Experience An Assessment

Experience a NAEP assessment!

Watch tutorials given to students before taking a digital assessment.
Download survey questionnaires that are given to students, teachers, and school administrators who participate in an assessment.
View sample questions and student responses from previous assessments and see scoring guides on how assessments are evaluated.
Explore innovative and interactive tasks that are part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

NAEP digitally based assessment screen on tablet.

Experience the 2024 Tutorials

NAEP digital assessments are administered on touch-screen devices that incorporate cutting-edge learning technologies. As part of each assessment, students are presented with a brief, interactive tutorial. The tutorial will teach them about the system and the tools available for use during the assessment.

To best replicate the experience of students on assessment day, please:

Access the tutorials with the Chrome browser*
Make sure that the browser is updated to the latest version
Use a device with an 11-inch or larger screen

View the 2024 Tutorials

View the 2022 tutorials for civics and U.S. history at grade 8.

* The tutorial experience is optimized for Chrome; however, the tutorials will load on other browsers.

Explore Survey Questionnaires

Explore Survey Questionnaires These questionnaires are given to students, teachers, and school administrators who participate in an assessment. The questionnaires are used to collect additional information about student experiences in and out of the classroom. This data helps place student achievement results into context and allows meaningful comparison between student groups. Explore actual survey questionnaires available in PDF format that are completed by students, teachers, and schools.

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Sample Questions and Scoring Guides

Subject-area questions measure what students know and can do in various subjects at grades 4, 8, and 12. Questions are developed based on specifications in the subject-area framework created by the National Assessment Governing Board, and are usually presented in two 25-minute blocks of questions.

Questions are multiple-choice or constructed-response, where students provide their own answers rather than selecting an option from a list. Released sample assessment questions from past NAEP assessments, as well as scoring guides and actual student responses for constructed-response questions, can be found in the NAEP Questions Tool and our Sample Questions Booklets archive.

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Sample Questions Question Booklets

Try a Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) Assessment Task

The TEL assessment measures whether students are able to apply technology and engineering skills to real-life situations. TEL is computer-based and uses interactive scenario-based tasks to gauge what students know and can do. Try out some sample TEL tasks from the recent 2018 assessment.

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Try Science Interactive Tasks

Explore the hands-on tasks (HOTs) and interactive computer tasks (ICTs) from the science assessment.

HOTs provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their ability to engage in science as scientists do by showing how well they are able to reason through complex scientific problems, plan and conduct scientific investigations, and apply their scientific knowledge in real-world contexts.

ICTs simulate natural settings and laboratories to allow students to virtually conduct experiments and demonstrate their knowledge of scientific methods, process, and procedures. Try a few tasks yourself!