Appendix F - Item Library for NAEP 2026 Survey Questionn

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2026

Appendix F

Item Library for NAEP 2026 Survey Questionnaires

OMB# 1850-0928 v.36

May 2025

This Appendix F provides the library of possible items to be used in the NAEP 2026 questionnaires. Non-substantive wording changes to the questionnaire items (based on ongoing and future cognitive and pilot testing results), if any will be made, along with the final selection of which items will be used in the final versions of the NAEP 2026 questionnaires, will be provided as outlined below. The number of items selected for each type of respondent will be appropriate to the allocated time (as indicated in the Supporting Statement Part A section A.12).

Appendix F includes the 2024 NAEP core and subject specific survey questionnaires for students, teachers, and school administrators, which were approved in October 2023 (OMB# 1850-0928 v.31). The final survey questionnaires for 2026 will be included in Appendices J1, J2, J3 and J-S in either Amendment #1 (Spring 2025), Amendment #2 (August/September 2025), or some combination of both Amendments. Updates to the race and ethnicity items, in compliance with the updated SPD 15 standards, will be included in Amendments #1 or #2. System login screens will also be updated in upcoming Amendments to the Clearance Package.

Important changes in how we collect demographic information will be reflected in the 2026 instruments when they are ready for publication and review. In March 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15) and published the revised SPD15 standard in the Federal Register (89 FR 22182). See Part A.7 of this package to see how NCES plans to incorporate these revisions into NAEP 2026. Further, as we were preparing this package for 30D publication, the White House issued an Executive Orders “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” (January 20, 2025) and “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” (January 20, 2025). In compliance with these Executive Orders, the materials in this package have been modified. In addition, a full review of all items is being conducted to ensure compliance with the Executive Orders. The revised questionnaires will be included in the next Amendments to this package. No collections of this information will take place before the submission and approval of Amendment #2.

Login Screens for Survey Questionnaires

Student Login Screen:

Teacher/School Administrator Login Screens:

Table of Contents

Login Screens for Survey Questionnaires 3

Student Login Screen: 3

Teacher/School Administrator Login Screens: 4

Appendix F-1: 2021 Student Questionnaire 9

Appendix F-1a: Operational Grade 4 Debrief 10

Appendix F-1b: Operational Grade 8 Debrief 11

Appendix F-1c: Operational Grade 4 (CORE) 12

Appendix F-1d: Operational Grade 8 (CORE) 16

Appendix F-1e: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics) 23

Appendix F-1f: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics) 27

Appendix F-1g: Operational Grade 4 (Reading) 33

Appendix F-1h: Operational Grade 8 (Reading) 38

Appendix F-1i: Operational Grade 8 (Civics) 44

Appendix F-1j: Operational Grade 8 (U.S. History) 51

Appendix F-1k: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Student Items (ELA) 58

Appendix F-1l: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (ELA) 61

Appendix F-1m: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Student Items (Math) 65

Appendix F-1n: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (Math) 68

Appendix F-1: 2022 Student Questionnaire 72

Appendix F-1a-22: Operational Grade 4 (CORE) 73

Appendix F-1b-22: Operational Grade 8 (CORE) 77

Appendix F-1c-22: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics) 84

Appendix F-1d-22: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics) 88

Appendix F-1e-22: Operational Grade 4 (Reading) 94

Appendix F-1f-22: Operational Grade 8 (Reading) 99

Appendix F-1g-22: Operational Grade 8 Civics 105

Appendix J1-16: Operational Grade 8 U.S. History 112

Appendix F-1h-22: Operational Grade 4 Debrief 117

Appendix F-1i-22: Operational Grade 8 Debrief 118

Appendix F-1j-22: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Student Items (ELA) 119

Appendix F-1k-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (ELA) 122

Appendix F-1l-22: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Student Items (Math) 126

Appendix F-1m-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (Math) 129

Appendix F-1n-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (Civics) 133

Appendix F-1o-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (U.S. History) 137

Appendix F-1: 2024 Student Questionnaire 141

Appendix F-1a-24: Operational Grade 4 (Core, Mathematics) 142

Appendix F-1b-24: Operational Grade 4 (Core, Reading) 147

Appendix F-1c-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core, Mathematics) 152

Appendix F-1d-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core, Reading) 159

