NAEP Technical DocumentationFollow-Up Outreach

As an additional quality control check of assessment team performance, 25 percent of schools are randomly selected for follow-up outreach. Follow-ups with School Coordinators are conducted using either an online survey or a telephone interview. Follow-up activities are initiated within three business days after an assessment and require three to five minutes to complete.

School Coordinators are asked to provide feedback on topics including

• whether the assessment team arrived on time,
• how well the team handled assessment day,
• whether sessions started on time,
• how well sessions were conducted, and
• how well the team interacted with students and school staff.

While NAEP does not report the results of School Coordinator follow-ups, the feedback is used to improve materials, procedures, and school and student participation.

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