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NAEP Technical DocumentationStudent Booklets for the 2008 Arts Assessment

The student booklets used in the 2008 NAEP arts assessment were composed of four unique blocks of 32 cognitive items (post scaling) for visual arts, and four unique blocks of 62 items (post scaling) for music. The tables below display the NAEP 2008 arts student booklet configurations for grade 8 in music and visual arts.

Student booklet configuration for the grade 8 music assessment, by cognitive and background block designation, and booklet number: 2008

Booklet number	Cognitive block 1	Cognitive block 2	Core background questions	Music background questions
MU741	MU3	MU4	D1	MUB1
MU742	MU4	MU5a	D1	MUB1
MU743	MU5a	MU6a	D1	MUB1
MU744	MU6a	MU3	D1	MUB1
MU745	MU3	MU5a	D1	MUB1
MU746	MU4	MU6a	D1	MUB1
MU747	MU5a	MU3	D1	MUB1
MU748	MU6a	MU4	D1	MUB1
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2008 Arts Assessment.

Student booklet configuration for the grade 8 visual arts assessment, by cognitive and background block designation, and booklet number: 2008

Booklet number	Cognitive block 1	Cognitive block 2	Core background questions	Visual arts background questions
VA761	VA3	VA4	D1	VAB1
VA762	VA4	VA5	D1	VAB1
VA763	VA5	VA6	D1	VAB1
VA764	VA6	VA3	D1	VAB1
VA765	VA3	VA5	D1	VAB1
VA766	VA4	VA6	D1	VAB1
VA767	VA5	VA3	D1	VAB1
VA768	VA6	VA4	D1	VAB1
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2008 Arts Assessment.

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