Appendix F-1e-24: Operational Grade 12 (Core, Mathematics) 166

Appendix F-1f-24: Operational Grade 12 (Core, Reading) 176

Appendix J1-14: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics) 184

Appendix F-1g-24: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics) 188

Appendix F-1h-24: Operational Grade 12 (Mathematics) 193

Appendix F-1i-24: Operational Grade 4 (Reading) 211

Appendix F-1j-24: Operational Grade 8 (Reading) 215

Appendix F-1k-24: Operational Grade 12 (Reading) 219

Appendix F-1l-24: Operational Grade 8 (Science) 228

Appendix F-1m-24: Operational Grade 4 (Debrief) 233

Appendix F-1n-24: Operational Grade 8 and 12 (Debrief) 234

Appendix F-1q-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Core) 235

Appendix F-1r-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Core) 237

Appendix F-1s-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Mathematics) 238

Appendix F-1t-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Mathematics) 242

Appendix F-1u-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Reading) 249

Appendix F-1v-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Reading) 255

Appendix F-1w-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core, Science) 262

Appendix F-2: 2021 Teacher Questionnaire 269

Appendix F-2a: Operational Grade 4 CORE 270

Appendix F-2b: Operational Grade 8 CORE 279

Appendix F-2c: Operational Grade 4 Mathematics 290

Appendix F-2d: Operational Grade 8 Mathematics 297

Appendix F-2e: Operational Grade 4 Reading 305

Appendix F-2f: Operational Grade 8 Reading 310

Appendix F-2g: Operational Grade 8 Social Studies 316

Appendix F-2h: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Teacher Items 325

Appendix F-2i: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Teacher Items 329

Appendix F-2: 2022 Teacher Questionnaire 333

Appendix F-2a-22: Operational Grade 4 CORE 334

Appendix F-2b-22: Operational Grade 8 CORE 343

Appendix F-2c-22: Operational Grade 4 Mathematics 353

Appendix F-2d-22: Operational Grade 8 Mathematics 360

Appendix F-2e-22: Operational Grade 4 Reading 368

Appendix F-2f-22: Operational Grade 8 Reading 373

Appendix F-2g-22: Operational Grade 8 Social Studies 379

Appendix F-2h-22: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 388

Appendix F-2i-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 392

Appendix F-2: 2024 Teacher Questionnaire 396

Appendix F-2a-24: Operational Grade 4 (Core, Reading and Mathematics) 397

Appendix F-2b-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core, Reading, Mathematics, Science) 405

Appendix F-2c-24: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics) 417

Appendix F-2d-24: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics) 425

Appendix F-2e-24: Operational Grade 4 (Reading) 434

Appendix F-2f-24: Operational Grade 8 (Reading) 441

Appendix F-2g-24: Operational Grade 8 (Science) 448

Appendix F-2j-24: Pilot Reading and Mathematics Grade 4 (Core) 454

Appendix F-2k-24: Pilot Mathematics Grade 8 (Core) 464

Appendix F-2l-24: Pilot Reading Grade 8 (Core) 474

Appendix F-2m-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Mathematics) 484

Appendix F-2n-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Mathematics) 494

Appendix F-2o-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Reading) 506

Appendix F-2p-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Reading) 515

Appendix F-3: 2021 School Questionnaires 523

Appendix F-3a: Operational Grade 4 CORE 524

Appendix F-3b: Operational Grade 8 CORE 534

Appendix F-3c: Operational Grade 4 and 8 Charter School 544

Appendix F-3d: Operational Grade 4 Mathematics 546

Appendix F-3e: Operational Grade 8 Mathematics 549

Appendix F-3f: Operational Grade 4 Reading 553

Appendix F-3g: Operational Grade 8 Reading 557

Appendix F-3h: Operational Grade 8 Social Studies 561

Appendix F-3i: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 School Items 564

Appendix F-3j: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 School Items 572

Appendix F-3: 2022 School Questionnaires 580

Appendix F-3a-22: Operational Grade 4 CORE 581

Appendix F-3b-22: Operational Grade 8 CORE 590

Appendix F-3c-22: Operational Grade 4 and 8 Charter School 599

Appendix F-3d-22: Operational Grade 4 Mathematics 601

Appendix F-3e-22: Operational Grade 8 Mathematics 604

Appendix F-3f-12: Operational Grade 4 Reading 608

Appendix F-3f-22: Operational Grade 8 Reading 612

Appendix F-3g-22: Operational Grade 8 Social Studies School Items 616

Appendix F-3h-22: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 School Items 619

