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The tables below provide relevant summary statistics for the 2000 science national main assessment (accommodations permitted [R3]): 2000.
Grade | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items |
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4 | 69 | 5 | 68 |
8 | 94 | 4 | 99 |
12 | 91 | 7 | 96 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment. |
Grade | Statistic | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items |
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4 | Average percentage missing | 4.01 | 8.52 | 11.57 |
Minimum | 0.36 | 6.26 | 0.79 | |
Maximum | 22.85 | 10.08 | 41.06 | |
8 | Average percentage missing | 1.32 | 22.75 | 10.03 |
Minimum | 0.07 | 8.29 | 0.66 | |
Maximum | 7.79 | 53.04 | 46.35 | |
12 | Average percentage missing | 1.81 | 14.48 | 13.06 |
Minimum | 0.57 | 5.25 | 2.18 | |
Maximum | 11.73 | 34.58 | 33.17 | |
NOTE: Missing responses includes the categories "omitted" and "not-reached". SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment. |
Grade | Statistic | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items |
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4 | Average percentage off-task | 0.01 | 0.07 |
Minimum | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Maximum | 0.04 | 0.68 | |
8 | Average percentage off-task | 0.11 | 0.16 |
Minimum | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Maximum | 0.28 | 1.00 | |
12 | Average percentage off-task | 0.41 | 0.58 |
Minimum | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Maximum | 1.63 | 2.36 | |
NOTE: An "off-task" response (constructed-response items only) is a response that is unrelated to the question and is considered inappropriate. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment. |
Grade | Multiple-choice items | Dichotomous constructed-response items | Polytomous constructed-response items |
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4 | 52.99 | 69.28 | 34.48 |
8 | 54.06 | 22.12 | 32.42 |
12 | 51.74 | 31.32 | 34.66 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment. |