NAEP Technical DocumentationDistribution of Materials for the 2004 Assessment

The NAEP materials distribution staff ordered, packaged, and distributed session and bulk materials to data collection administrators. Questionnaires and tracking forms were shipped to the data collection supervisors.

Pre-assembling of subject specific ancillary items into the appropriate-sized groupings for distribution was based on the spiral maps received from the NAEP instrument developers. Booklets and questionnaires were identified with a unique identification number through bar code technology. Test booklets were bundled for distribution.

Session and bulk materials were shipped out approximately three weeks before test administration began. Additional sessions were requested via the materials distribution contractor's additional orders system.

In 2004, the long-term trend assessment required shipping out of materials in three waves:

September of 2003, for the Fall assessment,
December 2003, for the Winter assessment, and
February 2004, for the Spring assessment.

The field test materials were shipped out in early January of 2004.

Number of sessions distributed, by grade/age and assessment: 2004
Assessment	Grade/age	Number of sessions distributed
Field test	Grade 4	740
	Grade 8	596
	Grade 12	989
Long-term trend	Age 9 reading/mathematics	1,055
	Age 9 mathematics bridge T-1	279
	Age 9 mathematics bridge T-2	272
	Age 9 reading bridge	533
	Age 13 reading/mathematics	1,144
	Age 13 mathematics bridge T-1	315
	Age 13 mathematics bridge T-2	286
	Age 13 reading bridge	603
	Age 17 reading/mathematics	1,103
	Age 17 mathematics bridge T-1	433
	Age 17 reading bridge	435
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2004.

Last updated 03 November 2008 (JL)

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