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Statistics | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items |
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Number of items | 38 | 25 | 21 |
Average percentage missing1 | 8.97 | 11.68 | 16.54 |
Minimum percentage missing1 | 0.94 | 2.04 | 3.12 |
Maximum percentage missing1 | 24.74 | 35.98 | 28.45 |
Average percentage off-task2 | † | 0.18 | 0.19 |
Minimum percentage off-task2 | † | 0 | 0 |
Maximum percentage off-task2 | † | 0.74 | 0.52 |
Average weighted proportion correct | 64.24 | 50.92 | 42.29 |
† Not applicable. 1 Missing includes the categories "omitted" and "not-reached." 2 "Off-task" (constructed-response items only) is a response that is unrelated to the question and considered inappropriate. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Reading Assessment. |