Appendix F-3i-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 School Items 628

Appendix F-3: 2024 School Questionnaires 637

Appendix F-3a-24: Operational Grade 4 (Core) 638

Appendix F-3b-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core) 649

Appendix F-3c-24: Operational Grade 12 (Core) 661

Appendix F-3d-24: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics) 675

Appendix F-3e-24: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics) 679

Appendix F-3f-24: Operational Grade 12 (Mathematics) 682

Appendix F-3g-24: Operational Grade 4 (Reading) 688

Appendix F-3h-24: Operational Grade 8 (Reading) 691

Appendix F-3i-24: Operational Grade 12 (Reading) 694

Appendix F-3j-24: Operational Grade 8 (Science) 699

Appendix F-3k-24: Operational Grade 4, 8, and 12 Charter School 703

Appendix F-3l-24: Pilot Grade 4 Charter School (Reading and Mathematics) 706

Appendix F-3m-24: Pilot Grade 8 Charter School (Mathematics) 709

Appendix F-3n-24: Pilot Grade 8 Charter School (Reading) 712

Appendix F-3q-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Core) 715

Appendix F-3r-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Core) 726

Appendix F-3s-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Mathematics) 736

Appendix F-3t-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Mathematics) 740

Appendix F-3u-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Reading) 746

Appendix F-3v-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Reading) 751

Appendix F-1: 2021 Student Questionnaire

Appendix F-1a: Operational Grade 4 Debrief

Appendix F-1b: Operational Grade 8 Debrief

Appendix F-1c: Operational Grade 4 (CORE)

Appendix F-1d: Operational Grade 8 (CORE)

Appendix F-1e: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1f: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1g: Operational Grade 4 (Reading)

Appendix F-1h: Operational Grade 8 (Reading)

Appendix F-1i: Operational Grade 8 (Civics)

Appendix F-1j: Operational Grade 8 (U.S. History)

Appendix F-1k: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Student Items (ELA)

Appendix F-1l: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (ELA)

Appendix F-1m: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Student Items (Math)

Appendix F-1n: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (Math)

Appendix F-1: 2022 Student Questionnaire

Appendix F-1a-22: Operational Grade 4 (CORE)

Appendix F-1b-22: Operational Grade 8 (CORE)

Appendix F-1c-22: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1d-22: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1e-22: Operational Grade 4 (Reading)

Appendix F-1f-22: Operational Grade 8 (Reading)

Appendix F-1g-22: Operational Grade 8 Civics

Appendix J1-16: Operational Grade 8 U.S. History

Appendix F-1h-22: Operational Grade 4 Debrief

Appendix F-1i-22: Operational Grade 8 Debrief

Appendix F-1j-22: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Student Items (ELA)

Appendix F-1k-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (ELA)

Appendix F-1l-22: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Student Items (Math)

Appendix F-1m-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (Math)

Appendix F-1n-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (Civics)

Appendix F-1o-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Student Items (U.S. History)

Appendix F-1: 2024 Student Questionnaire

Appendix F-1a-24: Operational Grade 4 (Core, Mathematics)

Appendix F-1b-24: Operational Grade 4 (Core, Reading)

Appendix F-1c-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core, Mathematics)

Appendix F-1d-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core, Reading)

Appendix F-1e-24: Operational Grade 12 (Core, Mathematics)

Appendix F-1f-24: Operational Grade 12 (Core, Reading)

Appendix J1-14: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1g-24: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1h-24: Operational Grade 12 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1i-24: Operational Grade 4 (Reading)

Appendix F-1j-24: Operational Grade 8 (Reading)

Appendix F-1k-24: Operational Grade 12 (Reading)

Appendix F-1l-24: Operational Grade 8 (Science)

Appendix F-1m-24: Operational Grade 4 (Debrief)

Appendix F-1n-24: Operational Grade 8 and 12 (Debrief)

Appendix F-1q-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Core)

Appendix F-1r-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Core)

Appendix F-1s-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1t-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-1u-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Reading)

Appendix F-1v-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Reading)

Appendix F-1w-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core, Science)

