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NAEP Technical DocumentationStudent Booklets for the 2008 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessment

The student booklets used in the 2008 NAEP reading long-term trend assessment were composed of 10 unique blocks of cognitive items at each age group. The tables below display the NAEP 2008 reading long-term trend assessment student booklet configurations for age 9, age 13, and age 17.

Student booklet configuration for the age 9 reading assessment, by cognitive block and booklet number: 2008

Booklet number	Cognitive block 1	Cognitive block 2	Cognitive block 3	Long-term trend core background questions
R1	R21	R22	R24	LTTBR
R2	R22	R23	R25	LTTBR
R3	R23	R24	R26	LTTBR
R4	R24	R25	R27	LTTBR
R5	R25	R26	R28	LTTBR
R6	R26	R27	R29	LTTBR
R7	R27	R28	R30	LTTBR
R8	R28	R29	R21	LTTBR
R9	R29	R30	R22	LTTBR
R10	R30	R21	R23	LTTBR
R11	R21	R23	R26	LTTBR
R12	R22	R24	R27	LTTBR
R13	R23	R25	R28	LTTBR
R14	R24	R26	R29	LTTBR
R15	R25	R27	R30	LTTBR
R16	R26	R28	R21	LTTBR
R17	R27	R29	R22	LTTBR
R18	R28	R30	R23	LTTBR
R19	R29	R21	R24	LTTBR
R20	R30	R22	R25	LTTBR
NOTE: Although similar block numbers exist at different ages (e.g., Block R21 appears at age 9, 13, and 17), the items 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), 2008 Reading Long-Term Trend  Assessment.

Student booklet configuration for the age 13 reading assessment, by cognitive block and booklet number: 2008

Booklet Number	Cognitive Block 1	Cognitive Block 2	Cognitive Block 3	Long-Term Trend Core Background Questions
R1	R21	R22	R24	LTTBR
R2	R22	R23	R25	LTTBR
R3	R23	R24	R26	LTTBR
R4	R24	R25	R27	LTTBR
R5	R25	R26	R28	LTTBR
R6	R26	R27	R29	LTTBR
R7	R27	R28	R30	LTTBR
R8	R28	R29	R21	LTTBR
R9	R29	R30	R22	LTTBR
R10	R30	R21	R23	LTTBR
R11	R21	R23	R26	LTTBR
R12	R22	R24	R27	LTTBR
R13	R23	R25	R28	LTTBR
R14	R24	R26	R29	LTTBR
R15	R25	R27	R30	LTTBR
R16	R26	R28	R21	LTTBR
R17	R27	R29	R22	LTTBR
R18	R28	R30	R23	LTTBR
R19	R29	R21	R24	LTTBR
R20	R30	R22	R25	LTTBR
NOTE: Although similar block numbers exist at different ages (e.g., Block R21 appears at age 9, 13, and 17), the items 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), 2008 Reading Long-Term Trend Assessment.

Student booklet configuration for the age 17 reading assessment, by cognitive block and booklet number: 2008

Booklet number	Cognitive block 1	Cognitive block 2	Cognitive block 3	Long-term trend core background questions
R1	R21	R22	R24	LTTBR
R2	R22	R23	R25	LTTBR
R3	R23	R24	R26	LTTBR
R4	R24	R25	R27	LTTBR
R5	R25	R26	R28	LTTBR
R6	R26	R27	R29	LTTBR
R7	R27	R28	R30	LTTBR
R8	R28	R29	R21	LTTBR
R9	R29	R30	R22	LTTBR
R10	R30	R21	R23	LTTBR
R11	R21	R23	R26	LTTBR
R12	R22	R24	R27	LTTBR
R13	R23	R25	R28	LTTBR
R14	R24	R26	R29	LTTBR
R15	R25	R27	R30	LTTBR
R16	R26	R28	R21	LTTBR
R17	R27	R29	R22	LTTBR
R18	R28	R30	R23	LTTBR
R19	R29	R21	R24	LTTBR
R20	R30	R22	R25	LTTBR
NOTE: Although similar block numbers exist at different ages (e.g., Block R21 appears at age 9, 13, and 17), the items 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), 2008 Reading Long-Term Trend Assessment.

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