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NAEP Technical DocumentationStudent Booklets for the 2002 Writing Assessment

The instruments used in the NAEP writing assessment are composed of writing prompts from previous NAEP assessments, as well as newly developed prompts for the current assessment. Administering the same blocks (i.e., prompts, in the case of the writing assessment) across years allows for the reporting of trends in writing performance. At the same time, developing blocks makes it possible to release some for public use. In some assessment years, one or more blocks at each grade are released to the public.

Test developers chose 51 blocks (writing prompts) from the 1998 assessment—17 at each grade—to use in the 2002 assessment. Time allotted per block was 25 minutes.In addition, they created three new blocks at each grade and released three blocks (prompts) to the public. These released blocks can be accessed via the NAEP Questions Tool.

The tables below display the NAEP 2002 writing assessment student booklet configurations for grade 4, grade 8, and grade 12.

Student booklet configuration, grade 4 writing assessment, by booklet number: 2002

Booklet number	Cognitive block 1	Cognitive block 2	Background question directions	General student background questions	Writing background questions
W201	W4	W16	BD	D1	BW1
W202	W16	W11	BD	D1	BW1
W203	W11	W3	BD	D1	BW1
W204	W3	W181	BD	D1	BW1
W205	W181	W19	BD	D1	BW1
W206	W19	W20	BD	D1	BW1
W207	W20	W12	BD	D1	BW1
W208	W12	W7	BD	D1	BW1
W209	W7	W21	BD	D1	BW1
W210	W21	W22	BD	D1	BW1
W211	W22	W181	BD	D1	BW1
W212	W181	W14	BD	D1	BW1
W213	W14	W5	BD	D1	BW1
W214	W5	W19	BD	D1	BW1
W215	W19	W171	BD	D1	BW1
W216	W171	W61	BD	D1	BW1
W217	W61	W20	BD	D1	BW1
W218	W20	W21	BD	D1	BW1
W219	W21	W15	BD	D1	BW1
W220	W15	W8	BD	D1	BW1
W221	W8	W22	BD	D1	BW1
W222	W22	W13	BD	D1	BW1
W223	W13	W9	BD	D1	BW1
W224	W9	W4	BD	D1	BW1
W225	W4	W3	BD	D1	BW1
W226	W3	W5	BD	D1	BW1
W227	W5	W61	BD	D1	BW1
W228	W61	W7	BD	D1	BW1
W229	W7	W8	BD	D1	BW1
W230	W8	W9	BD	D1	BW1
W231	W9	W10	BD	D1	BW1
W232	W10	W11	BD	D1	BW1
W233	W11	W14	BD	D1	BW1
W234	W14	W171	BD	D1	BW1
W235	W171	W12	BD	D1	BW1
W236	W12	W15	BD	D1	BW1
W237	W15	W13	BD	D1	BW1
W238	W13	W16	BD	D1	BW1
W239	W16	W10	BD	D1	BW1
W240	W10	W4	BD	D1	BW1
1 Three new blocks were created at grade 4 for the 2002 assessment: W6, W17, and W18. NOTE: The legend for the table is as follows: W = Reading; BD = Background question directions; D = General student background questions; BW = Background questions for Writing. Although similar block numbers exist at different grades (e.g., Block W4 appears at grades 4, 8, and 12), the prompts that compose each block are different. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002 Writing Assessment.

Student booklet configuration, grade 8 writing assessment, by booklet number: 2002