Appendix F-2: 2021 Teacher Questionnaire

Appendix F-2a: Operational Grade 4 CORE

Appendix F-2b: Operational Grade 8 CORE

Appendix F-2c: Operational Grade 4 Mathematics

Appendix F-2d: Operational Grade 8 Mathematics

Appendix F-2e: Operational Grade 4 Reading

Appendix F-2f: Operational Grade 8 Reading

Appendix F-2g: Operational Grade 8 Social Studies

Appendix F-2h: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 Teacher Items

Appendix F-2i: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 Teacher Items

Appendix F-2: 2022 Teacher Questionnaire

Appendix F-2a-22: Operational Grade 4 CORE

Appendix F-2b-22: Operational Grade 8 CORE

Appendix F-2c-22: Operational Grade 4 Mathematics

Appendix F-2d-22: Operational Grade 8 Mathematics

Appendix F-2e-22: Operational Grade 4 Reading

Appendix F-2f-22: Operational Grade 8 Reading

Appendix F-2g-22: Operational Grade 8 Social Studies

Appendix F-2h-22: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19

Appendix F-2i-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19

Appendix F-2: 2024 Teacher Questionnaire

Appendix F-2a-24: Operational Grade 4 (Core, Reading and Mathematics)

Appendix F-2b-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core, Reading, Mathematics, Science)

Appendix F-2c-24: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-2d-24: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-2e-24: Operational Grade 4 (Reading)

Appendix F-2f-24: Operational Grade 8 (Reading)

Appendix F-2g-24: Operational Grade 8 (Science)

Appendix F-2j-24: Pilot Reading and Mathematics Grade 4 (Core)

Appendix F-2k-24: Pilot Mathematics Grade 8 (Core)

Appendix F-2l-24: Pilot Reading Grade 8 (Core)

Appendix F-2m-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-2n-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-2o-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Reading)

Appendix F-2p-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Reading)

Appendix F-3: 2021 School Questionnaires

Appendix F-3a: Operational Grade 4 CORE

Appendix F-3b: Operational Grade 8 CORE

Appendix F-3c: Operational Grade 4 and 8 Charter School

Appendix F-3d: Operational Grade 4 Mathematics

Appendix F-3e: Operational Grade 8 Mathematics

Appendix F-3f: Operational Grade 4 Reading

Appendix F-3g: Operational Grade 8 Reading

Appendix F-3h: Operational Grade 8 Social Studies

Appendix F-3i: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 School Items

Appendix F-3j: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 School Items

Appendix F-3: 2022 School Questionnaires

Appendix F-3a-22: Operational Grade 4 CORE

Appendix F-3b-22: Operational Grade 8 CORE

Appendix F-3c-22: Operational Grade 4 and 8 Charter School

Appendix F-3d-22: Operational Grade 4 Mathematics

Appendix F-3e-22: Operational Grade 8 Mathematics

Appendix F-3f-12: Operational Grade 4 Reading

Appendix F-3f-22: Operational Grade 8 Reading

Appendix F-3g-22: Operational Grade 8 Social Studies School Items

Appendix F-3h-22: Operational Grade 4 COVID-19 School Items

Appendix F-3i-22: Operational Grade 8 COVID-19 School Items

Appendix F-3: 2024 School Questionnaires

Appendix F-3a-24: Operational Grade 4 (Core)

Appendix F-3b-24: Operational Grade 8 (Core)

Appendix F-3c-24: Operational Grade 12 (Core)

Appendix F-3d-24: Operational Grade 4 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-3e-24: Operational Grade 8 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-3f-24: Operational Grade 12 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-3g-24: Operational Grade 4 (Reading)

Appendix F-3h-24: Operational Grade 8 (Reading)

Appendix F-3i-24: Operational Grade 12 (Reading)

Appendix F-3j-24: Operational Grade 8 (Science)

Appendix F-3k-24: Operational Grade 4, 8, and 12 Charter School

Appendix F-3l-24: Pilot Grade 4 Charter School (Reading and Mathematics)

Appendix F-3m-24: Pilot Grade 8 Charter School (Mathematics)

Appendix F-3n-24: Pilot Grade 8 Charter School (Reading)

Appendix F-3q-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Core)

Appendix F-3r-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Core)

Appendix F-3s-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-3t-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Mathematics)

Appendix F-3u-24: Pilot Grade 4 (Reading)

Appendix F-3v-24: Pilot Grade 8 (Reading)

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