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NAEP Technical DocumentationStudent Booklets for the 2012 Reading Long-Term Trend  Assessment

The student booklets used in the 2012 NAEP reading long-term trend assessment were composed of three unique blocks of cognitive items at each age group. In addition, each booklet contained a section of student background (non-cognitive) questions. The tables below display the NAEP 2012 reading long-term trend assessment student booklet configurations for age 9, age 13, and age 17.

Student booklet configuration for the age 9 reading long-term trend assessment, by cognitive block and booklet number: 2012
Book number Cognitive block 1 Cognitive block 2 Cognitive block 3 Long-term trend core background questions
NOTE: Although similar block numbers may exist for different ages (e.g., block R21 appears at ages 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), 2012 Reading Long-Term Trend Assessment.
R1 R21 R22 R25 LTTBR
R2 R22 R23 R26 LTTBR
R3 R23 R24 R27 LTTBR
R4 R24 R25 R28 LTTBR
R5 R25 R26 R29 LTTBR
R6 R26 R27 R30 LTTBR
R7 R27 R28 R21 LTTBR
R8 R28 R29 R22 LTTBR
R9 R29 R30 R23 LTTBR
R10 R30 R21 R24 LTTBR
R11 R26 R23 R21 LTTBR
R12 R27 R24 R22 LTTBR
R13 R28 R25 R23 LTTBR
R14 R29 R26 R24 LTTBR
R15 R30 R27 R25 LTTBR
R16 R21 R28 R26 LTTBR
R17 R22 R29 R27 LTTBR
R18 R23 R30 R28 LTTBR
R19 R24 R21 R29 LTTBR
R20 R25 R22 R30 LTTBR
R21 RX51 R21 R22 LTTBR
R22 R23 RX51 R24 LTTBR
R23 R25 R26 RX51 LTTBR
R24 RX51 R27 R28 LTTBR
R25 R29 R30 RX51 LTTBR
R26 RX52 R21 R23 LTTBR
R27 R24 RX52 R25 LTTBR
R28 R22 R26 RX52 LTTBR
R29 RX52 R27 R29 LTTBR
R30 R28 R30 RX52 LTTBR

Student booklet configuration for the age 13 reading long-term trend assessment, by cognitive block and booklet number: 2012
Book number Cognitive block 1 Cognitive block 2 Cognitive block 3 Long-term trend core background questions
NOTE: Although similar block numbers may exist for different ages (e.g., block R21 appears at ages 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), 2012 Reading Long-Term Trend Assessment.
R1 R21 R22 R25 LTTBR
R2 R22 R23 R26 LTTBR
R3 R23 R24 R27 LTTBR
R4 R24 R25 R28 LTTBR
R5 R25 R26 R29 LTTBR
R6 R26 R27 R30 LTTBR
R7 R27 R28 R21 LTTBR
R8 R28 R29 R22 LTTBR
R9 R29 R30 R23 LTTBR
R10 R30 R21 R24 LTTBR
R11 R26 R23 R21 LTTBR
R12 R27 R24 R22 LTTBR
R13 R28 R25 R23 LTTBR
R14 R29 R26 R24 LTTBR
R15 R30 R27 R25 LTTBR
R16 R21 R28 R26 LTTBR
R17 R22 R29 R27 LTTBR
R18 R23 R30 R28 LTTBR
R19 R24 R21 R29 LTTBR
R20 R25 R22 R30 LTTBR
R21 RX51 R21 R22 LTTBR
R22 R23 RX51 R24 LTTBR
R23 R25 R26 RX51 LTTBR
R24 RX51 R27 R28 LTTBR
R25 R29 R30 RX51 LTTBR
R26 RX52 R21 R23 LTTBR
R27 R24 RX52 R25 LTTBR
R28 R22 R26 RX52 LTTBR
R29 RX52 R27 R29 LTTBR
R30 R28 R30 RX52 LTTBR

Student booklet configuration for the age 17 reading long-term trend assessment, by cognitive block and booklet number: 2012
Book number Cognitive block 1 Cognitive block 2 Cognitive block 3 Long-term trend core background questions
NOTE: Although similar block numbers may exist for different ages (e.g., block R21 appears at ages 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), 2012 Reading Long-Term Trend Assessment.
R1 R21 R22 R25 LTTBR
R2 R22 R23 R27 LTTBR
R3 R23 R24 R26 LTTBR
R4 R24 R25 R28 LTTBR
R5 R25 R27 R29 LTTBR
R6 R27 R26 R30 LTTBR
R7 R26 R28 R21 LTTBR
R8 R28 R29 R22 LTTBR
R9 R29 R30 R23 LTTBR
R10 R30 R21 R24 LTTBR
R11 R27 R23 R21 LTTBR
R12 R26 R24 R22 LTTBR
R13 R28 R25 R23 LTTBR
R14 R29 R27 R24 LTTBR
R15 R30 R26 R25 LTTBR
R16 R21 R28 R27 LTTBR
R17 R22 R29 R26 LTTBR
R18 R23 R30 R28 LTTBR
R19 R24 R21 R29 LTTBR
R20 R25 R22 R30 LTTBR
R21 RX51 R21 R22 LTTBR
R22 R23 RX51 R24 LTTBR
R23 R25 R27 RX51 LTTBR
R24 RX51 R26 R28 LTTBR
R25 R29 R30 RX51 LTTBR
R26 RX52 R21 R23 LTTBR
R27 R24 RX52 R25 LTTBR
R28 R22 R27 RX52 LTTBR
R29 RX52 R26 R29 LTTBR
R30 R28 R30 RX52 LTTBR

Last updated 22 May 2014 (GF)