Booklet number	Cognitive block 1	Cognitive block 2	Background question directions	General student background questions	Writing background questions
W201	W3	W4	BD	D1	BW1
W202	W4	W5	BD	D1	BW1
W203	W5	W6	BD	D1	BW1
W204	W6	W7	BD	D1	BW1
W205	W7	W8	BD	D1	BW1
W206	W8	W91	BD	D1	BW1
W207	W91	W13	BD	D1	BW1
W208	W13	W191	BD	D1	BW1
W209	W19	W7	BD	D1	BW1
W210	W7	W14	BD	D1	BW1
W211	W14	W21	BD	D1	BW1
W212	W21	W5	BD	D1	BW1
W213	W5	W12	BD	D1	BW1
W214	W12	W17	BD	D1	BW1
W215	W17	W23	BD	D1	BW1
W216	W23	W20	BD	D1	BW1
W217	W20	W21	BD	D1	BW1
W218	W21	W22	BD	D1	BW1
W219	W22	W191	BD	D1	BW1
W220	W191	W24	BD	D1	BW1
W221	W24	W8	BD	D1	BW1
W222	W8	W151	BD	D1	BW1
W223	W151	W22	BD	D1	BW1
W224	W22	W6	BD	D1	BW1
W225	W6	W16	BD	D1	BW1
W226	W16	W20	BD	D1	BW1
W227	W20	W4	BD	D1	BW1
W228	W4	W11	BD	D1	BW1
W229	W11	W12	BD	D1	BW1
W230	W12	W16	BD	D1	BW1
W231	W16	W14	BD	D1	BW1
W232	W14	W151	BD	D1	BW1
W233	W151	W13	BD	D1	BW1
W234	W13	W17	BD	D1	BW1
W235	W17	W11	BD	D1	BW1
W236	W11	W91	BD	D1	BW1
W237	W91	W3	BD	D1	BW1
W238	W3	W24	BD	D1	BW1
W239	W24	W23	BD	D1	BW1
W240	W23	W3	BD	D1	BW1
1 Three new blocks were created at grade 8 for the 2002 assessment:  W9, W15, and W19. NOTE: The legend for the table is as follows: W = Reading; BD = Background question directions; D = General student background questions; BW = Background questions for Writing. Although similar block numbers exist at different grades (e.g., Block W4 appears at grades 4, 8, and 12), the prompts that compose each block are different. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002 Writing Assessment.

Student booklet configuration, grade 12 writing assessment, by booklet number: 2002

Booklet number	Cognitive block 1	Cognitive block 2	Background question directions	General student background questions	Writing background questions
W201	W3	W4	BD	D1	BW1
W202	W4	W51	BD	D1	BW1
W203	W51	W6	BD	D1	BW1
W204	W6	W7	BD	D1	BW1
W205	W7	W23	BD	D1	BW1
W206	W23	W15	BD	D1	BW1
W207	W15	W9	BD	D1	BW1
W208	W9	W101	BD	D1	BW1
W209	W101	W11	BD	D1	BW1
W210	W11	W12	BD	D1	BW1
W211	W12	W13	BD	D1	BW1
W212	W13	W14	BD	D1	BW1
W213	W14	W15	BD	D1	BW1
W214	W15	W17	BD	D1	BW1
W215	W17	W18	BD	D1	BW1
W216	W18	W19	BD	D1	BW1
W217	W19	W20	BD	D1	BW1
W218	W20	W211	BD	D1	BW1
W219	W211	W22	BD	D1	BW1
W220	W22	W23	BD	D1	BW1
W221	W23	W24	BD	D1	BW1
W222	W24	W9	BD	D1	BW1
W223	W9	W17	BD	D1	BW1
W224	W17	W24	BD	D1	BW1
W225	W24	W18	BD	D1	BW1
W226	W18	W101	BD	D1	BW1
W227	W101	W3	BD	D1	BW1
W228	W3	W19	BD	D1	BW1
W229	W19	W11	BD	D1	BW1
W230	W11	W4	BD	D1	BW1
W231	W4	W20	BD	D1	BW1
W232	W20	W12	BD	D1	BW1
W233	W12	W51	BD	D1	BW1
W234	W51	W211	BD	D1	BW1
W235	W211	W13	BD	D1	BW1
W236	W13	W6	BD	D1	BW1
W237	W6	W22	BD	D1	BW1
W238	W22	W14	BD	D1	BW1
W239	W14	W7	BD	D1	BW1
W240	W7	W3	BD	D1	BW1
1 Three new blocks were created at grade 12 for the 2002 assessment:  W5, W10, and W21. NOTE: The legend for the table is as follows: W = Reading; BD = Background question directions; D = General student background questions; BW = Background questions for Writing. Although similar block numbers exist at different grades (e.g., Block W4 appears at grades 4, 8, and 12), the prompts that compose each block are different. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2002 Writing Assessment.

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