignments (forexample, projects, homework, or worksheets)?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Always or almost always
VH638999
VH639003
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 4
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
Pilot
VH638866
13. Thinking about science, do you think that you would be able to do each of thefollowing activities? Select one answer choice on each row.
I definitely can’t
I probably can’t Maybe I probably
can I definitely
can
a. Describe differentways to heat or coolwater
b. Describe how thelength of a vibratingstring affects thesound it makes
c. Design an experimentto show how sunlightaffects the growthof a plant
d. Use examples to showhow one living thinghas helped another tosurvive
e. Describe what wouldhappen to the numberof frogs at a pond if allthe insects wereremoved from thepond
f. Decide which tool touse if you want tomeasure wind speed
g. Describe why theweather in thesummer is differentthan in the winter
A B C D E VH638868
A B C D E VH638870
A B C D E VH638872
A B C D E VH638875
A B C D E VH638876
A B C D E VH638883
A B C D E VH638885
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 5
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
Pilot
VH639079
14. How much does each of the following statements describe you? Select one answerchoice on each row.
Not at all like me
A little bit like me
Somewhat like me
Quite a bit like me
Exactly like me
a. I want other studentsto think I am goodat science.
b. I want to showothers that scienceschoolwork is easyfor me.
c. I want to look smartin comparison to theother students in myscience class.
d. I want to get betterscience grades thanmost other students inmy class.
e. I want to learn asmuch as possible inmy science class.
f. I want to becomebetter in sciencethis year.
g. I want to understandas much as I can inmy science class.
h. I want to master a lotof new science skillsin my class.
A B C D E VH639080
A B C D E VH639082
A B C D E VH639084
A B C D E VH732329
A B C D E VH639086
A B C D E VH639087
A B C D E VH639089
A B C D E VH732330
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 6
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
Pilot
VH638951
15. In this school year, how often have you done each of the following activities outsideof school? Select one answer choice on each row.
Never About once or twice a
year
About once or twice a
month
About once or twice a
week
Every day or almost
every day
a. Work onscience-relatedprojects (for example,making a volcano,growing plants fromseeds, or buildingsimple rockets)
b. Write or blog aboutscience topics
c. Use scientific tools(for example,microscopes,thermometers,beakers, or weighingscales)
d. Read about sciencetopics in books ormagazines (print ordigital)
e. Attend clubs orprograms that includescience or engineeringactivities (for example,chemistry club,robotics club, orcoding programs)
A B C D E VH638970
A B C D E VH638983
A B C D E VH638985
A B C D E VH638987
A B C D E VH638991
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 7
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
Pilot
VH639115
16. How much does each of the following statements describe you? Select one answerchoice on each row.
Not at all like me
A little bit like me
Somewhat like me
Quite a bit like me
Exactly like me
a. I enjoy scienceactivities.
b. I look forward to myscience class.
c. I am interested in thethings I learn inscience class.
d. I think making aneffort in science classis worthwhile.
e. I think science willhelp me even when Iam not in school.
f. I think it is importanto do well on scienceassignments.
A B C D E VH639117
A B C D E VH639120
A B C D E VH639122
A B C D E VH639125
A B C D E VH639127
tA B C D E VH639128
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 8
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
Pilot
VH639149
17. In this school year, how often have you done the following activities in your scienceclass? Select one answer choice on each row.
Never or hardly ever
Once in a while Sometimes Often
Always or almost always
a. Made a drawing thatexplains why or howsomething happens
b. Used a scienceexperiment to answera question
c. Put information youcollected into a tableor graph
d. Used evidence toexplain whysomething happens
e. Found news articlesabout science on theInternet
18. How often do you talk about things you have learned in science class withsomeone in your family?
A Never or hardly ever
B Once in a while
C Sometimes
D Often
E Very often
A B C D E VH639156
A B C D E VH639162
A B C D E VH639164
A B C D E VH639166
A B C D E VH639169
VH743438
These items are being pilot tested in 2018 for possible inclusion in the 2019 NAEP operational assessment. Some items that are pilot tested may not be included in the final assessment. A pilot is a pretest that occurs prior to an assessment. Individual students will receive a subset of these 2018 pilot questions. 9
2018 Pilot Science Student G4
